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How can I sucessfully import 3D surface and features from ArcGIS 10 into Sketchup 8?

What are the steps required to successfully export an entire 3D model (composed of TIN surfaces, 3D polygons, 3D polylines and 3D points) from ArcGIS 10 to Sketchup 8? Preferably, I would like the ...
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Export table to X,Y,Z ASCII file via arcpy

I'm looking for a way to export an ArcGIS table (created with the Sample command) to a text file via arcpy. I can do this in ArcGIS via the context menu by right-clicking the table, but have not found ...
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Why is QGIS 1.8 crashing when exporting to PDF?

I want to export for example this: but qgis crashes. Sometimes with an error message std::bad_alloc. But: My Mac has 8 GByte RAM and "just" 5,... something (of 8) GByte are used, moreover there is ...
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How to work around ArcGIS image server export limit?

I need to clip out a region of an arcgis image service that is larger than the export limit. I'm not trying to defeat copy protection or anything of that nature. The data is from a service belonging ...
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How to export only some feature classes to xml using ArcObjects?

I need to export some of the feature classes to an xml file ("export xml workspace") quite often so I'd like to automate the process. I've found an example here how to export a feature dataset to an ...
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How can I export a linestring to a GPX file in QGIS?

I have a linestring in a vector layer in QGIS. How can I expot/save this linestring as a GPX file? I tried to select the linestring, then right click on the vector layer and choose "Save selection ...
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How to Export a Personal Geodatabase to ArcSDE

I want to copy/export my personal geodatabase which consists of feature datasets, relationship class etc to an Enterprise geodatabase. What would be the best approach?
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Why is my animation exported from ArcGlobe not playing?

The exporting process has finished and an avi file was created. When I try playing it, it raises an error in WMP as well as VLC. VLC gives me some information: "audio or video format not supported ...
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GeoTIFF file creation from .Tiff file

im not sure if this question is suitable for GIS I'm working on a software that displays a map, like this ![enter image description here][1] i also have some export functions which exports the the ...
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Exporting data from 'collect values' output in ArcGIS model builder

I'm currently playing with model builder. I've added a picture of the model I have at the moment. This model is currently iterating 6 shapefiles, so each of the 'output values' contain 6 figures in a ...
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What GIS software is required to export a GIS map as a hi-res raster image?

I am looking for some (preferably free) GIS software that will enable me to export multi-layered world maps (made up of shape-files and kml files and so on) as hi resolution (21,000 pixels wide), ...
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Error when using pgsql2shp

I try to export geographical data from a postgis database to a shapefile with pgsql2shp. Normally this works fine, but now I receive the following error. Preparing table for user query... Done. ...
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Why can't I export XY data to a shapefile?

I have added a table from Access to ArcMap, and then used 'Display XY data' to plot points. When I then try to export the Events to a shapefile I get an error message telling me: "Error exporting ...
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Using SearchCursor to access & export values in a raster table

I am desperately trying to export the values in a raster table to a .txt file. I've seen some other folk post about this, but for some reason can't get the code to work in my case. I have a raster, ...
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How to export multiple featureclasses to shapefiles?

I have plenty features in a geodatabase. I need to save/export them into shapefiles, because my mate works with Manifold, which is not able to read geodatabases. Any Ideas? Click on every single layer ...
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Export each layer in map to a separate image

I have a mxd file with multiple layers I have to export to PNG/JPG. I would like to create a script which turns on layers one at the time before they are exported. So far I have come up with the ...
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Interactive geographic region definitions

Background An organization has regions within a province, but has no list of coordinates that define region boundaries. I would like to draw custom polygon areas on a map using a web-based and ...
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Conversion huge raster (50 000 000 cells) in to .xyz

I do have DEM approx. 40x5km with cell size 2x2m, which gives approx. 50 000 000 points. I need to export it to .xyz (1pt = 1 line in format x y z) file in order to use it in MIKE21. It seemed like ...
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How to identify feature vertices that are part of a donut hole in ArcGIS 10?

I´m exporting the coordinates of polygon vertices to a CSV-File using the "Feature Vertices to Points" and then the "Export feature attributes to ASCII"-tools. Some of these polygons have holes ...
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How to import an Access database to GeoDjango?

I'm a I've just inherited a pile of institutional geodata that's stored in an MS Access database. I need to pull that data out into a format that I can work with in GeoDjango--so I'm OK with ...
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How to send someone a file of a custom python script with all parameters for the popup interface already defined?

I have a python script in ArcGIS 10 that when clicked, has a popup for a user to choose parameters. I would like to send this file to someone else. While I could send them the python code and have ...
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Export list of Feature classes to CSV

I am successfully using the follow script import arcpy from arcpy import env import os env.workspace = ("WORKSPACE") fcList = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses() print fcList to export feature class names ...
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How do I export from Wikimapia to KML

I'm not a API person but a GIS user and I would like to export points from a category from Wikimapia to KML or any other useful GIS formats. Has anyone developed that? It could be interesting to add ...
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How to export/save a layer composition to GeoTiff?

I want to export/save a QGIS composition of raster/vector layers to a GEOTIFF or ECW raster with high resolution (20 000 * 20 000 Pixel).
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I exported a DXF from QGIS, but it won't open in AutoCAD

I'm new in QGIS and here is my problem: I exported a DXf from QGIS by right-clicking on the layer. Then tried to open in AutoCAD 2000. That did not work. AutoCAD gave a failure-message: Unknown ...
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Export from GIS to static html clickable hypermap?

