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Create line from two points, two different feature class

I'm attempting to automate this in ModelBuilder in ArcMap. I have one feature class with one point (Start) and one feature class with multiple points (Destinations). I want to iterate through the ...
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Set Extents of MXD to new layer data source?

Alright here I go again this forum has been good to me. I add a layer and replace its data with a shapefile I created using the following bit of python: layer = ...
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Current map document in python tool

I am attempting to use this code in a tool that I am working on: mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0] XMIN = df.extent.XMin YMIN = df.extent.YMin XMAX ...
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Arcpy CreateUniqueName usage: keep original input names

This is a continuation of the question I asked here: At this point I'm really just trying to get everything in one place and keep the original shapefile basename. I'll tackle merging like-named ...
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Read XY, get raster value and then update field

I've written a script to run through a point layer, using the SearchCursor in the data access module and then read the XY values. Within the with statement, I then use GetCellValue to get the ...
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How come “Zoom to Polygon” always puts me in the middle of Nebraska?

This is an issue related to this question I'd asked a few days ago. I've got that code working, to an extent. Every time, though, that I double click on one of the Polygons in the attribute table that ...
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Problem with calculating the total cell values

aa= arcpy.RasterToNumPyArray("water_depth") sum = numpy.sum(aa) print sum -2933737 Why I am getting negative values ? In my raster there is no any negative ...
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Metadata -auto build using python

We have a large (10,000 plus) repository of spatial data (shp/gdb/tab vectors and ecw/tif rasters and also las, xyz and DEM data) where some have metadata records in xml using anzlic metadata editor. ...
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Using 3D Raster Domain to get polygon of raster - but stripping Z and M values

I'm trying to convert a number of large, floating point rasters into polygons so I can view overlaps etc. I've been using 3D Raster Domain sucessfully to do this. The only problem is that the polygons ...
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Arcpy Network Analyst solver error

Hello GIS Stack Exchange, I am finding it difficult to load locations to sublayers using python in ArcGIS 10.0 network analyst Vehicle routing problem. I'm also having some trouble debugging my ...
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How to insert values from one table into another?

I am trying to write a script that iterates through each row of a table, calculates for this row something. The result of this calculation is finally stored in another table (with just one row). Now I ...
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How to make multivalue input script run from a toolbox?

I have a working python script: import arcpy sdeconnection = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) layerfiles = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1).split(";") for layerfile in layerfiles: print layerfile lyr ...
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Accessing arcpy functions from IronPython

I made a few python scripts to automatically optimize and publish my data.. Now i'm thinking about writing a .NET program to manage and run these scripts: the obvious way is invoking them in a ...
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Apply rotation before FeatureToRaster_conversion

I am converting polygon shapefiles to rasters. With arcpy I am using the function FeatureToRaster_conversion. gp.FeatureToRaster_conversion(InFeatures, InField, OutRaster, InCellSize) This function ...
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arcpy.setValue for Condition from Dictionary

Hi: I am trying to create a function to update multiple fields based on different criteria. I want to pass the field name and condition thru' a dictionary (please see the function description in the ...
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Different results from Spatial Analyst GP Tool and Python

I am writing a script that has to subtract one raster from another. The rasters I have represent 1) Parking Lots (1 = Parking Lot, 0 = not Parking Lot) and 2) a buffer around the Parking Lot (1 = ...
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using python and arcpy , how can I compute the direction and angle of a line segment? [duplicate]

if start_point_x < end_point_x and start_point_y > end_point_y: slope = ((end_point_y - start_point_y)/(end_point_x - start_point_x)) radian = math.atan(slope) degrees = ...
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Add a time dimension in ESRI mosaic raster dataset

I am in the process of creating a script to pull daily .asc files from a ftp server, convert them to a raster format, and push them into a mosaic raster dataset. Ultimately, the raster dataset will be ...
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Help with Python and adding a grouplayer to arc, renaming it from a folder name, then adding layers to it from that folder

I am trying to use os.walk to go through a directory tree, pull out all the .shp files in it, create a grouplayer in the mxd, rename the grouplayer the folder name, then add the layers from that ...
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arcpy.setValue for Title casing

I am trying to figure out how to use fieldName.title() method while updating rows using updateCursor for multiple fields. I was trying to improve the code of this post to fit my purpose: ...
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Python script to update attributes crashing during loop

I have a script to update a field in one feature class from a selected record in another feature class. This is done through looping through records in one feature class selecting appropriate the ...
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Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations

I have a script which selects an extent from a grid and exports the data frame. import os, arcpy mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT') df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"Layers")[0] ...
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Error with publishing Sort tool on ArcGIS Server 10

I have a model that has one tool (Sort), works fine on desktop. When I try to publish get this error. Geoprocessing service initialization failed. Invalid parameter: Tool - General Sort : Parameter ...
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How to create network dataset for network assistant using ArcPy?

Is it possible to create a network dataset with arcpy to be used with the network assistant? In the documentation I found the Build Network and Dissolve Network functions, but it looks like both ...
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Where Clause problems when all parts are user input variables

I have written some generic user ipnut code for a toolbox script (ArcGIS 10.0) but because everything is a variable I don't know how to write the SQL whereclause. Please can someone help and suggest ...
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How can I hide custom model from mytoolbox in ArcGIS

I am created model in ArcGIS using model builder and python script. To build main model I have created some submodel and script in the same toolbox. I just want to show main model in the toolbox and ...
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Arcpad checkout to an area

I would like to check out data from an SDE database but for performance sake, i prefer to delete all features outside of my survey area. i've tried to copy features in area from sde to a file GDB ...
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How to write point geometries with arcpy instead of gp syntax?

