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Retain ESRI symbology in Mapinfo TAB

Basically this was not possible but figured out a roundabout way to get the result. See arcgis python script to tool issue for final result. Other questions to get to this stage are Converting ArcGI …
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Write spatial operations to PostGIS from QGIS or ArcGIS

I need to write my spatial operations to a (new) postgis layer (as the data is to large for a shp file). Can this be done in the QGIS browser or from ArcGIS without SDE? When you go (for example) --> …
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Retain ESRI symbology in Mapinfo TAB

Is there anyway to retain/easily transfer symbology from ESRI to Mapinfo? The only process I found was posted in 2010 - https://groups.google.com/group/mapinfo-l/browse_thread/thread/883223ff4ae56809 …
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Stop ArcGIS model until all values are collected and then merge?

This is similar to Using If precondition is false, continue iterating next input in ModelBuilder? but I want the iterate tool to run to collect all the values and only then continue to the merge. Any …
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Python and Data driven pages - Advanced use

I need to make a number of maps where only one input changes (a layer with the range of a radio tower) and I want to add the layer, apply symbology, zoom to it, change the title to include the name of …
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Issue with branching model

I am having an issue with a branching model when the iteration tool is used. The test code/scripts/models are in Google docs or arcgis forums It runs and creates both versions of the process whereas …
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Null output from field calculator code block

I have a simple calculation to compare two columns and populate a new column with the lower value but I am getting null output...any ideas? expression re_score(!Signal_Strength!,!Signal_Strength_1!, …
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arcpy: check for same record in cell above and below

After using the find duplicates in arcmap 10, I want to check if the feat sequence ("find duplicates" marks all records with the same attributes with the same number [in "feat_seq"] and creates a ROWI …
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Import ArcInfo licence when required by tool in ModelBuilder?

Is it possible to check licences in/out as needed within modelbuilder? or will the following work -write a script to turn arcinfo licence on when the tool requires it and off once it's done? I need t …
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Unique name segment creation in ModelBuilder?

Is it possible for us to give each output of a process a unique name segment (inline name). So for example I have a process that dissolves, then eliminates and buffers a single input file. I need to s …
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Splitting data into geographic zones for multiprocessing

I have been looking at multiprocessing and tools like Find Duplicates in Big Data and they seem to simply split the data into sections based on rows/number of records. I am trying to do an intersect o …
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Why does Erase give ERROR 999999 (Error executing function Invalid Topology Negative point v...

The basic reason for this seems to be just the size of the dataset. See Why Intersect gives ERROR 999999: Error executing function Invalid Topology [Too many lineseg endpoints]? There are some othe …
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Obtaining extent of each polygon in shapefile using ArcPy with ArcMap

In ArcGIS 10 and Python I want to get the extent (xmax, ymax, xmin, ymin) info of each of the polygons in a shapefile. I can get the extent of the whole shapefile using file=r"D:\SCRATCH\ARCGIS\100k …
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Why Intersect gives ERROR 999999: Error executing function Invalid Topology [Too many linese...

I am trying to run an Intersect process in arcgis 10 sp 3 with 2 file sets (aspect and slope) from up to a 1m DEM across an area of 65,000sq km. The aspect has 9,930,384 records and the slope has 31,4 …
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Can concurrent processes be run in a single model?

In model builder (for Arc GIS 10) is it possible to run two or more geoprocessing operations concurrently? For example I have to run repair geometry on 2 files and then merge them. Currently it repai …
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