What plugins or tools are available to conveniently export a GIS view to a html clickable hypermap? Since 2005 or so we use a commerial plugin for ArcGIS, We have a working example of the output ...
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dwg from ArcGIS to Autocad 2012

I haven't used CAD in years and am quite rusty about its features. But a client who uses CAD has been experiencing difficulty lining up *dwg files exported from ArcGIS in their CAD workspace. How can ...
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Export KML to SHP in Javascript

I need my Javascript browser application to convert/export KML documents into ESRI shapefiles. Is there any JS library that can do it? I tried googling, but no answers so far (at least, not in ...
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How to improve the speed of Export to PDF?

I am working with the Fire Station Wall Map template in ArcGIS 10.1. My export to PDF is taking upwards of 30-45 minutes. Using the default PDF settings in the export menu. My map is 60" x 36" so ...
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Arcgis: Programmatically export to geotiff in different scales

I am totally new to ArcGis so please bear with me using the wrong terminology. I would like to programatically export geotiff files in different scales (e.g. 1:25000, 1:50000 etc) using arcgis10. ...
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Working with PNG images in Photoshop

I have a couple of .png images, they represent relief shadows, only black and white color In ArcCatalog Preview or in ArcMap, I see that image in example, but I when I open it in Adobe Photoshop, ...
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Trouble exporting from QGIS to Illustrator

I am having trouble getting my files to transfer or export to a vector file. When I open the file in Adobe illustrator there is a lot of information missing. I have tried to "save selection as a ...
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QGIS exporting huge SVG

I'm having trouble exporting an SVG(or a PDF for that matter) from the QGIS print composer. I have a relatively simple map that should, when exported as an SVG, be maybe around 1MB in size, tops. But ...
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Can I view ArcScene 3D models in a free viewer such as ArcReader or another 3rd party viewer?

I would like to build a complex 3D model in ArcScene, export it and send it to someone else that does not have ArcGIS with 3D Analyst. The idea is to interactively navigate the model during a ...
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How can I export data from a feature layer in ArcGis Server?

I'm using a public ArcGis server with some data I would like to export to shape or some other format. I know I can make a program (I'm a developer) that could query the server for all the features on ...
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converting oracle geometry to postgis with 3d data (wkt?)

I am converting Oracle spatial database to postgis. Most of of the spatial data is 2.5d. Meaning we have a Z-coordinate which indicates the depth/height of the element compared to soil level. Getting ...
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What is the Typical Workflow from QGIS to Publishing Programs?

I have been playing with using Inkscape to combine my CAD title block and the map project created in QGIS. I was curious to understand what a typical workflow might be to Inkscape or another post ...
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Exporting DEM-derived rasters to CSV from QGIS?

I have been able to import into QGIS a set of raster topographic maps and the associated DEM raster maps. It registered the two for me. From there I have calculated the associated slope raster map. ...
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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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How to export a raster into ascii without nodata values?

I need to export a grd raster file into ascii .xyz without nodata values. This is not a problem in itself...I´m using Saga-GIS export grid to xyz module.(ArcGIS 10.01 produces a very strange table of ...
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How do I find overlapping attributes in two different layers?

I have two layers - one with country borders, and one with river basin borders - and I need to find a way to generate a list of basins that occur in each country. Is there a way to find overlapping ...
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QGIS Print Composer Export problems

When I attempt to “Export as PDF” a Print Composer image, it hangs up until I press cntrl/alt/del, whereupon I learn that QGIS is not responding and needs to be closed. I’ve tried this as jpg, jpeg, ...
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Points warped when exporting to shape

I have recently purchased a Trimble GeoXH (used) and have done a few surveys. I have done differential correction in Trimble Pathfinder Office and all points seem fine. When exporting to shape and ...
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How to clip/export multiple selected vector layers in a map to extent of another raster/vector layer in ArcGIS?

Is there a way to clip/export selected vector layers (more than one) in a map to the extent of another raster/vector layer at a time?? in Arcgis or any other software. I am using Arcgis10. I am ...
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Preventing ArcMap from Clipping Neatline when Exporting Map

I cannot seem to keep ArcMap from clipping off a fraction of an inch on the edges of the maps I am exporting: I would like the 1.5 point border that is set for the legend to be uniform around the ...
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Can't Select and Export from Python Script

I am a novice in python programming but I am trying to learn by doing. I got stuck with this function a while back and can't seem to find a solution or a workaround. I am writing a script that is ...
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How to pan to a specific feature using arcpy?

I am attempting to use python and arcpy to automate the creation of some standardized maps I need to export for feature classes from various projects. I have a set of points and I need to export a ...
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ArcMap: Not scaling and/or rotating when exporting a map

I am writing a console application using ArcGIS (engine or desktop). I'm trying to rotate and scale a map based on a polygon, and I'm not having any luck at all. With some tinkering, I can usually do ...
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Exporting 3D geometry from PostGIS 2.0

I have a table containing 3D geometry in a PostGIS 2.0 database (the geometry is of type LINESTRING Z). I need to get the geometry out and into a DXF, DGN or 3D Shapefile. What is the easiest way to ...
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How to extract cell values from a raster file with Idrisi Taiga?

I need to convert raster cells into points. I use Idrisi and I need to generate a table containing xy (coordinates) and z (cell value).

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