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Use this tag when ArcGIS 10.1 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
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Using .lyr symbology in ModelBuilder?
I'm trying to set the symbology of a raster output in ModelBuilder of ArcGIS 10.1.
I've followed the guidelines by creating the .lyr file and the adding it to the Layer Symbology tab of the Output ...
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Feature Layers fail every second time the page loads, with “Error: Unable to complete operation”
If I create a very simple map based on the Feature Layer On Demand sample, and change the URL to my own feature layer, the map consistently fails every second time:
Error: Unable to complete ...
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What exact format do I need to have for the inputs to make Path Distance work?
I am trying to run the Path Distance tool in ArcGis 10.1. Ideally I would like to utilize Tobler's hiking formula anisotropic approach to slope and a land cover cost surface to calculate the least ...
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create a zip code value to points
I have a shapefile of points (samples collection locations) with their longitude and latitude and the number of samples collected in each location.
My goal is to create a raster of the number of ...
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How do I insert a date string into the database as a date?
I'm using an InsertCursor to insert rows into a feature class. One of the fields in the source data may contain a NULL data value. The destination feature class requires a date - it is not nullable. ...
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Split one field into 3 fields?
I need to split the values in a field according to what they represent to be able to do a join on the data.
As seen above I have a ID field that needs to be split into the following:
The ID consist ...
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Georeferencing a CAD file and converting to SHP in ArcGIS without distance distortion
i have a land parcels dwg file in an unknown co-ordinate system and i want to georeference the file in ArcMAp and convert it to shapefile but the problem is that whenever i georef the cad drawings ...
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Creating Panning Buttons in C#
I am new to this and still trying to learn. I have a bunch of VBA code that I am trying to convert to C# and even the most basic things are hanging me up.
Currently I am trying to build a button ...
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if/then with VBScript in ArcGIS Field Calculator giving Error 000539: SyntaxError: invalid syntax?
What is wrong with this VBscript in the field calculator?
ColumnC=
if [ColumnB] > 0 then
[ColumnC] = [ColumnA] / [ColumnB]
endif
Each time I receive this syntax error message:
Error ...
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Convert .xyz to contours?
Can anyone help me convert .xyz file to a contours? I have recieved some .xyz files from the local council and am hoping to turn them into a terrain for 3d modelling. I have tried the ASCII to feature ...
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How do I synchronize field properties with the database properties?
I have a feature class with a property that is out of sync with the database table. The field property is "Allow NULL values" and it's currently set to "No". Earlier today, before I was aware of this ...
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How to troubleshoot “RuntimeError: The field is not nullable [Column_Name]”?
I have a python (arcpy) script that extracts data from a database table, processes it, and inserts into a feature class. It works in my development environment but not in production. I recently ...
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How to merge MANY lines within same layer that meet (join at some point)? [duplicate]
I have a line dataset. The dataset is vast and the lines are single features in the data layer. I would like to merge the lines which join at some point. How can I do this using ArcGIS 10.1?
For ...
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How to feed a raster map with values from other raster map
I would like to know if there is a tool able to "feed" a current raster map with the values from other raster map (so the values from the current raster map will be replaced by the ones from the other ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 Legend Issue: Gap when using the “only show classes that are visible in the current map extent”
I have a problem with a gap that appears when the setting "only show classes that are visible in the current map extent" is in use and when there is a number of items in a row that does not display;
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How to ignore certain values when creating profile graph in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have a statewide DEM I am trying to create a profile of, however the DEM has some areas of widely varying size (bodies of water) where data was not collected and these areas were all filled by my ...
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Arcscan greyed out
the Arcscan toolbar is greyed out.
The Arcscan extension is enabled.
The raster is a "bi-level" image
There is an editable polyline layer in the ArcMap TOC
Do you have any idea why i still can't ...
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Python FindLabel Function for Label Expression with Formatting Font?
I originally had this FindLabel function (which works)...
def FindLabel ( [NAME], [Count_] ):
if [Count_] != None:
return [NAME] +'\n' + "Well Log Count: " + [Count_]
I wanted to format the ...
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Connecting multiple Collect Value outputs to Cell Statistics + ModelBuilder ArcGIS10.1
I have developed a model that collects values through a number of integrated sub-models. I was hoping to use Cell Statistics to run an analysis on the results from each of the sub-models. It will work ...
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What is the word for “Bar” progress and write it in python script?
I am a beginner in python and have written a few scripts and I am wondering if there is a term for python to call and show the progress of the bar telling you from start to finish like you see in ...
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How do I load multiple shapefiles into the same existing feature class?
I have a hundreds of shapefiles and, based on the filename, I need to load it into one of three feature classes (points, polylines, or polygons). My code works until it tries to load the second file ...
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Export ArcGIS Metadata as a .pdf
I've been asked to automate the exporting of metadata from ESRI feature classes into .pdf files. We don't want the .xml files, rather a .pdf version of what you see in the Description panel in ...
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Using Ripley's K Function in ArcGIS for coral density along a transect?
I have some data from transects taken in a mangrove system. I want to analyze the spatial distribution /some sort of spatial statistics of how clumped/dispersed corals are along this linear transect. ...
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How to Send a Feature to a Different Layer [duplicate]
I have a polygon that I made using the buffer tool on a layer. The problem is, I can't figure out how to send this polygon to the layer I would like it to be on. The yellow polyon is the one I'm ...
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Faster way to “geocode” on unique ID?
I've inherited some scripts that (to my mind) "abuse" geocoding to position points based on a LocationID field. As the name implies, this field is a unique ID that really doesn't need to be "fuzzy ...
