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ArcMap is the former flagship application of ArcGIS Desktop and the tag for that (arcgis-desktop) should also be added for any questions about its GUI
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Automatically update the time and date shapefile
The Datetime field in shapefiles do not record time, they only record the date, so all dates in a shapefile table displays as 12:00 am (or 00:00:00).
However, for coverages and shapefiles, the tim …
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Force ArcMap to release unused Excel file
the ArcMap application. … If you remove
the table from the map and use refresh on the folder (using the
ArcCatalog window), it releases the lock without having to close
ArcMap …
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Only display Top 10% of values ArcMap
This is simple to do if your feature class is in a sql geodatabase - you can just set a definition query to select literally just the top 10 percent of values:
Value IN (SELECT TOP(10) PERCENT Value f …
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Calculating area of blocks in polygon intersect?
Right-click on your layer in ArcMap and select Open Attribute Table. Look for a field with a name like SHAPE_AREA. …
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Side By Side Pages in Layout View?
ArcMap supports only a single layout. … Please see FAQ: Can ArcMap have multiple layout views? …
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Populating an attribute field
In Arcmap open the Attribute table
click on the context menu and select Add Field
Type in the name of your new field and make sure the field type is set to "Short Integer" and add a Default Vaule …
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Field calculator add sequential number to text field to populate a unique ID
In the field calculator window, select Python Parser, check the Show Codeblock box.
Pre-logic script code:
from collections import defaultdict
valueUsage = defaultdict(int)
def unique_id(inputfiel …
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What is a simple script that can change the data frame name in an MXD?
Using info from DataFrame - to change data frame 'Data' to 'Layers':
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = r"c:\temp"
for mxd_file in arcpy.ListFiles(*.mxd):
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(mxd_file …
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Finding valves to turn off for water line using ArcMap?
ArcGIS for Water Utilities is a free add-on from Esri for ArcGIS Desktop that offers network tracing including Valve Isolation.
The Valve Isolation tool traces your network from a specified point ( …
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Deauthorizing ArcGIS for Desktop 60 Day Trial
License queries need to go through to whoever issued your license. This would normally be Esri or one of their distributors.
Contact details for Esri and their distributors can be found on the Esri C …
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UpdateCursor error
It appears you're mixing the syntax of the old arcpy.UpdateCursor() with the newer arcpy.da.UpdateCursor().
Try changing your cursor to be something like:
updateFields = ["R_value", "G_value", "B_va …
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What is the relationship between ArcMap scale and JPEG width/height?
If you change the extent displayed in ArcMap and then export the dimensions will remain the same, but the exported extent will be different. … If you keep the same extent, resize your data frame (resize the ArcMap window), the scale will change but it will export the same extent. …
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Trying to plot coordinates through xy data, but ArcMap plots the points in the Atlantic ocea...
I suspect that ArcMap is interpreting your coordinates as Meters, rather than Degrees. …
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Data Driven Pages Navigation in a Script
You're assigning an integer value to a variable, not to your data driven pages. You are setting np = cp + 1, so, for example, if your current page is 2 then:
np = cp + 1
will return
np = 3
but …
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Finding lines that fold over themselves
Is there some other workflow or tool available in ArcMap to find these lines so that I can correct them? …