Locate Features Along Routes - Linear Input Features
Hi, I have linear routes with M values (pipelines) and a linear layer of rivers. I want to use Locate Features Along Route to determine the location where the rivers and pipelines intersect. How come I...
View ArticleHow do I clip a .lyr file?
Hello, I have a .lyr file (it's an inverse distance weighting using the Geostatistical Wizard) that is laid over a .shp of a map of the US. I would like to clip the .lyr file to the map of the US, but...
View ArticleArcGIS Model Builder Copy Features tool fails with 10.2 fGDB as input
So far I cannot detect any difference between the two input feature classes other than that anything in pre 10.2 copy features will work. If I set the input to be a FC from a 10.2 file GDB, I get the...
View ArticleCombining Adjacent Polygons to create most compact service areas
I'm working to create compact service areas for a research project using contiguous polygons. Basically, I need to identify a number of seeds randomly (say 15), then create a "do while" loop to start...
View ArticleModel Builder
Today has been the first time I've touched Model Builder so go easy on me when I ask this question. Can I use a outside program in Model Builder or even Python? For instance, I am needing to use a...
View Articlevbscript calculator expression wildcard
Hi all, I have beating my head over this for two hours and for the life of me can't figure out the problem. I am simply trying to populate a field [Tester] with a variable value based on values in...
View Articlemy geoprocess tool dosen't work in webmap application
I have developed a geoprocessing tool in modelbuilder. it works very well in ArcMap, but when I publish it to use it the web application, the extent variable become string with XY min and XY max. The...
View ArticleExtracting Sections of a Line
Hope someone can help with this - I have a shapefile of road centrelines. I now need to be able to extract sections of these lines into a new shapefile i.e. for Road A I need to extract sections...
View ArticleClipping. Is there a tool which cuts out polygons from a dataset?
The Clipping tool that is part of the standard ArcMAP toolbox, ckips a layer. A, to another layer, B, discarding those parts of a layer A which fall outside layer B. I want a tool which discards those...
View ArticleUnion of two polygon datasets fails with cryptic message
I am trying to take the union of two polygon datasets. The tools runs for about 2 minutes and then quits with this error message: Start Time Wed Dec 11.. Reading Features Processing Tiles ERROR 999999:...
View Articleexport to feature equivlaent in Modelbuilder?
I am trying to append an xy table to a feature class and the Make XY Event layer in modelbuilder doesn't make the proper schema for append (copying event layer to feature class gives a schema error...
View Articleclustering polygons by sum value
I would like to group polygons that (1) are contiguous and (2) when the value of field X = Y. Specifically I am grouping zipcodes that are connected. a group is when 1 or more zipcodes 'population'...
View Articlemultiple processing
Hi , Please help me in this.. In arccatalog , i have executed geocoding tool with backgroung processing enabled. Now i need to run one more python script but getting this message: "tool cannot run in...
View ArticleExtent env. ignored by Select Layer by Attribute
I tried refreshing an old post (Select Layer by Attribute with Extent environment parameter) on this topic, but it doesn't seem to be attracting any attention. I'm trying to restrict a Select Layer by...
View ArticleRaster to Point Output: Points On Edge of Cells, Not Centered
Hello, The Raster to Point tool embedded within my model is outputting points on the edge of the raster cells rather then in the center, resulting in model outputs that are spotty. I attempted running...
View ArticleHow To Keep Tool Dialog Box Open
Yesterday, I checked a checkbox that would automatically close the dialog box for a geoprocessing tool. But now I want to keep the dialog box open so I can look at the results and Python code. Any tool...
View Article64-bit Background Geoprocessing and Production Mapping Load Data GP Tool
I have found that installing 64-bit Background Geoprocessing in 10.1 causes the Production Mapping Load Data GP Tool to no longer be able to run as a background process. Why would it do this and can...
View ArticleBatch Clip with Multiple Inputs
I am trying to run a batch clip for 60+ rasters and am looking for a way to incorporate a text/csv file with the location of the inputs and clip features. Is there a way to run the batch clip with out...
View ArticleMultiple Clip
Hello! I am working on a LULC Project and am trying to extract Information out of buffers I produced. Therefore I would like to produce one shapefile per buffer to quantify the landcover within. I am...
View ArticleVariable weights in a weighted average
Good morning, I am using the field calculator to calculate a weighted average of two fields and would like to be able to change the weights. Something like this: w_1 = 1/2 w_2 = 1/2 [Field_1]*w1+...
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