CreateTable error with a specific MDB file
When I execute CreateTable_management from toolbox in ArcCatalog with a specific MDB file as the first parameter, I receive the error quoted below. Attached is screen capture of the toolbox dialog:...
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I have a large set of spatially distributed point data with certain values. I need to reduce the number of points. The basis of reduction is to identify points that are within a proximity of, say 100...
View Articleline to polygon
question: I have a line file that dissects a polygon. This polygon is varying distance away from the line feature that runs down the middle. Think stream center line line and polygon stream boundary....
View ArticleAdd multiple fields in Model builder
Hi I hope someone can help me with this issue. As usual I thought it would be simple, but I can't figure it out... I want to add many fields to a feature class in a geodatabase. I need to to this in...
View ArticleProjection information in the Raster Catalog
Hello All, I have been creating rater catalogs from imagery data sets. Say, I receive 1570 images in one batch, I would create a raster catalog with geographic coordinates as output (below) Attachment...
View Articledissappearing layers from Arc Tool menus
I am working in version 10.1. I have several layers stored in a file GDB\Feature Dataset. All layers are added to an MXD and organized into Group Layers. In ArcMap midway through a session Layers that...
View ArticleField Info settings are not very sticky
Why, oh why do my field info settings disappear all the time when using the Make Feature Layer tool? It's so frustrating, I only want a few of the fields I created to move on to the next step for...
View ArticleBackup via model - name GDB as date/time?
Hi everyone, I am building a model to automate a monthly backup (separate from nightly server backups) of our SDE database. In the end I will convert this to a python script and have it automatically...
View ArticleCreating a point shapefile from a percentage?
I have been trying to find a tool or script that will allow me to create a new point shapefile from an existing point shape file. I need to select the first 1% of rows from my shapefile. I can't use a...
View ArticleList/Table in model builder
If someone could help get me started on the best approach to construct a model to do the following i would appreciate it greatly. I need to have a drop down populated by values in a field that will...
View ArticleComparing two layers of points
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have two layers containing data points (one human population and one species occurrence) and was looking for a way of studying whether there was a...
View ArticleChanges to FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion Method from v10.0 to v10.1-10.2
I have a python geoprocessing script that selects parcels and roads based on municipal boundaries for about 100 municipalities in my county and exports them from the SDE database to shapefiles for each...
View ArticleAssigning a new number to an attribute as a geoprocessing function
I have a model that I will use to publish as a geoprocessing service. I first select two objects from a database and create a new datalayer from that selection. I now want to allow a user, online, to...
View ArticleSimplify Polygons-Lakes
Hello to everyone, I edited some lakes in Europe but I did it very precisely and now I need to simplify my lakes. I also have rivers that are connected with lakes and the topology is ok because I...
View ArticleField values not showing properly when adding XY coordinate data as a layer
Hi, I tried to use Arc Catalog to add a X and Y table (CSV file) as a layer to ArcMap to make a point shapefile. The input CSV file and output table in ArcGIS did not look the same. My input field has...
View ArticleAssigning accumulated volumes in pipeline network
I'm working on finding a way to automate the application of volumes to line segments through a pipeline network. I'm open to any way of achieving this, be it through the creation of a geometric network...
View ArticleCONVERTING POLYGON TO POINT EDGES FEATURES/SHAPEFILE
Dear All, I would like to convert my polygon shapefile to a point shapefile where all the edges of the polygon will be turned into points. If possible all the x,y values will be automatically...
View ArticleTarget Raster for Mosaic Tool doesn't show up
I am trying to run the mosaic tool where I put in one raster as the input raster and another as the target raster. However, both of the rasters I want use show up as options for the input raster and...
View Articlewhen does projection matter?
Hello all, this question may seem rudimentary, but Its been bugging me and I want to confirm. If say I have 2 polygon layers, zipcode and city boundary for example, and I want to clip the zipcodes...
View ArticleSET NULL VALUES WITH CONDITIONAL STATEMENT
Hi, I wonder if anybody knows of the right conditional statement to be used in Raster Calculator to set to "Null" (NoData) the raster cells of Raster 1 that coincide (overlap) with cells in Raster 2....
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