ArcMap10 Basemaps not showing up
Hello - I have been having trouble getting basemaps to work. When I open already completed maps the basemaps that are already in the map work, but when making a new map I can't get them to show up. The...
View ArticleAdding attributes to dbf/shapefile
I am trying to manipulate a dbf file through excel. The only thing I'm doing is adding a new column to the file with a new attribute. When I open the related shapefile, the attribute is there, but it...
View Articleshape file of UK, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey
Trying to find a shape file that has boundary of the UK, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey in one file. does anyone know if one exists and if it does where?
View Articlecartograms
Does anyone know a good tool to use to create cartograms in ArcGIS and can you create from points or does it have to be polygon?
View ArticleCost of Bing Maps for a Single ArcGIS Desktop User?
Does anyone know roughly what the cost for Bing maps for a singe ArcGIS Desktop user is? My agency has decided not to go with Bing Maps for the enterprise but I have one user who wants to keep using it.
View ArticleAnyone know how to do a spatial join or use Near tool with the 2nd nearest...
I am working on bringing some old records from the 70's (with addresses) into the 21st century, and am doing a little quality control on the corresponding points I created in ArcMap. I was wondering if...
View Article'Create Fishnet' - can cell specification inputs be based on geodesic...
Hi everyone, I'm running into trouble with the 'Create Fishnet' GP tool-- any immediate help would be greatly appreciated. I realized that the units for the cell width/height inputs will be the same as...
View ArticleArcMap 10. Not displaying scale correctly
I am trying to export a map from ArcMap 10 that adheres to the scale set. The steps I follow are:Open a Print layout mxd with a data frame size of Width: 27.6278cm and Height: 15.2768 cm. Add AGS...
View ArticleSearch window not opening...help please!
Hi everyone, I am having a bit of trouble opening my search window, it wont open in either ArcMap or ArcCatalog (10.1sp1) I have tried all options (that I know of) for opening it (toolbar button,...
View ArticleCalculate Arc_Length
Does anyone know the mathematical equation to calculate Arc_Length?
View ArticleSaving Excel 2007 or 2010 as a DBF using the SaveDBF add-in
My company is currently using ArcGIS Basic 10.0 and Office 2003. We are currently testing 10.1 and Office 2010 with the intention of upgrading, and are trying to deal with some of the changes that are...
View Article"Inconsistent extent" error message for data imported from tab format
Hi all, I'm having issues projecting data I imported from Mapinfo tab to shp. When adding the data to ArcMap I get an error message "Invalid extent for output coordinate system". When importing the...
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How to display geological multipoint feature (e.g. bed attitude) at different...
I would like to know if it is possible to change the display of geological attitude data (e.g. foliations, lineations, bedding) according to the scale of my map, in order to avoid the crowding of...
View ArticleHow to add an objectID field to csv
I have a large csv file, and get the error saying there is no objectID field. How can I add one? I do have a field that could easily be converted into objectID is there a way to do that?
View ArticleTroubleshoot Request of my If then else VBScript Label Expression?
Hi, I get an error message 'No features found. Could not verify expression.' when I try to verify the following VBScript label expression in 10.0 for a Shapefile Feature Class attribute table: Function...
View ArticleAnimate visible frames in ArcMap
Hello, I am trying to create an animation in ArcMap that shows successive layers. Essentially I have 7 polygon shapefiles of buildings, each representing a year from 1995-2001. Using the ArcGIS online...
View ArticleArcGIS 10.1 Desktop Free Trial (32 bit or 64 bit?)
Does anyone know whether the free trial version of ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2 is 32 bit or 64 bit? We are having major issues with ArcGIS 10.0 running very slowly since upgrading our desktops to Windows 7...
View ArticlePolygon overlap question
Does anyone know if there is a function in Arc GIS that would allow you to identify the union of a few polygons? So I have a shapefile that contains many polygons. Each can have one of four attributes,...
View ArticleSelected Feature Not Present in Attribute Editor
I've found in some circumstances that, while editing in ArcMap, I select a feature from among the classes in the edit workspace and that feature does not appear in the attribute editor. If I choose...
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incomplete refresh between layout and data views
I thought I would post my problem and solution in case anyone has this issue later. Problem: I had a MXD where switching from the layout view to the data view would create an incomplete refresh (see...
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