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Adding shapefile causes ArcMap Drawing Errors (General function failure)

I am creating a map that is a hodgepodge of databases, stand alone shapefiles, and a couple image services. Everything seems to go as expected until I add a certain shapefile to the mix. Then all of ...
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ArcMap Oracle Query Layer Not Displaying

I am having an issue with an Oracle query layer using SDO_Geometry not displaying. I have created a polygon layer/table within oracle, registered the table with the SDO_GEOM_METADATA and created a ...
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How to compare outputs of erosion from ArcSWAT and RUSLE from ArcGIS?

I calculated water erosion in ArcSWAT and I also calculated erosion by RUSLE http://35.8.121.139/rusle/ equation in ArcGIS. Now I need to compare these two (from ArcSWAT I used SYLD- assumed ...
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Hypothetical Cost Saving Question: EPA Proprietary v Open Source

I am writing a paper for my GIS MSc and trying to justify a move for the EPA from proprietary GIS software to open source (QGIS). Can anyone hazard an educated guess as to how much ArcGIS would cost ...
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How to get hold of the Activated Event for the ArcMap window?

I am using ArcObjects 9.3 .NET. In my ArcMap dockable window, I have a single element host hosting a WPF user control (That's the only means of using WPF for ArcMap extensions as far as I know). ...
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Raster as Attribute Field Error

I'm using Arc 10.1. I am creating a parcel inventory where I would like to have a photo of the property attached as an attribute and view-able with an HTML popup. I have a polygon feature class built ...
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Clipping Buffers

I have buffered a line shapefile where many lines are intersecting but not broken at intersections. I am trying to select each record in the buffer file and clip all intersecting polygons in the same ...
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Mapping between two different agencies roadway shapefiles of Las Vegas in ArcGIS

I have two roadway shapefiles of Vegas. But they do not overlap. One of the file has a certain shift from its exact location. Can anyone help me how can I move the location so that they overlap ...
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ArcMap10 using Feature to Line to simplify dual carriageways

I need to clean a roadmap shapefile to replace all dual carriageways (DCs) with single lines. The Feature to Line tool nearly works, but is destroying some of the road links. My current workflow ...
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Is any way to automate valley flood from raster image?

I have a raster image with high resolution. My challenge is, how to automate extract valley floods from the image, like this
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When digitizing Lines, vertices are automatically generalized when finished feature

I am creating lines(feature class) and when the feature is finished Arcmap 10 will automatically generalize/smoothens the line. Is there any reason why this is happening? is this a bug of ArcMap 10? ...
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trying to find areas within a certain driving distance along a road network WITHOUT a specific destination

I was hoping somebody might be able to help me out with this. I'm trying to use Arcmap 10.1 to find all the areas along a road network (a county roads layer in this case) that are a certain driving ...
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Creating Raster with values based on function output

I have a function that calculates a price based on the input slope and distance. I want to write the price to a raster as the rastervalue. How do I do that? OpenSource and ArcMap solutions would work. ...
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Is ArcFM or ArcMap leaking memory when switching between page templates?

Can anyone else reproduce the memory leak described below? Any insight into what may be causing the leak is appreciated. I have custom code that swaps between landscape and portrait templates and ...
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How to calculate the density of settlement per 100 square kilometers?

I have a point shapefile representing settlements. I want to calculate the density of settlement per 100 square kilometers. Should I use point or kernel density? I am working with ArcGIS. Is there any ...
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Overlapping polygon outlines dashed at overlapping locations but solid elsewhere

In ArcMap 10.0, if one smaller polygon fits inside of another and shares a portion of the larger polygon's boundary, and they both are set to display thick outlines on the inside, is there a way to ...
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Problem with deployment of GeoProcessors

I am developing an AddIn which requires lots of Geoprocessing but whenever I deploy any Geoprocessor, the ArcMap crashes and its always with the Geoprocessors only. All other commands are working fine ...
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Interpolate shape (3d analyst) problem

I am making a code on C# to interpolate z values of a line on a DEM. Below is the code that I've written. I have also tried step by step debugging, the program works fine till the Geoprocessor ...
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How do I prevent Arcmap from verifying SQL expressions when using a plugin dataset?

I've written a plugin workspace for ArcGIS. I'm able to compose a where clause containing syntax that my implementation of IPluginDatasetHelper understands, assign it to IQueryFilter.Whereclause, and ...
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How to exclude some layers from ArcReader legend?

I have created an ArcReader map for staff which has a number of imagery layers, such as satellite imagery and a raster topographic map. I also have a legend which automatically updates based on which ...
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Show representation properties in object inspector in ArcMap 10

When you inspected a feature in the object inspector in ArcMap 9.x (opened by clicking the "Attributes" button in the editor toolbar), you were able to see the properties of ALL the features ...
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How to overlay 3 different layers using ArcMap

I have to overlay 3 different layers called "Bacino Isonzo Perimetro", "Bacini Tributari Isonzo", and "Isonzo" in ArcMap. Layers'properties are shown below. BACINO ISONZO PERIMETRO Data Type: File ...
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How do I find the pgAdmin connection parameters?

I need to create a connection from arcmap to pgadmin using a python module because of an arcpy script, but I am unsure of how to get the pgadmin connection parameters. I think it may be some kind of ...
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How to add data from a Google map as layer in ArcMap using C#?

A want use C# to write a tool: add data google map as a layer in ArcMap. I am using Arcgis 10.0. Can you help me. Thanks and regards.
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How to build a Query Layer in ArcMap 10.1 using columns of two different databases?

