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Congressional Redistricting

I have a project coming up where I need to create new congressional district looking at only total population data. I am planning on using the census tract level of data, but I am having some ...
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ArcGIS 9.3 geoprocessing service output consideration

I'm developing geoprocessing service which do few processes with geographic data. I would like to get somehow geometry of those data and use it in my web aplication (JS ArcGIS API). Now I'm wondering ...
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How to buffer increasing/decreasing population zones?

I will find out the difference in population between year 2000 and 2013. I have a feature class file with the population in year 2000 and 2013 that are connected to the municipal number and that is a ...
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GDAL bindings problem with ArcMap 10.1 Python tool

I'm really getting mad with this. ArcGIS sometimes can be so just...irritating! Forgive me if this question is by any means duplicating this one or similar ones, but I really can't find my way out of ...
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Switching between background 64 bit processing and 32 (so I can use 3rd party ie XTools)

I often run scripts now with 64 bit background processing enabled but when I want to use certain tools like Xtools table to text I have to turn it off as these tools are 32 bit. Is there a way to ...
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Clipping Buffers

I have buffered a line shapefile where many lines are intersecting but not broken at intersections. I am trying to select each record in the buffer file and clip all intersecting polygons in the same ...
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Create point geometry in a feature class with all the attributes prepopulated

So here is the problem. I have a text file with space delimited values. A standard text file with the headings separated by spaces and then on each next line values for these headings (columns) also ...
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AGS 10.1 geoprocessing service returning the wrong URL

I have an image export geoprocessing service that runs on ArcGIS server 10.1. It works by writing an image out to the scratch folder, and returning the location of that image. Basically just this: ...
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Moran's I z-score in ArcPy

I have a ArcPy script to calculate Moran's I several times (50 to be precise). However, I am not interested in the Moran's I value, what I need is the z-score returned by the tool. Even though the ...
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How to return text from GP service?

So I've got a website that I want to extend by letting people look up postal/zip codes for an address they enter. I've already got all the addresses (with their postal codes) for the city in an ...
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Python Script to convert a mass of KMLs to a single fGDB

I have a mass of KML files, approx 350+ that I need in a single fGDB. I lifted a string of code from ESRI help to attempt to do this - I got it working to the point of creating all the individual ...
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How to find differences between shapefiles?

Every month I have to QA/QC some streets data for an entire county (over 47,000 records). The first step is to compare the two files. Currently, I'm using a tool that was created in house via VBA ...
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Can I choose specific SDE version to create replica geodatabase from?

I'm trying to automate the process of exporting a replica geodatabase using the geoprocessing tools and eventually a Python script. I can't figure out how to create the replica from a specific ...
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“The tool not licensed” ERROR on a geoprocessing service on ArcGIS Server 10.1

I have a python script which runs well as geoprocesing tool. When published on ArcGIS Server 10.1 as geoprocessing service, however, it throws the following error: Unable to complete operation. Error ...
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SelectLayerByLocation not Selecting

I have been trying for some time now to create a script to extract the polygons within an extent, but am unable to get the same result as when I use the user interface manual method. Maybe someone ...
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GRASS Geoprocessing in Python Script

I´m trying to get some GRASS geoprocessig tools running in a python script outside GRASS. I´m able to import grass.script, but I´m not able to get the tools running yet. Does anybody know what I´m ...
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Why is the Frequency Tool in ArcGIS so Fast and Efficient?

Why is the Frequency tool in ArcGIS is so fast and efficient? Is it possible to make my own Frequency Tool with similar performance (in python)? I tried to do some based on python dictionary and ...
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How to make a 'Make Table Query' script in ArcGIS?

I am trying to get the make table query running in a script. IF I simply export the script from a model, it works without a problem. However, I do have to change the variable names, as this will be ...
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Running python 2.6 and 2.7 in ArcGIS 10.0

I figure that there must be a way for me to run python 2.6 and 2.7 on the same computer. I've got a program that requires 2.7, but ArcGIS requires 2.6. I'd like to be able to run both programs at ...
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Data Driven Pages and exporting PDF using Python

I am able to zoom into map_index shapefile rows for a group of mxd documents in layoutview and export zoomed record as a PDF document at the same time. I tried to combine below codes to make the ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 Python GP script shape as input parameter

I am writing a geoprocessing script that will need to accept a shape as an input parameter. This shape will be obtained by a user drawing the shape in a web application. The web application will ...
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Why does Merge then Dissolve return ERROR 000732: Input Features: Dataset … does not exist or is not supported?

