INEGI UTM projection (Mexico)
Hi, I have some data from INEGI, DEM (in .adf format) and Orthophoto (.bil format). The metadata contains the following for the projection (as they don't have ESRI .prj files): Projection Universal...
View ArticleArcGIS 10.2.1 Schema Lock Error
After upgrading to ArcGIS 10.2.1 I am receiving the following error: 'Failed to connect to database. Cannot acquire a schema lock because of an existing lock.' The error seems to occur when trying to...
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Why are my polylines suddenly so thick?
Greetings. This is my first post to the forums, so hopefully I've picked the right one. Please let me know if there's a more specific area to post this. I've drawn some polylines. I added in the...
View ArticleDynamic Text Label
Hi, I have an external model that produces variable year data, which I then join to a feature class. I want to produce a map where the label automatically updates with the correct year. For example, my...
View ArticleVBA for ArcGIS 10.2.0
Dear all, I was asking to my Distributor the availability of VBA License for 10.2. But they said that VBA has discontinued. But I read from here: http://blogs.esri.com/esri/supportce...t-arcgis-10-2/...
View Articlemaking a geotiff
Good day, I am using arcmap 10.2. I need a geotiff from my map and I use export map function for this (under file tab). This wil make a geotiff for the map I have on my screen. Is it possible to make a...
View ArticleLimit spatial extent when loading data from a database?
In an oracle db I have coastline for the entire US. I want to create a MXD (and eventually an ags 10.1 rest service) that is just a smaller extent (Mobile bay, AL). Do I limit the spatial extent when I...
View ArticleUse older ArcGIS 8.2 custom extension in ArcGIS 10.2 - toolbar controls...
(Originally posted to wrong topic. I deleted and reposted here.) All, I have an old extension that was used with ArcGIS 8.2. I believe it is a VB 6.0 extension that was written in 2004. I do not have...
View ArticleSet Position of "Select by Attributes" Dialog
I am working with two large monitors, and when I open the Select by Attributes dialog, it always appears in the upper left of the map window. This is inconvenient for me. I would like to control where...
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Spatial Join for symbolizing poly-line attributes that are mostly within a...
I have been struggling with automating a map - a task that I imagine is fairly simple to accomplish (which makes it all the more frustrating): I work for an oil & gas operating company and I have a...
View ArticleMosaic Dataset Uncompressed Size
We have a mosaic dataset with 1580 georeferenced jpegs. The uncompressed size of the mosaic dataset is 2.06 PD (petabytes). The problems we are having are simply related to opening up the attribute...
View Article"You don't have permission to access /attachments/ on this server."
What's going on with this forum when occassionally there is an attachment that you can't download? I just get "You don't have permission to access /attachments/ on this server." when I try to get the...
View ArticleAdding Multiple Layers/Rasters
Hello All, Essentially, I have a a few thousand or so LIDAR tiles covering a county at my disposal. I also have a reference grid for those particular tiles. I want to do some surface analysis on a...
View ArticleCreate Ms-Access type queries in ArcMap
We have a dataset with a personal GDB (mdb) with several feature classes and an mxd tied to those features to create layers based on definition queries… Currently to QAQC our data we use MsAccess...
View ArticleAdding a field sampling grid, placed at a desired angle, to a map
I am a teacher trying to assist one of my students with a question. We are using ArcGIS 10.1 and my student would like to add a sampling grid to a map, i.e. a grid that he can follow in the field when...
View Article10.2.1 Attribute query on layer with definition query
I have recently updated from 10.0 to 10.2.1 and from using ArcSDE connection to direct oracle connections. I have installed the instantclient_11_2 from the customer care portal following the...
View ArticleSave MXD containing Group Layers.
Dear, I have been working on a map document (MXD) My layers are classified by Group Layers - Sub-Group Layers - Layers. After setting the map document properties to Store relative paths and finalizing...
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Possible bug with Simplify Polygon tool (ArcAdvanced 10.2.1)
I've noticed a possible bug with the Simplify Polygon tool using ArcAdvanced 10.2.1. When i first run the tool i get an option to set the 'maximum allowable offset' however once the tool has run if i...
View ArticleRepostioning ESRI Imagery Source info
I've been noticing on maps that I have received from clients who use the ESRI imagery that they are able to reposition or move the source information from at the bottom right hand corner of the imagery...
View ArticleData Source Retained even after removed, Lock files created
I'm running ArcMap 10.1 and working on a project. I have an MXD file that I had included a Parcel Data shapefile in. Someone on our server was trying to copy the same shapefile and (probably kept...
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