As you may know, to create a Query Layer in ArcMap 10.1, it is required to specify a connection to a concrete database and then, define the access to the tables and columns in the SQL Query ...
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Get layers and apply renderer to layer list from SDE ArcMap

I have the code that gets the layers from SDE, but when i add them to the map they have a different symbology. there is about 80 layers and i am accessing the SDE by getting the workspace from a ...
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How do i get x, y coordinate values when click on map?

I am very preliminary in arc gis and in fact i am a web programmer. I created a local serviece and use this to create a web applcation in ArcGIS > ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework > ...
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Arcmap remembering settings when python tool is run on them

I have a Arcmap template in a folder, that looks like this notice the page orientation. When I use my python tool on Arcmap (runs as standalone), which copies the templates over to another directory, ...
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Extraction of stream gradient for branched river networks

At the moment I am working on the extraction of stream gradients for a large basin, as a consequence, rivers are strongly branched.So far, I read through the relevant posts on this site, but so far I ...
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From classified image to topology in ArcInfo

I have some coastal 4 band imagery that I have classified to designate land, water, and undetermined. I want to convert this to polygons with topology, and significantly simplify the polygons. If I ...
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ArcMap Find Tool Customization

I am looking to create a customized version of the find tool where the layer and field tools are pre-configured. Ideally I could add this to ArcMap 10.1 as a button for end users to who use same ...
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Using database tables with bigint columns in ArcMap query layer

I am very new to GIS and am using the ArcMap 10 program. Currently, I am trying to set up a query layer from a remote database. I am able to connect to the database, but I am having trouble making ...
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error in gp.execute intersect

i generate a tool to return values using area of polygons. but when i execute the tool, visual studio show an error :"Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component" in ...
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Natural Earth: How to get the position of each country?

I've just split the 1:10m Natural Earth countries into individual JSON files which I plan to render and partially stitch back together using RaphaelJS. The 1:10m map is very big (10mb or so) so ...
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'Smart' symbology for categorized Point data which is prone to clustering: ArcMap or Flex API?

I'm working on what will become an interactive online map showing things like municipal services and leisure activities in a certain area. They exist as Points, and are categorized as 'police ...
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Cannot join feature layer with SQL Server table with query built in it in ArcMap

I need to join a feature layer with a SQL Server View with a common field in ArcMap. The View was successfully added to ArcMap as data table with some query built on it from Query Builder. When I ...
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How to label every point in a dynamic feature layer?

How do I label the feature layer in a ArcGIS map with the data associated with the feature layer? I want to place the label bottom right corner of the marker symbol in the feature layer(lat-long ...
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Get polygons inside a polygon

I have developed a tool in arcobjects on Visual studio 2010, the tool works fine but once installed my ArcMap drawing the map (refreshing) and printing slows down.. I have used ITopologicalOperator ...
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Relative Path not working in ArcMap and ArcObjects

I'm using ArcMap 10.0 and Windows 7 64 bit. I'm trying to set a relative paths for my MXD file. My MXD is located c:\workspace\rastertest.mxd and the data is located at ...
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ArcObjects: AfterItemDraw only fires for layers in the root of TOC

As I mentioned at the end of this answer the IActiveViewEvents.AfterItemDraw event (even with IViewManager.VerboseEvents enabled) only seems to fire for layers in the root of ArcMap's table of ...
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how to buffer a raster cell using Visual Basic ArcObjects in ArcMap

I am new in visual basic, I have a question about creating a buffer zone based on a raster layer. I have a raster layer named "Value_Raster", I have a textbox in the userform, I also create a tool ...
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Error creating IPoint (ArcGIS 10) - Invalid use of New keyword (VBA)

I have some code I wrote in 9.3 that (mostly) works in version 10. I have a UIToolControl that buffers a user-input point based on a mouse click - nearly identical to the sample. This used to work ...
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Relate first point and last point of polyline to point feature(s)

I am working on a small script using ArcMap10/arcpy to generate a upstream-downstream uniqueid for a polyline feature class using point id's that fall on the starting point and ending point of a line. ...
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hyperlink in a package

I want to give a map that contains hyperlinks as a package of adobe or an exe file to someone who does not have access to arcmap. this package should have just some points and polygons that when he ...
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Data Driven pages in ArcMap 10

I have used data driven pages in an old job, however when I try create them in this one, my exported PDF's are corrupt. They have just upgraded to arcmap 10 so I was thinking maybe it was some kind of ...
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Guide for esriRasterOpCode

I'm building dynamic cartographic symbols to display inside ArcMap, but they are displaying "wrong". Is there a guide somewhere that will show what raster op code does? I mean, not only show, but ...
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Moving GPS Points with a script - Bearing works well but distance is wrong

I am using a script I found online created in 2003 by one of the commentators here. It is a great script and exactly what I have been looking for and I'm very glad to have found it. It simply takes ...
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ArcMap crashing in geoprocessing script with AreaSolarRadiation. Does a log file exist?

I am writing a greoprocessing script in python and running it in arcmap 10. The script works as expected until it gets to an area solar radiation calculation AreaSolarRadiation(input_dem, "", "400", ...
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How to batch a model created with “model builder” in arcmap 10?

I created a simple model that selects iteratively elements from a point dataset and calculates a cost distance raster for each of these points. It works fine when I run it for just one dataset, but ...
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getting the correct location data with user input

I have some code others have provided, which I modified in order to run a Python script in a toolbox in ArcMap which accepts user input for a starting point, distance, and angle to create a shapefile ...

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