Esri is a developer of general-purpose commercial GIS software, currently marketed under the ArcGIS name. This tag should be used for questions about the company rather than its products which will usually have separate tags.
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Are there qgis equivalent to Cogo tools of ArcView 3.2
We are transistioning to Qgis, i have GIS users that currently use ArcView 3.2 (yes there are still people using this) they find the cogo tools very useful and I was wondering if there is an ...
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What makes a MXD file size larger and how to decrease its size?
I know that MXD contains information about layers, symbology and configuration of default tools. I have a few that are exceeding 50 MB and are starting to take a while to load up.
What are some of ...
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Export to a Shapefile and maintain Domain Coded Values
I maintain a complex parcel fabric that uses coded value domains for a few fields. These are short integer fields with values from 1 - 6. These values represent say 1:Integrated Registered Survey ...
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How to open an ESRI .lpk file using QGIS on a Mac?
I downloaded an LPK file from the ESRI site that contains USPS defined zip codes. Because I'm working with QGIS on a Mac, I converted the file to a .zip. There's a .lyr file that opened up in the zip, ...
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Binding to Selected Feature ESRI/WPF Runtime/MVVM
Given a ArcGISLocalFeatureLayer as a layer on the WPF runtime map object, how can I bind a ViewModel to the selected feature or graphic?
<esri:ArcGISLocalFeatureLayer x:Name="MySampleLayer" ...
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c# How can I get the spatial reference of a ArcGIS layer?
I m using the following c# code to add my layer dynamically on a arcgis silverlight application:
ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer mylayer = new ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer()
{
ID = layerName,
Url ...
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Need a combination of geoprocessing tools that could replace Extract By Mask for use with WPF Runtime
I am in need of a combination of geoprocessing tools that could replace Extract By Mask for use with WPF Runtime. The "Extract by Mask" tool is one of the tools that is not supported with Runtime. ...
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How to parse ArcGIS output XML?
I have a use case in which I need to parse the XML generated by an ArcGIS server, then push that data to another API. The ArcGIS server sits behind the firewall at our customer's site and exposes a ...
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What is the best way to parse ESRI geocoding results?
My project uses one of ESRI's ArcGIS online geocoding services to provide address searching capability.
Specifically I use this locator (only through the premium subscription model):
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Comparing ShapeFile Data in C# [closed]
I have made a List containing all the original data (.shp files), and I have another List containing the modified data. I basically want to check all the modified file data against the original... So ...
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How does one define the empty space between lines and polygons in an ESRI BIM file?
I have an ESRI BIM file which has a substantial amount of empty, undefined space between features such as as wall boundaries, stairwells, and door spaces. In trying to manipulate this file in order ...
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Read XY, get raster value and then update field
I've written a script to run through a point layer, using the SearchCursor in the data access module and then read the XY values. Within the with statement, I then use GetCellValue to get the ...
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Are database client files platform specific?
I'm just looking for some clarification on a question that came up with me this morning. Are the DLL client files (libeay32.dll, libiconv-2.dll, libintl-8.dll, libpq.dll, and ssleay32.dll) platform ...
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Where is the Object Loader in ArcMap?
I've only used the Simple Loader in ArcCatalog.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_loading_data_into_existing_feature_classes_and_tables/003n0000003r000000/
This ...
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What are the Pros and Cons to an ArcGISOnline Organizational Account?
ESRI is making a big push towards ArcGISOnline as a means for map applications. They pushed it really hard at the recent Southeast User Conference and did a good job at highlighting its advantages.
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ESRI WPF Runtime Deployment Tool via Command Line?
I'd like to be able to use the WPF Runtime (10.1.1) Deployment tool via the command line. If I run DeploymentTool.exe /? on the command line, I get the dialog in the attached image. The /c option ...
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Overlapping Polygons in same feature class using Arcobjects
I have a polygon feature classs with millions of records, I need to find list of overlapping or intersecting polygons in the same feature class, and how to do it efficiently?
I need a ESRI ...
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Duplicate an in use GeoDatabase
I'm wondering if there is anyway to duplicate an in use ESRI File GeoDatabase.
The GeoDatabase I have is being used by ArcServer for a few of our web mapping applications. Now I understand I could ...
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How to modify the coordinates of a SHP geometry using Geotools?
I have a shapefile with some polygons. I would like to change the height for this elements using Java. The rest of the attributes should be the same. I've thought using GeoTools but I haven't found ...
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Map extent changes - stack overflow exception - ESRI Sliverlight 3.1 API
In our Silverlight application in many work flows we are changing map extents. The below method is called multiple times, each time the application throws a stack over flow exception. We can not find ...
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FeatureDataGrid and FeatureDataForm will not commit to database or input data
This is the second time that I have posted about this. In my previous question they told me I needed to enable the Feature Access capability. I did this and then it said I needed to have a Data Store ...
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Creating an Address Locator with a Database of Geo Information
I am trying to build an Address Locator for ArcGIS 10.1. I would like to use a Microsoft Server MySQL database where location information is stored using an alias, an address, and XY coordinates. What ...
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ESRI ArcMap Add-in Config.esriaddinx
I'm in the process of converting an older ArcMap extension to an Add-In in C# and I am trying to best take advantage of the XML based configuration.
Config.esriaddinx works great for the basic set up ...
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preferred source format for OGR conversion to GeoJSON
I'm relatively new to OGR and GIS in general. Most of the sources I look at give a choice of ESRI shapefile and MapInfo formats. I'm using ogr2ogr to convert these to GeoJSON for import into ...
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Image width is not in range. Valid range is from 1 to 2048
We are facing an issue on ESRI sliverlight (v 3.1) and ArcGIS server 10 SP4 based web applcication. Few of the users complaining that map is not being displayed in their machine. When I investigated ...
