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Select by Attributes (features sharing a common attribute value)

I am attempting to 'select by attributes' a point feature with the lowest numeric value which shares a common value with other point features in another field. For example: I may have 3 point features ...
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Exporting Selection Using Python

I currently have a search cursor iterating through a shapefile in ArcGIS 10.1 that selects a feature and runs a viewshed analysis on that feature (and only that feature). What's the easiest way to ...
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Calculate Field using Esri Python Addin

I am trying to select a polygon then it must automatically change (calculate) the status to "C". The tool seems to work in the background but nothing actually happens (the status is not updated). I ...
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Selecting a Polygon based on the location of a point

Currently I have a polygon layer made up of three shapes. All the shapes are listed in the attribute table. One of these three shapes intersects a point. I would like to select just the shape that has ...
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Using select by location to update a field in a feature class

I am using Arc 10.1 and I am working on a script that takes a value from a field within one shape file and updates a field in another shape file based on its location. Basically I have smaller parcels ...
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Can I get a list of my selected features in ArcGIS by using Python code?

I have a question regarding selections in ArcGIS. Assumed I have one layer in ArcMap and I have selected two of five features. Is it possible to get a list of all selected features by using Python? It ...
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How do I select all polygons in a layer that border 2+ polygons in the same layer?

My data consists of equal-sized polygons. I need to identify and select all the polygons that border two or more polygons.
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How to select features in ArcGIS based on their relation to other features within same layer?

I want to select all the features in my Waterlines layer that share a line segment with other features in the same layer. I've done a complicated search cursor iteration in python that takes a couple ...
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How can I select “ultimate perimeter” from a group of connected lines?

I have a number of drawings which I converted into geodatabase feature classes. Most drawings are composed or connected 3D polylines from which I want to construct TIN surfaces and multipatch ...
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How to split single shapefile into many, and use them as geoprocessing extents in ModelBuilder

I am trying to do the following things using ArcGIS model builder. select by expression to output feature class. use output feature class as spatial extent raster to point The main goal is to ...
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Select “interior” lines of a polygon-to-line layer

I have a polygon featureclass that has adjacent features. Using Arc10, I am turning those polygons into lines using the "Featureclass to Lines" tool. Now I would like to select ONLY THE INTERIOR ...
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Automate Select by Location

I have 2 shape files (A and B) each with thousands of polygons. I want to select polygons from A which intersect a specific polygon from B, and save the selected polygons from A as a new shapefile. I ...
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How to choose selectable layers in ArcMap 10?

Maybe I'm missing something, but I cannot figure out how to toggle selectable layers in ArcMap 10. In 9.3, I remember being able to choose from a list which layers I wanted to be able to select ...