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Shorten polylines a given distance

I have a polyline dataset with lines of different lengths. I want to shorten all polylines the same distance on both ends (e.g. 10m each side). Is there a tool or script available that could help me ...
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How to automatically create all possible polyline routes connecting many point locations around a polygon obstruction?

Lets say I have 30 ports on the west of an island, and 30 on the east, and need to calculate all possible shipping distances between each and every port, with the routes having to steer around the ...
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Draw two separate lines from A to B and B to A

I have an Origin-Destination table like this Origin Destination Value A B 10 B A 100 A C 120 ... For all the locations A, B, C... I have another table indicating their location (Lat and Lon) Is ...
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How to create polygon from xy data?

I have huge number of x and y data . these are left longitude,right longitude,buttom latitude and up latitude. each row is an extent of a polygon.i'd like to create a polygon using these data without ...
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How to create polyline feature from two input points by following/tracing another polyline?

I have a list of things each have two grid references, start and stop points. I can turn these into points and join them with polylines. But what I need to do is have the lines that join the points ...
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How to create create cross-sections in ArcGIS?

I have some problems to find the correct tools for a university project I am working on. Would be really nice if someone could help me to find the right tools. Is there the possibility if I have a ...
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How to create multipart line and polygon with interior ring in ArcGIS Python?

My objective is to swap X,Y coordinates of feature classes using Python and arcgisscripting. Based on help examples, I managed to write script which reads and writes all geometry types. The problem ...
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How to divide a single polyline feature into multiple features based on points located on it?

I have a shape file that contains the bus route information for a city. I want to do two things.. Merge all the existing rows so that just one feature represents all the routes... I have a Points ...
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ArcGIS - VBA - How can I create perpendicular polylines of a specified length that retain the attributes of the original polylines

i, I am using ArcGIS 9.2 and am desperately trying to create perpendicular polylines to existing polylines that I have. I would want the perpendicular lines to cross the original lines at their ...
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How to create arcs between two points in Python?

I've been working on an python script automating the visualization of live point data. I have a table with two coordinate pairs. I'd like to connect these two point with an arc of a circle or similar ...
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Convert Shape Polyline-M to Polyline

I have some pretty old software that I am forced to use (no option). It's old enough that it doesn't recognize shape files of type Polyline-M, it only recognizes shape files of Polyline. I have a ...
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Tracklogs to single line OR several lines to one line?

Setting: I have several trucks driving out of my factory delivering goods and coming back for more deliveries. These trucks are equipped with GPS so that they may return tracklogs to me. These ...
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Using python in ArcGIS, create a line of varying distance from an origin point

What I'm trying to do is create a line feature from a single point, using a set distance and angle. Using ArcGIS and Python (I hope). Here's the scenario: Say I have a point at these coordinates: ...
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How to find the distance of a point along a polyline?

We need to find the distance of a series of point along a given polyline. We have a polyline dataset repsenting rivers in a catchment, broken up into river reaches (FID 1 through 35 for example). We ...
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Merge overlapping lines in ArcGIS

I have a polyline shapefile containing a number of lines, some of which overlap. By overlap, I mean that they follow exactly the same path for some of their route, but also have bits that are not ...
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How to sensibly digitise this raster, scriptably, in ArcGIS

I have the raster below which I want to convert to a set of vector lines: As you can see, there are small breaks in the lines and some bits are double-width. I want to be able to reliably import ...
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How to create a trade flow map in Arcgis or any free software

I am trying to represent trade flows on a world map where the size and direction of arrows indicate the exports/imports of a given country. This type of map is commonly found in magazines and ...
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ArcGIS: How to create a line with a specific length?

How can I create a line in ArcGIS 9.3 to a specific length? I click once to start the line where I want it, and then I want it to be, say 10 Meters in length...Similar to AutoCAD. How do I do this? ...
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How to write a script that will automatically draw lines from one point to multiple destination points? (ArcMap 9.3)

I need to create lines from an airport to numerous destination locations. The destinations change often, so drawing them manually becomes tedious. I want to create a script that will draw them ...