Geoprocessing is a GIS operation used to manipulate GIS data.

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How to dissolve polygons that have been split back into their original polygons?

I had a feature class containging about a thousand polygons.After some processing such as intersecting, dissolving, merging, more intersecting, I ended up with a feature class of about 6000 polys. ...
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CopyRows_Management with Python (ArcGIS 10.1)

I get the following error when running a CopyRows_Management with Python (ArcGIS 10.1): ERROR 000732: Input Rows: Dataset \MyConnection.odc\MyTable does not exist or is not supported Here is the ...
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ArcGIS Server geoprocessing service examples for shapefile data export

I have a web application client built using ArcGIS Server Manager which is currently showing a single map composed by three data layers. The map data are provided as a map service by my ArcGIS Server ...
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Good practices for storing connection info while deploying geoprocessing tool on Server

I have a geoprocessing tool written in python. It will be deployed on ArcGIS for Server 10.1 as a GeoProcessing Service and it's processing workflow includes some manipulations with data in SDE ...
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Why is result from gp tool not being created on JavaScript API?

Ok I am really confused. I can see the output of the result from geoprocessing tool. But why am I not able to add it to the map. As you can see the result returns all the attribute values. This is my ...
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Creating rectangle over a buffer circle with specified angles/rotation?

I have a layer that is a circle buffer around a point. What I want to do is create a rectangle around the circle, but have every rectangle be perfectly lined up N/S (0degrees of angle/rotation). I ...
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Creating MapServer in Geoprocessing service

Is it possible to create MapServer in Geoprocessing service in ArcServer 10? I have see that we can access MapServer from Geoprocessing result, http://<arcgis rest ...
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How to find names of Unincorporated parts of a county in Navteq data?

I am currently using Navteq Data and am unable to find how to label unincorporated places within the LA County. Most of these spots are small and spread throughout the entire county however they do ...
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Flaw in JavaScript API

I have been building a Model builder which is hosted on the ArcServer to execute a geoprocessing task which then returns the result as a Map Layer which is overlaid over the basemap. I have been using ...
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GIS Server for web service

I am building an app that has some GIS requirements that go a little beyond (I think) what I can retrieve from existing online web services resources so I am attempting to build a server of my own to ...
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Info from the getResultImageLayer missing

I was finally able to get the result layer overlaid on my application but now I am facing another problem. The output of the layer url does not show any field or attribute details. I am not sure why ...
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The remote server returned an error: NotFound

Our Sliverlight application (using V2.4) make a call to custom GP Toool which executes huge process which last for more than 10 min (avg), but before that client gets timed out. After going through ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 and Postgres Geoprocessing Service issue

I'm hitting an error when publishing a model from ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 to ArcGIS Server 10.1. The model I want to publish uses a layer from a Postgres DB defined via a Query Layer in my MXD. The ...
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getResultImageLayer is not working

I am trying to obtain the shapefile output that I am receiving from the gpTool, which is hosted on the ArcServer, and placing it on the Map using, gp.getResultImageLayer(jobInfo.jobId,"final_shp", ...
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How to generate Buildings ID numbers inside parcels

In order to decrease manual data entry, I would like to automate a task to generate numbers for all buildings inside a parcel starting with 1. For example, I have 4000 parcels and each parcel has ...
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Incorporating SQL Statements in Model Builder

I have a point data set where each point has a unique operator associated with it. I'd like to select by attribute = operator name and generate a new shapefile for each operator containing only the ...
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How to implement Routing in openlayers

I need to add routing functionality in my application how to add the routing in openlayers.
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What is fastest way to copy feature dataset from ArcSDE to File Geodatabase in ModelBuilder?

What geoprocessing tool is the fastest for copying feature datasets from SDE to fgdb? I want to make a model in ModelBuilder that copies an entire featuredataset from my SDE database to a file ...
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Problem with the where clause in ArcGIS when dealing with variables

I am writing a python script for ArcGIS. I have an input feature class which contains multiple pipelines which is saved as a variable InputPipeline. I would like to iterate through the pipelines and ...
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Unable to to run any geoprocessing tools on ArcGIS10. Log file shows that file is missing. Happened spontaneously

I have ArcGIS 10 installed on my computer connected remotely to my companies license server. Everything has worked fine for months, but within the last few days no geoprocessing tool will run. The ...
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Why would running LocateFeautresAlongRoutes GP tool return null?

I'm currently using the LocateFeaturesAlongRoutes tool wrapper for C#/.NET for a custom tool I'm developing for ArcMap 9.3.1. I've been able to run this tool in ArcMap outside of code in a tool with ...
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How can I debug a geoprocessing service on the server?

I've a geoprocessing script that I'm trying to get working. I've turned on Show Messages, so I can see how far in the script I've gotten before the submitted job fails, but it's not helping, as I'm ...
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Which GIS best for this problem?

This problem is similar to retail presence optimization. I'd like to know which GIS's could help us do the following: Given a set of point locations, create a circle of radius n meters around each. ...
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How do you convert raster to polygon while avoiding small polygons

I intend to convert a raster to several polygons, but I want to ignore too small polygons, and just keep larger polygon. How can I do that? Thanks in advance!
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Does Calculate Value (Model Only Tool) work correctly in tools run in Batch?

Am I correct that if my model has a model-only tool (Calculate Value), and then I run the model as a batched process, it will not run the Calculate Value expression? I wrote a model to upload, ...
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Determine minimum number of polygons from shapefile to cover an area of interest

I have a large number shapefiles representing areas of interest for an analysis that will be conducted using various sources of satellite imagery (IKONOS, RapidEye, etc.). Unfortunately, the imagery ...
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How do you declare an ArcSDE workspace for a GP tool in 10.1 (c#)?