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Write table blob field to file
I have a table with blob field and some others as well. I am trying to read blob field and save it to file using IBlobStream, and the thing compiles. The problem comes up in run-time, when calling ...
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ArcGis 10 - Field Calulator - Python - Synthax Question
I want to calculate a field, this is my working example in VB:
"C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Data\" & !Work! & "\1000_\" & !Data! & ".pdf"
I'm slowly changing all my scripts to Python, ...
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Adding, Updating, and Deleting information from arcGIS Server
I am new to ESRI and GIS. I am starting to get into using client data. I have created maps and put them to the server using arcMap and arcGIS for Server. I need to know how easily I can access these ...
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ESRI CreateGeometryFromWkbVariant creates CCW polygon
I am using ESRI GeometryEnvironmentClass that implements IGeometryFactory3 and I use the method CreateGeometryFromWkbVariant.
For the same wkb, in ESRI 9.3.1 the returned polygon is oriented ...
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Object does not exist in the namespace “http://schemas.esri.com/arcgis/client/2009”
I am trying to move all of my GIS code over the Visual Studio 2012. I have added the following references:
C#:
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Client;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry;
using ...
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In an ESRI Shapefile, what is the “Record Number” field of each record header in the .shp file?
The shapefile specification (http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf) only says "Record numbers begin at 1." (page 5), which doesn't specify what the field actually is. As per page ...
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Dojo Gantt Chart doesn’t work properly wqith ArcGIS API 3.3
I am using a Dojo Gantt Chart in ArcGIS javaScript API3.3.
and it seems that it does not work properly with the API3.3
popup menu which appears when you hover over the task or project; it pops up too ...
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Interpreting Firebug results on ESRI Javascript feature layers in the NET tab
This was cross-posted to the ESRI Javascript API forum yesterday.
I need help in interpreting what I am seeing and wondering why I'm seeing duplicate features.
I'm using this example: ...
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Comparison of two tables in ESRI ArcMAP
I have two tables with information. In one table i have information about KM POST. It include fields Object_ID, PostKM_ID,Measure and Measure KM. In another table i have information about bridges ...
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What data does ESRI use to create their US_RoofTop locator?
I'm creating address locators to be published on my local ArcGIS server instance and used by various applications. My server does not have access to the internet so I'm unable to use ESRI's online ...
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How to bulk import ESRI projections into Postgis
Where can I get a file that would allow me to bulk upload all of the ESRI projections into the spatial_ref_sys table of postgis. I know that you can get insert statements on spatialreference.org; ...
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How do I use my own basemap with Javascript API?
I'm trying to make a map using the Javascript API.
I want to use my own basemap, but I can't find the most simple code to do this.
I always see something like this:
function init() {
map = ...
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Strange ArcSDE error inserting null into state_locks
I'm working with a heavily customized version of ArcMap 9.3.1. It's heavily customized, but it mostly uses class extensions and special validations.
Environment:
ArcSDE installed in: linux, ...
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Has ESRI made any definitive announcements about 10.1 SP2?
My organization is awaiting SP2 before we can move our primary GIS team from 9.3.1 to 10.1. I have been testing 10.1 and have found a particularly bad bug that we've been told will be addressed in ...
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Calculating the distance between points and multiple lines
I have a point shapefile of about 100 points and a polyline shapefile of about 200 lines and I am interested in finding the distance between every point and each individual polyline. My polyline ...
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Why can't I access my ArcGIS Server externally?
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I have Windows 2012 Server x64 with SQL Server 2012.
I'm also using IIS 8 as a web server on the same machine.
I've installed ArcGIS for Server 10.1 ...
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How do I change the ArcGIS Server Web Adaptor name?
If I decide I want to change the Web Adaptor name, is it as simple as going to the Web Adapter tab in the Server Manager and clicking unregister?
And then would I just rerun the Web Adaptor install ...
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Where do I download the ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 Web Adaptor?
I've been looking all over the place and I can't find the download!
Where do I find the ArcGIS Server Web Adaptor?
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Options for displaying 3D data using ESRI web APIs [duplicate]
I've been looking through the documentation of the various ESRI web APIs to see if there is any support for displaying 3D data, but haven't found anything useful. Is there any support for this - or do ...
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Moveable ESRI / ArcGIS Identify Popup Window (Dojo)
I'm trying to get a popup window that identifies a location to be moveable. My code is similar to the API example:
var popupOptions = {
fillSymbol: new ...
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Why is there no Map.SnapToLevels property in the ESRI JS API?
The ESRI Silverlight and WPF API's both have a Map.SnapToLevels property that can be set on or off. It "gets or sets whether zooming will snap to scale levels if the map contains cached layers". But ...
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Work-around for slow processing times in ArcGIS 9.3 with Spatial Analyst functions
I am batch processing a large amount of distance functions (~50,000) using ArcGIS 9.3. In this version, using spatial analyst functions, it seems to be the case that users cannot parallelize processes ...
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sorted ItemFileReadStore list not pushed to dropdown menu // Dojo, ArcGIS
this may be more a Dojo question than ArcGIS, but I am not sure if the Javascript API is related to this issue.
I am trying to alphabetically sort a Dojo store and show these items in a dropdown ...
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What's the difference between Viewshed and Observer Points?
Can someone explain to me in layman's terms the difference between Viewshed and Observer Points?
Thanks.
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Difficulty converting standalone script to ArcGIS tool
As my title says, I am currently trying to make my (working) standalone script into an ArcGIS tool so I'm not the only person in my office that can use it. It essentially selects all the data within ...
