ArcMap is the main component of the ESRI ArcGIS suite of geospatial processing programs.
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Relative hyperlink paths in ArcMap 10 Map Document Properties?
Is there a way to use relative paths (instead of absolute paths) in the "Hyperlink base" field in Map Document Properties for an ArcMap 10 map document?
(I have "Store relative pathnames to data ...
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ArcObjects - Create and Draw a Transparent Polygon
I'm trying to create a transparent Polygon in ArcMap; however, it's never transparent. Here's the code I have.
// Create polygon
IPolygon polygon = new PolygonClass();
// create & add ...
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Is there a projection issue with the NRC Canada Atlas hydrology data?
I have been using the Natural Resources Canada (NRC) data for various generalized maps but it is not until now when i overlaid higher resolution features obtained from the provincial government ...
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Assertion Error when attempting arcpy.mapping.AddLayer
Whenever I attempt to use AddLayer it gives me: Runtime error <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>
This is what I've been using:
arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(MainDF, ...
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Where is the Object Loader in ArcMap?
I've only used the Simple Loader in ArcCatalog.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_loading_data_into_existing_feature_classes_and_tables/003n0000003r000000/
This ...
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How do I use python to batch process the reprojection of a group of shapefiles?
My client would like his shapefiles reprojected and I would like to get a script that can batch process all the files located in the same folder. I am new to Python and ArcPy but am very interested. ...
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How to select by attribute and calculate a field of new selection in modelbuilder
I have a polygon shapefile (with 4000 records in it) that I want to group into different regions by doing a "select by attribute". I need to do this about 164 times because of the different selection ...
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Interpretation of ArcGIS Kernel Density legend parameters
In ArcMap 9.3 I've used Kernel Density to map various incidents, but the resulting shapefile doesn't display any units of measurement. Is there a good, not-to-technical source that would explain in ...
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ArcSDE database connection strings for ArcCatalog
Anyone know where the Database Connection strings are located in Program Files for ArcCatalog? I have all my Database Connection strings fixed and all my scripts use them. My computer went down and ...
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Learning about ArcMap's Tracking Analyst tool
I was examining the ArcMap toolboxes to learn more about their functions and found the Tracking Analyst tool. Does anybody have examples of how can this function is used and when best to use it?
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Calculate projected area of polygons with field calculator in ArcMap 10
I've got a polygon featurelayer in arcmap.
The coordinate system of the featurelayer's featureclass is web mercator.
The dataframe of the map uses an equal-area projected coordinate system.
I've ...
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Is it possible to get arcpy on 9.3* or Qgis? Or maybe some of the functions?
If this isn't possible what would be the closest equivalent open source? Could parts of the module be ported to work on 9.3 or QGIS? I'm not sure if this would infringe on the license porting for 9.3. ...
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Concatenate Fields in ArcMap 10
I added a field to an address layer in ArcMap 10 to concatenate separate address fields. I used the field calculator and a VB Script to accomplish this. So, for example, if the separate fields are ...
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Is there a way to configure ArcMap to persist the HTML popup window size?
I'm specifically asking for when the "Display HTML formatting" is configured as "As a table of the visible fields.", but I think all options behave the same way.
My users click the HTML Popup tool, ...
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What to set spatial reference to after projecting to GCS_WGS_1984
I have a shapefile containing some sort of vectors or polygonal chains. This file is in the GCS_CH1903 geographic coordinate system (it is not specified though... if I import it into ArcMap it says ...
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Calculate area within Python script in Arcmap
I am trying to calculate the area of a polygon within my Python script. I create a new polygon from merging two together, and I'd like to add the area of the resulting polygon to a field in the output ...
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Spatial Adjustment - ArcMap
I want to select an edge of parcel instead of creating multiple displacement links.
The problem is when selecting the parcel, and the edge of the parcel contains vertices, the links that will be ...
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Field Calculator VB Script Codeblock IF statement syntax is wrong
I can't figure out why the syntax is wrong in Field Calculator ArcMap 10. The complete codeblock is
Dim CapitalDia As Number
Dim TwagDia As Number
Dim X As Number
CapitalDia = [New_Pipe_S]
TwagDia ...
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How to break a single polyline into multiple polylines in ArcMap 10
I want to delete certain segments in a selected segment of a line in a line shape file in ArcMap10.
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How to use a search cursor on a joined table in ArcMap?
I'm struggling to get a search cursor to work on a joined table view.
I've used search cursors before, but never on data that has been joined.
Arcpy keeps saying that some of my joined fields don't ...
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Programatically take screenshot of map extent in ArcMap 9.3
Is it possible to programatically capture a screenshot of the current map extent (the map area with any active displayed layers) in ArcMap with the ArcObjects .NET SDK?
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How do you create Revision Table in Arcmap for OSM contribution?
I have created the following detailed file for upload to OSM in ArcMap but don't know about creating a OSM Revision Table to be able to put the data into OSM.
At 1:10,000
At 1:1000
The tool
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Find intersection points of two polyline features
I'm currently working with street intersections trying to find point(or points) where 2 given streets intersect(!disjoin). Streets are all Polyline features, and I have to work with 2 features at ...
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Address or reverse geocode a point shapefile
I have a shape file that contains points. I want to do a reverse geocode and give these points an address. Can someone please help me?
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ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 5
Another service pack for ArcGIS 10.0 has recently been released. However, previous service pack releases have introduced problems and instability along with fixes. Have there been any reported bugs ...
