geodatabase folder - view contents
Hi I have been sent a number of geodatabase files which contain .gdbtables, gdbindexes, gdbtablx and.spx file extensions. Am I able to view these in ArcMap? I've tried connecting to the folder they are...
View ArticleConvert Shape Length and Area Fields from Meters to Kilometers
Hi Guys, I have added a polygon shapefile to a personal geodatabase and as per usual the shape length and area fields have been automatically created and added to the attributes table. In this case the...
View ArticleNetCDF Raster layer spatial reference missing
Hi - I'm having a problem with reading NetCDF files. I have used the Multidimension tool 'Make NetCDF Raster Layer' and entered the variable and x y dimensions (lat and lon) as they appear in the file....
View ArticleCoded domain description does not work on feature class with two joins
I have a polygon layer that I join to another table that has a coded domain field. If I setup a MapTip to use the coded domain, it shows the description fine. If I then join another table to the...
View ArticleArcMap not responding - Waiting on splwow64.exe
I am doing a lot of conversions from CAD drawings to GIS and every so often I am running into a problem. After adding the CAD drawings to a geodatabase, I then use spatial adjustment to move the prints...
View ArticleText to Columns
I have a field in my attribute table that contains last, first names and I want to put the last name only in another field in the table. What is the easiest way to do this? Thanks! Lori
View ArticleCopy-Paste from one map to another - pasted as 'picture'
I'm copying elements, circle symbols, text, square text etc. All non-picture graphics, but when I paste them they are pasted as 'pictures' and much larger than the original graphic. It happened when...
View ArticleCritical error: Apply Symbology From Layer (ArcMap 10.1)
Hello, I recently upgraded to ArcMap 10.1. When I try to run "Apply Symbology From Layer" on a layer which is within a layer group (along with many other layers), the layer group is deleted along with...
View ArticlePage and Print Setup Settings in Template
How do I change the default page and print settings in ArcMap. I have created a new template and saved it as normal.mxt in my template folder. It opens fine, however, the document's paper orientation...
View ArticleOne-to-Many Relationship implementation
This is a question for the community on experience with one-to-many relationship implementation. My experience with one-to-many relationships is primarily with cases where a foreign key is added to the...
View ArticleConverting .mxd to .tpk map files - corrupt JPEG
Hello, after creating a map file using ArcMap 10.1 I convert the files from the .mxd format to the .tpk format for offline viewing on an Android tablet. I use the python script described here:...
View ArticleKeeping polygon id when extracting a raster by mask
Hi, I have a raster layer and a polygon layer consisting of several circles (each circle has a different id). I want to extract the raster layer so that I only have the raster data for the areas...
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Consistent problem occurring when reprojecting raster imagery
Hi, I am wondering whether anyone may be able to help me. I am trying to reproject some BMNG imagery from GCS_WGS_1984 to WGS_1984~_Web_Mercator_Auxilary_Sphere. I thought this would be a simple case...
View ArticleQuery for distinct values
In SQL, it is easy to get distinct values from a table. When open a table in ArcMap, how can retrieve distinct values of an attribute? Thanks.
View ArticleThousands of DefaultXX.gdb being created and affecting performance
Hi, I was having some performance issues with ArcMap 10 at work. Overall performance was sluggish, and whenever I would click the Add Data button, the program would freeze up for several minutes before...
View ArticleDisconnecting a user from within ArcCatalog
Hi, Within ArcCatalog I am able to right-click > Manage > Locks > on the Lock screen select the lock you want to remove, right-click disconnect user. Then I get insufficient privileges. I...
View Articlecreating points help
Trying to create points from data, that I've linked to a polygon layer, it has no x,y data, and linked it via code that they share. Need help in how to create points? There is one point per polygon,...
View ArticleCOGO - Ground to Grid question
I am just not understanding the ground to grid conversion calculation. I'm working with an old survey and need to COGO the boundary. I'm using a State Plane projection. I've read the 10.1 Help file and...
View Articledimension feature class: text labels
It seems that dimension feature classes will not accept a text-type field as the label. In other words, I can only have a numeric data type field as the label? Thanks for any help, Paul Lohr
View ArticleSelect Feature tool is selecting all features on screen
When using the Select Feature tool GUI to select points from a feature class all points are selected as opposed to the features I am selecting. Selecting one single point will select every point in the...
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