ArcMap is the main component of the ESRI ArcGIS suite of geospatial processing programs.
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Shortcut to copy current cursor coordinates in ArcMap
Is there a shortcut or an extension to ArcMap 10 that would allow me to quickly copy (to clipboard) the coordinates at the current map position/click? I could implement such a functionality easily ...
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Use existing property pages with new IFeatureRenderer
I am trying to override the drawing of a feature within a custom plugin data source. I believe this entails making a custom IFeatureRenderer.
However, the "renderer" I'd like to design would be 99% ...
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ESRI ArcMap Add-in Config.esriaddinx
I'm in the process of converting an older ArcMap extension to an Add-In in C# and I am trying to best take advantage of the XML based configuration.
Config.esriaddinx works great for the basic set up ...
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How to improve positioning of images taken with GPS and Gyro info?
I'm sort of 'recreating' google street view with MIT right now.
We have a car with a camera on top and we're driving at 10mph down a road. As we drive we're shooting pictures at 30fps and each photo ...
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How to calculate a field in ArcGIS using Python?
I'm trying to calculate a field based on the values of others in the same layer in a calculation. I can't work out why its not working. I've even cut everything down to just be based on one field and ...
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calculate average slope along a line
I have a slope layer and I want to calculate the average slope along a line. This line isn't necessarily straight (e.g its a route, I would like to be able to input geographic coordinates along that ...
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How to access a graph in an ArcMap document with arcpy?
I am trying to access an existing graph in an ArcMap document with arcpy. I know how to create a new graph with arcpy, but I cannot seem to figure out how to access an existing graph in an ArcMap ...
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Converting point data into a weighted raster
I am completely re-writing my question as i think it was quite confusing before:
I have a number of different points, each point has a -z value.
I need to create some sort of raster or a series of ...
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Testing ArcMAP 10.0
I want to test performance of Arc Desktop based applications. I tried GDBT but it not give me any information about request time etc. I tried also a Workflow Profiler, but this tool usually crash my ...
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Measuring distance between points in ArcMap - what coordinate system to use?
This is a basic -newbie - question. I have some handwritten data points taken off a GPS - so I am assuming they are in WGS 84, and I want to load them in ArcMap 9.3, via excel, and measure the ...
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How to apply Mapnik style for OSM data in ArcMAP?
I am loading OpenStreetMap vector data into ArcMAP (using the Download and Symbolize OSM Data tool of ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap 1.1). I'm sure there must be a simple way to apply the ...
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How to export Bing Maps layers to Pdf with Arcmap - and get appropriate resolution?
I've got a GP service that creates a new mxd, adds Bing Layers to it, zooms to a particular extent, then exports a pdf. Sometimes (when the network is slow, I suspect) the resulting pdf has a mixture ...
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ArcMap10: Symbology of Overlapping Polygons (Oil & Gas)
I am mapping an area where there are a lot of overlapping features because of certain Oil & Gas wells being drilled within the same geographic area, but to different depths and maintained by ...
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Where to find .mxd examples for ArcGIS 10
I'm beginner of ArcGIS . I'm trying to learn how to use ArcMap. I would like to find some example MXD files for ArcMap, but couldn't find anything googling. Does anyone have any idea where can i find ...
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How to create sidebar help information for custom arcgis script tools?
I have been creating custom gis tools with python via the arcpy module. I can set up the tool successfully with parameters and all, but I cannot figure out how to create help text that shows up on ...
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ArcMap Arcpy scripts: How to handle user password input?
I'm currently trying to write a script that has a username & password input which then returns some data if the user has appropriate access. The script works just fine when I hardcode my own ...
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How stable is WPF in Arcmap?
I'm tempted to propose porting some windows forms based arcmap tools to WPF.
Before doing that though, I'd like to hear from others who have done something similar, and what sorts of issues were ...
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In ArcMap 10.0, how do you vertical dock the Tools toolbar to the left of the map and right of the TOC?
In general, I really like the docking environment in ArcGIS 10. As I was showing off ArcGIS 10 to some of my end-users, I couldn't get the toolbar docked to the left of the map and to the right of ...
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ArcGIS Export Selected Raster Graphics
I'm having a problem exporting raster graphics using ArcGIS 10. It seems simple enough, but for some reason I cannot get ArcMap to work with me. Here are my steps:
Add a raster to ArcMap
Open the ...
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Use arcpy.mapping to list broken data layers?
I want to list all the broken links in all mxds in a server drive. But whenever I try I get an error come up. Can someone use a specific example, say the drive is D drive, how would I put it into ...
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Volume of water in a basin with reference to incremental height of DAM
I have a DEM of my area.
I did watershed analysys with archydro.
I want to calculate "Volume of water in a basin with reference to incremental height of DAM"
Is there any method, tool to give output ...
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Where is the feature cache in ArcMap?
It seems that ArcMap keeps a cache for every layer which contains features data and every time wants to refresh layer or apply a change,uses tis cache.As I found,when ArcMap wants to draw a layer from ...
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phong lighting scheme in arcmap?
I have seen a few DEM/hillshades in published journal articles that use a phong lighting scheme which gives surfaces a metallic luster. Does anyone know how/if this can be achieved in arcmap?
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Trouble creating a query table
I need to join one feature class and one table. This is a one to multiple join, therefore, my only option seems to be by creating a query table. My problem is that the fields I want to join do not ...
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bing Basemap Missing
The bing basemap seems to have been recently removed from the "Add Basemap" dialogue in ArcMap. I'm using 10.1. I've also heard reports from a coworker that a bing basemap layer was replaced by the ...
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Can I access Trimble logged positions in ArcMap10?