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Why does export to AI rasterize all my vector layers?
I have no raster layers in my map document and no transparencies. Yet the map is rasterized when exported to AI. (Map frame and coordinate grid are vector graphics but everything in the map itself is ...
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Arcpy - How do I specify the precision and scale of a new field?
I'm wanting to create a field with a maximum of 1 decimal place and then calculate a value into it: (I know that all my values are < 10)
arcpy.AddField_management('C:/shapefile.shp', 'myField', ...
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Program to create EMF that conserves transparency
What open source tools allow for the creation of EMFs that conserve transparency in ArcMap? I tried VeryPDF and Any DWG to Image Converter, neither on actually gave me a vector file that provided ...
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How do you add file name to an attribute field?
Does anybody know how to add the shape file name to a field in the file's attribute table?
I've found a description:
'You have to use inline variable in CalculateField like %Name% in
expresssion ...
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Splitting raster pixels by a polygon's edge?
I have a a polygon shapefile of different regions, and a raster grid of precip data. I want to take the polygon and add up all the raster precip data in each zone. I could use zonal statistics to do ...
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Cannot get areas for polygon layers in ArcMap 10
For an ArcGIS project opened in ArcMap 10, we have added polygon layers representing different geographical features.
After all the polygons were created, we opened the attribute tables for those ...
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Select points under polygons?
Dear all, I apologise if this is answered elsewhere, but I cant find it.
I have a point layer and a polygon layer (created from the point layer using local convex hull isopleths). I would like to be ...
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Why are my additional Add-In folders disappearing?
I thought it just something I was doing. Then someone emailed me about about the same issue. Then I checked a user that I set up on ArcGIS 10 and his had been wiped.
It doesn't happen right ...
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Is it possible to use more than two control point links when georeferencing CAD files in ArcMap?
I'm trying to georeference CAD to a building footprint in ArcMap 10 (although I've had this same problem in earlier versions). The problem is, it won't let me use more than two control point links, so ...
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Select by Attributes (features sharing a common attribute value)
I am attempting to 'select by attributes' a point feature with the lowest numeric value which shares a common value with other point features in another field. For example: I may have 3 point features ...
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Arcmap [ArcView License only] 10 labels at different scales
Is it possible to have different labels at different scales (without duplicating layers)?
For e.g. I have loads of point shapefiles and would like to label them with ID, Name and postcode.
My idea ...
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Geocodes fails when published to ArcGIS Server
I have a composite address locator that was built using our streets line file and our address points that works great in ArcMap 10.1 sp1. But when published to ArcGIS Server (10.1 sp1) no results are ...
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calculate coastline at risk
I have an idea of what I want to do but I don't know yet what tools will bring me there.
I have administrative boundaries in one layer and coastline in another layer. The coastline is categorized in ...
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Can ArcMap display the individual dimensions of a polygon?
I'm working with parcel data to get the dimensions of each lot to correspond with known dimensions. Is there a way to display the individual lengths of each line comprising the perimeter of a ...
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How can I label edges of polygons?
How would I label polygon features, such as Counties, by its edge in ArcMap 10.1. This is similar to what one might find in a street atlas.
For instance, have there are two counties (Lamb and ...
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Cached map performance when viewed in ArcMap
ArcGIS server cached map service that displays at the following scales:
1:20,000
1:10,000
1:5,000
1:1,000
Refresh takes 1 second when using the Javascript/silverlight viewer, but 4-7 seconds when ...
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Batch clip feature class to preserve area field
I have a large land cover map in a geodatabase, that I want to batch clip by defined catchments (about 63 polygons). The output files are named based on a field in the "clipper" (sys.argv[2]) called ...
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How to sort a feature class and then calculate a sequential ID field?
I am in ArcMap and I want to sort the records based on a field and then do a Calculate Field with an auto-incrementing value with the sort in-place. Any ideas?
It looks like I could get an update ...
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Annotation boxes not drawing correctly in ArcMap 10.0 SP2
I have about 400 annotation features in ArcMap 10. The style is a simple text box with an arrow. The annotation draws correctly when viewed up close on screen but the arrow detaches from the text ...
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How to create a polygon buffer from a line?
I have connected a series of points into a line in ArcMap 10 with the Points to Line tool in the ArcToolbox.
The line is, of course, in its own layer, and I added a 5 meter buffer around the line. It ...
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How can I symbolize a layer with graduated colors by a date/time field?
I've got a layer of polygons where each has a date associated with it. I want to color the polygons with graduated colors, but I want the colors to start with the newest polygons and fade to the ...
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Search for Multiple Polygons in ArcMap
Is there a way to do a search for features that occupy more than one polygon in ArcMap?
I am working with a Parcel layer, and there are some cases where the parcels will take up multiple polygons ...
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Checkout Spatial Analyst extention, ArcObjects code
Update
After investigating more closely the CODE 2 sample below (at the end of this post), it does check out spatial analyst (sa) extension, however it does not reflect it in the Tools>Extensions ...
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How to implement mouse down event when the user clicks on the map?
Newbie programming in C#.net.
I have a very simple desktop application in in arcmap.
I'm trying to get the coordinates when a user clicks a button on a toolbar and when click the map.
The toolbar is ...
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DesignJet 800 36“ by 42” arcmap Print acrossed the whole paper
I'm trying to print a map using the whole size of paper... possible?