Can someone help me fix some code that simply writes points into a featureclass? It used to work in the older gp. syntax, but I'm having difficulties rewriting it in arcpy for ArcGIS 10.0. In this ...
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What does Runtime error : 'NoneType' object has no attribute '<field_name>' mean?

Here is my code #arcpy import arcpy,sys from arcpy import env env=r"C:\Users\Jaya\Desktop\python_practice" totalRec=arcpy.GetCount_management("river") rows=arcpy.SearchCursor("river") ...
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Arcpy to copy a layer in the ArcMap TOC, rename the copy, and paste back to TOC?

I want to make a copy of a layer in the ArcMap TOC (passed to my script as a Feature Layer), assign the copy a new name, set a definition query on it, and then add the copied Feature Layer back into ...
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Setting More Than One Workspace

I have a number of tables that contain known values in a field. For example, I have a soil type table with one field in it. That field contains a list of known soil types. I have another table that ...
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Can't import arcpy in IDLE, pyscripter, or even ArcGIS10.1's Python window

After using arcpy and python for months with ArcGIS 10.1 without any problems I'm encountering something I can't work around or even find help with online. Something as simple as "import arcpy" is ...
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How to use variable field name in arcpy.SearchCursor?

I have code that says fld = fieldName rows = arcpy.SearchCursor(fc) for row in rows: x = row.fld How do I use a variable for my field name in python ArcGIS 10 on windows? Thanks.
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Merge Spatially Coincident Features in the Same Feature Class

I need a way to programatically merge grid cells (polygon 15x15m) that are directly on top of each other and add together some of their attributes. I am working in ArcGIS 10.1 with the data stored as ...
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Need python code example - setting a combo listbox to Null

I want to be able to set the value of a field to Null using python, but I get an error. I am using arcpy.CalculateField_management Any help would be appreciated. Rob Smith
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arcpy.sys versus sys

I just noticed that in the arcpy module (Esri) there's a sys sub-module. Does anyone know what the difference is in using one or the other? I've been looking around and can't find anyone who uses ...
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How to make a GIS inventory?

My office will be seeing a big change in its GIS section. This section has been operational since the 1980's and has a huge collection of GIS data (i.e., shapefiles, raster files, data, etc) but never ...
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arcpy Problem with updateRow() when trying to update fields with UpdateCursor

I have a list of values which I am trying to add to an existing shapefile. The field where the values need to be inserted has been added via arcpy.AddField_management and thus the values of the rows ...
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MapInfo8.0 is not letting me edit layers imported from the server? [duplicate]

I have imported 4 layerts from my server for use in MapInfo, when i went to edit these layers the edit tool for each of these layers is grey and non accessible. Any suggestions would be greatly ...
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Refresh open attribute table in ArcMap (arcpy)

I am running the Calculate Field GP tool from the arcpy in ArcMap. When a row value is updated, it does not show up untill I use the Reload Cache tool (Table Options > Reload Cache). How do I refresh ...
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Changes in synchronized replica not shown in ArcMap or ArcCatalog without refreshing

I am synchronizing a one-way replica in ArcEditor using Python. I tried adding RefreshActiveView and RefreshCatalog to the code, but I still need to refresh the synchronized database to see the ...
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Using matplotlib to create and export graphs automatically from ArcMap

I am going to start a project soon where, after the data has been processed in various ways, an output jpg showing a graph of the data should be produced. The workflow is as follows: 1. A feature ...
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Script tool Value error

I've been struggling to get my script tool to run without receiving the following error: <class 'arcgisscripting.ExecuteError'>: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid. ERROR 000735: ...
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Python Script to Create Table Using Data Driven Pages

I am trying to convert some python script to display a table (based on a dbf) of features located within a specific data driven page. So far, I have the script successfully able to refresh the map to ...
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changing symbology

I have problem with my script. Layers are in one geodatabase, and have names like: orne1942, orne 2003, orne 2009 (the same forpart e.g. orne). Script should changing symbology layers wich have the ...
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Problems running zonal statistics - not all zones represented

I have been working on a Python script to automate the steps illustrated by whuber here:Create points around the edge of viewshed results I am trying to create a horizon graph illustrating the ...
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How to add layer in Arcscene using script tool

import arcpy mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "*")[0] addLayer = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"F:\project\Final\Ground floor\steps.lyr") ...
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How can I set the settings of an Address Locator within a Model or arcpy?

I am creating a model that processes a large road dataset, then creates an address locator from the roads. The Create Address Locator tool does not allow me to set options like Spelling Sensitivity or ...
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ArcGIS opposite to pivot table

fellow GIS-ers :)! I've been trying to find a tool to do the opposite to what the "pivot table" tool does but I dont thin there is any tools for that. I have a raster data set derived from Landsat ...
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How to Add Shapefile with Symbology from Layer File to ArcMap MXD using ArcPy/Python?

Say I have a Shapefile: C:\DATA\points.shp A layer file: C:\SYMBOLOGY\symbology.lyr And a map document: C:\MAPS\map.mxd How can I add points.shp to map.mxd with the properties of symbology.lyr ...

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