ArcMap is the main component of the ESRI ArcGIS suite of geospatial processing programs.
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Resolving Arcpy “GetObject not point” Error
I'm new to Python (v 2.6.5) and am trying to write an ArcMap (10) script that reads the vertex coordinates of a polygon shapefile which includes a small hole (doughnut polygon). I've been working ...
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comparing two DEMs
i have two Lidar las files, one is original let's say with X points. And the other is copy of the first las file but with Y points, where Y is less than X. Now, i wanted to compare how the Digital ...
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Feature to Line on feature selections with ArcPy
I'm trying to collapse parallel polylines (dual carriageways in a shapefile of roads) to single centrelines. I'm aware of cartography's dual lines to centerline tool, but I find Feature To Line (Data ...
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Is there any way to spead up the Properties - Change Symbol and Symbol Selector - Edit Symbol actions?
Is there any way to tweak ArcMap to make the loading of the Symbol Selector and Symbol Editor dialogs faster?
I have a lot of symbols in my style files and I want to keep it that way since it is ...
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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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Can you use active layer as input for dynamic text?
I'm wondering if you can lift the name of a layer in the ToC (within a group) and use it in dynamic text. Is there existing syntax to do this?
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Using ArcMap 10 sp3. Thanks in advance,
Matt
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ESRI Linear Referencing and negative lengths
I have been asked this question regarding Linear Referencing (for Arcmap 10.1), but i do not have much experience with it so I am hoping someone out there can help.
Essentially, I want to know how ...
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Arcmap 10 project: Finding best site for a new powerplant
I'm an electrical engineering student taking GIS introductory course as an elective. i have learned the basics of Arcmap 10 like adding data, creating maps, editing shapefiles etc. Now, i'm required ...
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How to check via Arcpy if ArcMap is currently in an edit session or not?
I've created a Python add-in button that helps speed up my coworkers workflow by copying one feature class attribute to another. It uses the arcpy.UpdateCursor function to update a row in the target ...
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Adding attachments to features
Does anyone have an elegant solution to adding/viewing attachments, like a table/photos for example from within ArcMap using only the ArcGIS basic license level? Or any suggestions?
I'm looking for ...
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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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Hypothetical Cost Saving Question: 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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Receiving Label Expression error
Writing simple label expression in python. It looks like this [Well_Name]+'\r'+ [TCA] . They are both string fields. I receive the following error "TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or ...
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How can I hide a tool from command window under category
I have created a tool, a button and a dockable window under one project. To open/close the dockable window, button is used. For some specific work, by clicking some specific button from dockable ...
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How to catch invalid expression errors in Python?
I have a script that creates a new feature using arcpy.GetParameterAsText, but I'm having trouble creating an error message for incorrect user input. The input for a parcel # should be something like ...
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Problems displaying joined attribute data through ArcGIS Server
I have an ArcSDE feature class in an ArcMap MXD which I have 'joined' to a view into an external SQL database table, that is connected via an OLE DB connection.
In the MXD the join works perfectly; I ...
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Calculate Field using Esri Python Addin
I am trying to select a polygon then it must automatically change (calculate) the status to "C". The tool seems to work in the background but nothing actually happens (the status is not updated). I ...
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FeatureDataGrid and FeatureDataForm will not commit to database or input data
This is the second time that I have posted about this. In my previous question they told me I needed to enable the Feature Access capability. I did this and then it said I needed to have a Data Store ...
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How to convert existing lines to polygons with Arcobjects, preferably in C#?
Does anyone know how to convert existing line geometry to polygons with arcobjects as it works with the geoprocessing tool "feature to polygon"?
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Copy, not export, a table from Arcmap
How can I copy a table, or selection of rows or columns in a table, from Arcmap without going through the pointy-clicky-typey exercise of Export table? The destination of said copy could be anything: ...
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Issue with address locator in ArcGIS 10.1
I am attempting to geocode a table of addresses for a client. I researched into how to create your own address locator and have two separate reference sources: one that has exact address information ...
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Polyline will not turn into a feature layer via MakeFeatureLayer_management (arcpy)
I've got a python script that is connecting a sequence of points to make lines (script is based on answers to my previous question). To attempt to make subsequent processing more efficient, I would ...
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Unable to execute ArcPy module outside of ArcGIS environment
I am using ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 (Arc Info license) and ArcGIS for Server 10.1 and automating few things on server level and getting interesting errors.
I am overwriting map service through this ...
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using the “freehand” construction tool
I am drawing hydro features with the freehand tool. Does anyone know how to delete vertices (i.e. back up) in ArcMap 10 while drawing with freehand in the construction tools? I was just curious if ...
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drawing line from points
I have a series of XY coordinates. I want to use these points to draw a line in ARCMAP using arcobject10.1 using c#. I have saved this in a table inside geodatabase.Am i supposed to create a feature ...