We recently walked a fence perimeter with a Trimble Ranger, auto-logging positions at 5 second intervals in a generic point file. The exported file acknowledges over 800 points, but only displays the ...
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How do I convert many .dxf files to one gdb file?
I am using ArcView and ArcCatalog 9.2 with the Data Interoperability extension and I have 159 .dxf files that are comprised of 6 files; a dessin DAO, an annotation DAO, a multipatch DAO; a point DAO, ...
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ArcObjects Class Extension - core events not being fired by an editing tool
I think I've just hit a major limitation with how ArcMap (10) deals with class extensions on a Feature Class but I would first like to make sure I'm not missing something or seeing a bug.
I have a ...
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How to persist a polygon to SQL Server database and vice versa?
How do I extract all the points from a Polygon drawn in ArcMAP and then persist that data into a SQLServer database table containing a geometry column and then when I've got the data persisted read ...
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How do I remove unwanted attributes from spatial join using ModelBuilder?
I am new to ArcGIS 10 and am currently building a model. This is a brief rundown of what I am doing at the moment. I have 2 shapefiles: one a polyline and the other is point data. I have joined both ...
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How to keep track of changes (version control) to MXD files?
I am trying to use ArcMap for the first time, so please bear with me and don't down vote the question. My superior at the work place has asked me to do some research about the life cycle of an .mxd ...
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How to insert data to a table?
I have Table in ArcCatalog, table name: (WorkOrderAss) .
This table contains 3 columns : (OBJECTID , FeatureName , Name) .
I want to insert data to this table from the code behind in C#.
Any help ...
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MXD Performance - number of layers vs number of datasets
My mxd currently has 5 buildings layers accessing 5 different buildings datasets (one for each of 5 counties). Most often there would only be a single county's buildings in the current view, if that ...
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ArcObjects: modifying feature field value
I'm developing an ArcMap extension and looking for a way to change feature attributes knowing its feature class and OID (and, presumably, everything else that there is in IFeature). All layers use ...
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How to disable and enable drawing in ArcMap 10 using Python?
The script that I'm writing repositions two data frames and sets their extents. When doing this, it redraws the entire Active View 4 times, slowing the script substantially. Pressing F9 or clicking ...
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Code to open web browser crashes ArcMap when run from a Python add-in
I created an ArcMap Python add-in using ArcGIS 10.1 to open a webpage after the map is clicked. It opens the page but then ArcGIS crashes.
import arcpy
import pythonaddins
import webbrowser
class ...
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Need help to convert 9.3 code for registering .dll to 10.1
This is my code to register my DLL (im using ArcMap 9.3)
Private Sub regDLL(ByVal dllName As String)
Dim asm As System.Reflection.Assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFile(dllName)
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How to use the multiple attributes feature in ArcGIS 10
I am trying to make a map using US census data showing vacant housing to total housing on the same map. I came across the "multiple attributes" feature under the symbology tab and wondered if this is ...
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Reset local memory in ArcMap 10
I often am unable to delete files due to a lock or need to reset the data frame coordinate system. Very often starting a new session of Arc will allow certain geoprocessing or data management tasks ...
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How do you symbolize a feature class layer in ArcMap 10 based on one attribute's value and then another attribute's value?
I currently have a point feature class that has a couple of attributes that I want to use to symbolize its layer. One of the attributes is called ExceedsTolerance, which either has "Y" or "N" for its ...
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How to make a group of polygons larger?
I need to edit the vertices of about 30 polygons in an equal way, how would I go about this? Alternatively is there some method to just increase the size of a group of polygons 200%?
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How to export aerial imagery as layers in layered PDF?
I want to show aerial imagery as layers in my pdf, so people can turn them on and off (e.g historical images). However according to ESRI images become merged when exported as a layered pdf. What is ...
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Arcmap: save all layers in Table of Contents to layer files
Using python, how can one save all layers in the Arcmap (v10) table of contents pane to layer files on disk?
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Count number of unique raster pixels in polygon using ArcMap?
I have a polygon shapefile and I want to generate a table of a count for each pixel value in each polygon. My main goal is to find out what pixel is most abundant in each polygon. I am using ArcMap ...
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ArcGIS 10 add-in: Bring dockable window to front
I have an ArcGIS 10 ArcMap add-in written in C# .NET 3.5 that implements an ESRI.ArcGIS.Desktop.AddIns.DockableWindow (which also inherits from UserControl) and an ESRI.ArcGIS.Desktop.AddIns.Tool that ...
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Are there any good alternatives to the Maplex (ESRI) labeling engine?
I am running ArcGIS 10 (ArcView) with the standard labeling engine. I am very familiar with Maplex and have used it in the past but it still lacked the "feature-linked" functionality given the type of ...
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Is there a way to add a PDF to ArcMap as data?
I receive a lot of PDF maps (vector, image, with georeference and without) and I am having to convert them to an image file before I can add them to ArcMap and georeference. I can't see any obvious ...
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Select and copy features in ArcMap using Python add-in tool
I'm trying to add a tool to an add-in toobar to select features from an existing feature class and copy them across to another feature class. I need two tools, one for a point and one for a rectangle. ...
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How to Display the World Map in Projected Coordinate Systems
I am trying to create a simple presentation map and I download the global level country boundaries shapefile from http://www.diva-gis.org/Data. The layer coordinate system is in Geographic Coordinate ...
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Is it possible to modify the ArcObjects IProgressDialog2?
It turns out that the best way to run long tasks in ArcMap is to use the IProgressDialog2. The BackgroundWorker in combination with ArcObjects (STA Threads) is a mess.
However, it seems that the only ...