I'm not sure why I'm running into this problem. I thought it might have something to do with the merged file being locked or open, but I don't see a "LOCK" file being created in Windows Explorer. ...
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Zoom to Shapefile attribute table row feature

I am working with the python code below in ArcGIS to zoom into a shapefile's attribute table row features without selected until the end of table one by one. I am trying to use this code but this one ...
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How to code Data Driven Process using ArcPy?

I need to come up with a Python code to automate a map creation process but I am a little bit of lack of python knowledge. Any help would be much appreciated. My problem is that I have a 20 mxd file ...
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Batch Converting ASCII into Feature Classes using shapefile lists

Problem. I have 413 ASCII files totalling 4 billion points, and my system cannot handle converting them to MULTIPOINT so that I can generate Terrains. Therefore I would like to create 12+ subsets of ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ArcGIS NEAR returns -1

We are running an ArcGIS 10.0 geoprocessing script written in Python that (as part of many steps above & below) runs the NEAR command. Both the input and output datasets (shapefiles & ...
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Streamlining Python Code for Big Data

I have Python code which is designed to take point shapefiles through the following workflow: Merge points Integrate points, such that any points within 1 m of each other become one point Create ...
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Programatically split a polygon with a line

In looking at this question, it occurred to me that I am not sure how one would go about using geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS to split a polygon with a line programatically. Manually, you would use ...
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Selection on Feature layer (geoprocessing)

I have a feature layers with states and counties fields. I want to make a selection tool. Tool dialog should have input for feature layer and two drop downboxes for states and counties. When user ...
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“Dataset xxx does not exist or is not supported” using Table to Domain in Python

I have a directory of hundreds of *.csv files, containing code/description pairs for geodatabase domains. I'm trying to automate the creation of these domains using Python. If I manually run the ...
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ArcServer Geoprocessing Service

I originally posted this in the ArcGIS forums, but I haven't been getting any bites. I've developed a set of ArcToolbox Python scripts, which I've been using on certain projects for clients. The ...
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ArcGIS Python Error Raster Domain

I´m always getting an Error with my Python-Code. Even though it is almost the same as on the ArcGIS Help Website. The Error occurs in line 19: Traceback (most recent call last): File ...
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Using ESRI geoprocessing services from a non-ESRI client (Python)?

I'm thinking it should be possible to consume an ESRI Geoprocessing service from a python script without invoking ArcPy or needing an ESRI installation on the client machine. For example I create a ...
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Error publishing gp model with python script as a service

I'm attempting to publish a toolbox to ArcGIS Server. The toolbox contains a model and a custom python script. The model calls the script. It runs fine in the desktop but when I publish as a service ...
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Geographic limit to overlay analysis in geoprocessing service

Function: I've created a geoprocessing service that serves a toolbox containing a custom python tool. This python tool selects a polygon and buffers it by 1 mile. This buffer is then used to ...
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Directing output to a mirrored file tree. ArcGIS, Python

I am attempting to modify the Batch Project script to: a) read from a text file of file names located on our server b) build a mirror of the paths to those files on my local machine c) output to my ...
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Using arcpy what is the most efficient way of projecting a selection from a large data set?

I have a large data set X(x1-xn) from which I must select consecutively the attributes A(a1-an) from X.fieldsSRC or X.fieldDST and project the selections. I have a functioning arcpy script that does ...
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Modelbuilder: Needing to input multiple featureclasses into merge tool

So I have 490 point fc's in a single directory with uniform spatial features, field names/datatypes. I'm trying to figure out how to consecutively input the first seven fc's into the merge tool, ...
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Zoom to Selected feature, without using 'current' in python

I am wondering if it is possible to build a zoom to geoprocessing service without using 'current' for the mxd variable in pyhton. Using 'current' my tool works in arcmap, but not in my gp service. ...

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