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Can ArcMap do HTML pop up with a chart?
am using Arcmap 10.0 to create a map. Need to display a chart for my data when users click on the marker. Must I use plugin like google chart? Can I do it directly in Arcmap?
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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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Errors using SelectLayerByAttribute in ArcPy
I cannot for the life of me persuade SelectLayerByAttribute to work (I need to automate this for a complex script). Working in ArcMap's python console on already loaded shapefile, the format below:
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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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Rounded Grid - Is it possible?
I was wondering if it's possible to make a layout, with rounded measured grids, in zoom maps.
I'm using ArcMap and rounding the corners of data frame on layout mode to give a magnifying glass effect ...
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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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Breaking a continuous contour shapefile into smaller parts?
I created this contour shapefile and I need to break it into smaller parts so its better to manage. I also have a line shapefile of where I want the breaks. Is there a way to intersect and break them? ...
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Batch create filenames in ModelBuilder(ArcMap10)
I am running a model in ModelBuilder. The input are raster files in *.tiff format and the output are *.asc format.
I am using iterate raster and there will be 365 input and output files using ...
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How to use ColorBrewer in ArcGIS 10?
I've been using ColorTool (based on supreme ColorBrewer) for most of my mapping needs in ArcMap. After migrating to ArcGIS 10 I discovered that it will no longer be a case.
Are there any other ...
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How to Calculate Utilization Distribution Overlap Index (UDOI) in ArcGIS
I'm interested in calculating the overlap of home ranges (=utilization distributions in my case) of a bird species using sighting coordinates. This article introduced UDOI as the best index for such ...
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Is it possible to create map packages for ArcMap version 10 using 10.1?
Is it possible to create a map package in an older version? Currently I am using 10.1 and the client uses 10.0. Can you create a map package for different versions?
I see you can create layer ...
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How to keep specified separation distance between features in printout from ArcMap?
Does anyone have a solution to select features using attribute values and print only the selection keeping a specified separation distance between the features in the printout in ArcMap.
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ArcMap 10.1 convert layer to CAD - clipping only desired area to send out to DWG
Is there a way to covert a layer to DWG such that only the desired area of the layer is exported out to a DWG? My issue is that the layer (parcels) contains all parcels for an entire county, so it is ...
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Filled Polygons on the Edge of a Map - ArcMap 10.1
Today while making a map I encountered a problem with the fill from one of the displayed polygons flooding the whole map:
Notice the upper right corner where the polygon appears hollow, it should ...
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ArcMap Geoprocessing Operation to create a layer with incorporated places and, separately, surrounding unincorporated portion of a county?
I am working with TIGER FILES, attempting to use the update (analysis) operation in ArcMap 10.1. The files I'm using are counties, and the incorporated (non-CDP) segment of the places file.
I'm ...
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Point and Line Statistical Analysis
I have just lost the past 8 hours on this, and literally getting nowhere - hoping someone can help before I go mad!
I am trying to determine the correlation between sinkholes and a number of ...
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Oceans Baseline Data
I am working on a volunteer project and we are in desperate need of a baseline layer. I have been unable to find it anywhere (there are plenty of shoreline and coastline layers out there) does anyone ...
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Symbolizing xyz data
I have hydrographic data in the form of an xyz file. I would like to display it in ArcMap. I need to symbolize the points based on their depth, shallow points one colour and deep points another. With ...
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Assign value to raster cells within masked area [duplicate]
The answer I previously received for this question did not solve my problem...please keep in mind that I am a GIS beginner, and it's quite likely that I carried out the proposed solution (using ...
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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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Point to point distance over specified distance
I need to calculate the distance between neighbouring points which conform to a staggered line.
I have two point datasets, one being the baseline and another the monitor. The points typically reside ...
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Do I need to use an output backlink raster in Cost Distance tool?
I have two polygon shapefiles and one cost surface. I need to estimate accessibility to these two sets of destinations. The part that I don't understand is if I have to use an output backlink raster ...
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Arcmap clipped shape export to kml
I'm using Arcmap 10.0 and clipped the layers. When I use the convert map to xml, the clip is gone. Anyway to maintain it?
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How to list ActiveView SelectionChanged event delegates in ArcObjects .NET?
I currently have an issue in an ArcObjects ArcMap add-in where my event handlers are seemingly-randomly being unhooked from the event I'm trying to catch. I've spent some time looking for a way to ...
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How can I connect to a PostGIS database from ArcMap 9.3 and 10.0?
How can I connect to a PostGIS database from ArcMap 9.3 or 10.0?
Ideally, I would like to be able to perform spatially enabled queries and receive the results back (e.g. spatial and non-spatial ...
