Labelling as Metres and not Decimal Degrees
Hi all, I'm posing the question to my desktop users to migrate our data from a Projected Coordiante System (GDA94/MGA Zone 50 - EPSG: 28350) to GDA 94/ LL - EPSG 4283). Our data is in an SDE Databse...
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*Moved from incorrect forum* I know this is going to be related to the coordinate system, but everything I try seems to not be working. Here's the situation. I imported some CAD data into ArcMap 10.1...
View ArticlePython on "Calculate Values"
Hi, I have a cuestion about python expressions on model builder. Using Calculate Values, Gettime() work great. But Getdatetime() Don't. i want datetime.timedelta() and datetime.date.today() so i can...
View ArticleLand Change Modelling
Good afternoon, I am on the hunt for a land change model similar to the "Patchworks" program offered by Spatial Planning Systems. Since our organization cannot afford the large purchase costs we are...
View ArticleAppending features to a feature class with representation
We have a feature class stored in a file geodatabase that contains representations. On a weekly basis, we need to update this feature class from our production environment. We use delete features,...
View ArticleDeploying PYT files
Ok, having had the VBa support kicked out from under us, we've recoded our tools in python. This all seems to work OK but now I'm trying to figure out how to deploy this. I can just drop the pyt file...
View ArticleIncrease Recent File History?
Is there a method to increasing the number of recent files ArcGIS Desktop keeps a list of? Currently on my computer the recent history list maintains the nine most recent files (under the "File" drop...
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Spatial join by attribute
Hi, Not sure whether my question can be posted in this forum but here it is.. I am hoping if you could help me join line features by their common attribute. In the example attached below, I have lines...
View ArticleIGXDialog with ArcEngine Arc 10
Maybe I've been lucky, because I've used GxDialog for years with 9.3 and all the forums say I can't. But now I'm in 10 and it really doesn't work. I don't want to use the Windows.forms method because...
View ArticleLinking Multiple Points to form Polygons
I have a table containing a number of sites (n=34), each with four lat/long points. From this table, I'd like to do a couple of things. 1) Can I import from this master table, while having each site...
View Article*.lyr files missing source
I am feeling dumb today. I have finished Getting to Know ArcGIS and GIS Tutorial 1 using the license for DT10.1 provided with the first book installed about a month ago. Started GIS Tutorial 2 (the...
View ArticleFailed to add the field to the table/feature class
I was having this problem when trying to add a field to an attribute table and couldn't think of a reason for why it would be happening. I checked the ESRI Forums and found someone else that had the...
View ArticleArcMap Prompts for Save - No changes have been made
Hey all, I'm having a strange issue that I don't recall coming across before this. I've set up a quick ArcMap document (from scratch) to check some Archaeological data. The main issue I'm having is,...
View ArticleArcMap 10.1 crashes on load
I have recently upgraded from ArcDesktop 10.0 to 10.1 and am now every time I try to start ArcMap it crashes on load. I have thoroughly searched the web and this forum and have tried every "solution"...
View ArticleFind Percent Area of Polygon inside another Polygon
Hello, I have ArcInfo 10.0. I am trying to find the area of a multipart polgon inside another polygon. For experimentation purposes I created a single part polgon called BOX. I then place several...
View ArticleGetting started in GIS with multi-scale project
Choosing software Hello, I have no experience with ESRI software (or GIS), and I need your help coming up with a package. I am assembling a site study for 700+ acres in the USA. What I need to...
View ArticleBritish Geologic Survey projections for Kenya maps
Hello, I have several geologic maps of Kenya produced by the BGS circa 1993. Noted on each map is the following: Projection:-Transverse Mercator Spheriod:-Clarke 1880 (modified) That's great, but that...
View ArticleMaking Raster layers transparent
Hi there, I've got an issue with 4 raster layers that I have converted from kml files into layer files. It would only allow me to convert them if I used ground overlay and now the 4 raster images are...
View ArticleMerging Symbology Layer and Problem With 9.3 .lyr file
Hi All, I have two problem with some shapefiles (.shp) and related layer (.lyr) files I acquired for my research. The first problem is that the global data-set comes in three part, North Pole part,...
View Article"Zoom To"
In 10.1 there is no difference in function "zoom to" and "pan to" when using Find or the Geocoding toolbar to find an address or linear referencing location. How do you get the zoom to actually zoom in?
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