Need X,Y coordinates from point file

Question

I have a shapefile that contains several points but the attribute table does not display the actual coordinates (X,Y). I was just wondering if some knew a quick way in ArcMap to get the coordinates information? Is there a tool in the ArcToolbox to do this?

Thanks!

myname · Answer

You can use Geometry calculate to get XY coordinate of points, you can see here calculate xy coordinate points in ArcGIS - YouTube

AlexeyTereshenkov · Answer

Yeah, the tool Wayne proposed does what you need. Another simple way to calculate the XY coordinates as outlined by Wayne is to create two fields on your own in the attribute table in ArcMap, then right-click each of them and choose Calculate Geometry where you could choose to calculate X- and Y-coordinate.

T__WayneWhitley · Answer

Yes, so if you need the numerical values to be added to the attribute table of the shapefile, Add XY Coordinates does what you ask.