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Creating Layer for Selected Features, then Moving it using ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have a frustrating problem with ArcGis 10.1. I rarely use this so don't really understand what is wrong.
In an edit session I select a polygon. I would like to 'Create Layer for Selected Features'. ...
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Error in conversion of float files to raster [closed]
While I am converting a .flt file (in ArcMap 10.3) downloaded from MODIS website, it shows an error with a message like this:
:syntax error at or near symbol).
:syntax error in parsing grid ...
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Joining Information from Point and Polygon
I tried to find the answer to this question by searching, but I was not too successful. My issue is that I have a point file of around 400 Organizations that do not have a column of county names tied ...
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Using “Raster to Other Format” Conversion Tool (BIL file to TIFF file) in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I am trying to use the ArcGIS "Raster to Other Format" Conversion tool from a .bil file to a TIFF image. I have the following Python code to create the .bil file shown in this ArcGIS tutorial: ...
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How do I get a result's status description instead of a status integer?
This code snippet outputs 4 when the run was successful. Great! But how is displaying a number useful to anyone unless that person knows how / where to look up the status integer? I could perform a ...
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Raster Iteration in Model Builder - Allowing a user to select the raster inputs
I have a basic model that uses Raster Iteration to process all of the rasters in a .gdb. The model allows the user to define a weighting in the GUI and then the model runs a raster calculation on each ...
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Geostatistical Analyst Grid to Polygon conversion [closed]
I have interpolated points which created a new layer. After that I converted the layer into a grid (using Geostatistical Analyst's layer to grid conversion).
I want to convert this grid into a ...
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How to show an overview of all Joins and Relations in ArcMap Project?
Is it possible to get an overview of all Joins and Relations between my Tables and Files in ArcMap 10.1?
Right now I have to right-click on every file to see how it is connected to another file.
It ...
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Google street view Add in showing data only with no image
I have a problem with Google street view Add In : Its showing just vector the data - Address, direction arrows and street names without any images in the popup window when it is launched.
I've tested ...
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How to update the Z value using an UpdateCursor?
I have created the following script to mimic the ArcGIS 3D Analyst tool, FeatureTo3DByAttribute, which creates a 3D copy of a 2D feature class and sets the Z to a specified attribute.
import arcpy, ...
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Clean up attributes
I want to clean up the attribute table of a road shapefile for all the entries in the fields.
For example: As seen below I have a road feature with a "Name", Name From and Name To in the attribute ...
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How to delete polygons that do not intersect a line using ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have a layer of polygons in which I only want to keep the polygons that are intersecting the blue line.
How do I erase/delete polygons that are not intersecting the line?
The selected polygon in ...
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ArcPad Checkout from python command line
I have been developing a script to automate my ArcPad checkin/checkout processes. My problem is that I am having trouble getting arcpy to recognize the ArcPad tools from the command line. From the ...
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What is the correct way to write the code for getting layers from the server?
I'm writing a script to call raster from the server to load them to my MXD file. It is just like when you add the data in Arcmap.
Problem is that the raster I have is on the server.
Is this correct ...
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Projection coordinate system [duplicate]
I have raster image that projected by WGS1984 UTM Zone 37N. But my shapefile was Adindan UTM Zone 37N. Due to this, it doesn't overlay the same. I tried to define projection for the raster image to ...
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Debugging 'module' object has no attribute 'SdeWorkspaceFactory'?
I am new to python, am debugging one of existing python code, where am facing an error "'module' object has no attribute 'SdeWorkspaceFactory". Earlier this code was working fine but suddenly does not ...
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How to find co-ordinates of two intersecting features (circle and polyline) in vb.net using arcobjects?
I am new to arcobjects and i want to find the co-ordinates of the intersection points of a circular arc and a polyline. Can somebody please help me with this.
I've tried the following code but it is ...
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How do I create a new feature class from an existing FC and a WHERE clause?
I have a feature class. I want to copy the FC and use a WHERE clause to limit the rows copied. I tried using the CopyFeatures_management but it throws an error on the CopyFeatures_management() line.
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How do I omit the field mapping in a Copy As Python Snippet?
I performed a task ArcMap 10.1, using the Spatial Join tool in the toolbox. Then, from the Results widows, right-click and select Copy As Python Snippet. This will be the basis for a script that will ...
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Collect Values + Model Builder ArcGIS 10.1
I have a question relating to the use of Collect Values in Model Builder.
I've just come across this post (ModelBuilder: How2 pipe output of Iterate Raster tool into Raster Calculator tool?) and ...
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ArcMap PDF export not correct size?
Can anyone lend a hand with what I'm doing wrong here? I'm trying to get a 92x92 (because it's the biggest I can seem to setup) PDF to come out of ArcMap 10.1. I'm in layout view, set 92x92 in the ...
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How to calculate the number of points with differing characteristic in a polygon in ArcMap?
I have a .csv (exported to .shp) database with about two thousand entries of points. One column in this database has certain values (e.g. a point can be 'ash tree', 'beech tree', 'elm tree', etc). I ...
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Arcgis Server 10.1: Workflow/Setup for Secure Content?
We have a server which has ports 80 and 6080 open to the outside world--and probably port 443 as well. But port 6643--the default secure port for ArcGIS Server is not open to the outside. The server ...
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Building DEM of large areas
I am putting together a compilation of 1/3 arc second, and 1/9 arc second DEM data for essentially all of southeastern Oregon in ArcGIS. This surface would be used for geomorphological and geological ...
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Why does raster's cell size change due to rotate and georeference using Georeference toolbar?
I just found out that the cell size of raster change after I rotate or georeference it with Georeference. Is there any explanation why it works that way?