What is the proper way to declare an SDE workspace for GP tools in c# .net? I am using ArcGIS 10.1 SDE (MS SQL) on server 2008, i want to write code so that everynight the server will fire a program ...
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Any advice to help troubleshoot failing ArcGIS Server (10.0 sp5) Geoprocesses?

There are a few geoprocesses on a recently restored ArcGIS Server that are behaving strangely. If we turn on 'show messages' and try to run the process from the rest interface, the process will report ...
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arcpy - how to run geoprocessing python script on SDE

I was testing my script on a .gdb on my local drive and I got it to work. The actual geodatabase I would like to run the script on is an SDE. I tried changing my filepath from the .gdb to the .sde and ...
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Can you script publishing a GP service?

I have a geoprocessing service in ArcGIS for Server 10.1. I would like to share this service with a number of external organisations that also have ArcGIS Server 10.1. i.e I dont want them hitting ...
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How to publish model in toolbox as Geoprocessing Service?

I am using ARCGIS 10.0. I have created a model . This models takes three shape files and return the result in the form of shape file. I run this model and found it works fine and a shape file is ...
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arcpy overwrite files in a geodatabase file

I'm writing a python script, I've got an mxd and its workspace is a geodatabase file with all the files I need into. The problem I'm encountering in testing and writing code is that, despite of the ...
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Not able to create a geoprocessing package in ArcMap using my own Network Dataset and associated data

I went through the following two examples to get an idea of how to create a custom, local Routing Task . . . This is a walkthrough that takes you step by step through the creation of your first ...
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Alternatives to using Arcpy

I seem to use ESRI's Arcpy site package for virtually all of my python geoprocessing. To ESRI's credit, these are an incredible suite of tools that can help accomplish a great deal. However, I would ...
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Calculating tiles extents using some level data

I have some data looking like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <levels> <level nr="0" tileWidth="512" tileHeight="512" envSizeX="5000" envSizeY="5000" minX="465000" ...
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Preferred programming language and software for entire remote sensing workflow?

I have been involved in remote sensing for some years now during studies. I am wondering which combination of software and image processing modules would be most suitable for an entire process chain ...
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Can I do Intersection queries in ECQL?

I am building a statistical analysis project using ASP.NET, Geoserver, and OpenLayers. I need to let the user draw a polygon on OpenLayers then find geometries(villages etc.) that intersects this ...
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ArcGIS/arcpy: Can a variable be set to reference an in_memory workspace object?

This is an offshoot question related to a question I posted earlier. I have the following arcpy code that inputs a Python list of polygon geometry objects to the Union_analysis tool, which then ...
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ArcGIS/arcpy: Input of in-memory geometry object to Dissolve tool in arcpy script throws Error 000732, input doesn't exist or is not supported

In an arcpy script, I run a Union on a list of geometry objects. The output is set to an empty geometry object. The Union runs fine. What I am trying to do is then feed that output into the ...
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How do I publish a custom .NET GP Tool as a GP Service on ArcGIS Server 10.1?

I have a GP Tool that I am able to publish as a GP service at 10.0. I recompiled the DLL for 10.1 and have followed the steps in the Deploying custom .NET and C++ tools page of the 10.1 help doc. ...
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Dissolve with dominant/majority field

I want to dissolve a feature class of land use polygons, joining subparcels in larger parcel polygons. I want the parcel polygon to keep the dominant land use of all subparcels, taking into account ...
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Hack to change data source of a layer file in ArcGIS 9.3.1 with python?

I'm looking for a way to change the source of my layer file using python. Actually I want to do this because I need to re-use a XSL template which is defined under the tap HTML popup of the layer ...
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Cannot get arcpy.MosiacToNewRaster to work with list

Below I have a snippet of a much larger code that I cannot get to work and I am not sure why. It seems that I always have trouble using arcpy functions with rasters. Can anyone help me get this code ...
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Project layer with custom projection

My ultimate goal is to know UTM and UTM Northing and Easting. The data can be anywhere in North america. I calculated UTM using arcpy tool (arcpy.CalculateUTMZone_cartography) and I tried to truncate ...
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explode overlapping polygons to new non-overlapping features

Given multiple polygons that overlap in multiple ways, I would like to export from this feature all polygons that don't overlap with others iteratively. The product would be a number of features with ...
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Is there an automated/geoprocesing tool In ArcGIS to slice, clip, or cut polygons using polylines?

Looking for a simpler method here. I am trying to split up / cut / slice existing polygons by using existing poly-lines. An example would be splitting a water body or land parcel at the point where a ...
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How to find the mid-point of a line in arcpy

How can the mid-point of a polyline be calculated using the geoprocessing framework, eg in a Python script? The polyline.centroid property returns The true centroid if it is within or on the feature; ...
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Do Different ArcGIS for Desktop License Levels Process Faster?

At my job, I have access to all three levels of ArcGIS licensing on my computer. My question is: Does the license you are using in ArcMap make a difference on the speed of ArcMap? I'm pretty sure ...
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Calling a custom tool from Python script

I have a script based gp tool published on web (via Flex App). The script goes to many different mxds to write a report. Then I created another model to do some geoprocessing in a different toolbox ...
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Grid perspective tool

I'm not a cartographer, but want to use a map for my project from world atlas book. I scanned the map, but no matter how carefully it is scanned, it's perspective is slightly distorted and it's ...

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