Import Attrbutes from Shape to Network Junctions

Question

Hi GIS-Community 🙂

I've a little question about importing the attributes of a shapefile to the junctions of a network dataset.

My initial Situation was that I had 2 shapefiles. The first one has many connected polyline segments. The second one consists of point-features with many attributes. The point features are exactly positioned at the connection-point between 2 line-segments. Every Connection between 2 line segments is covered by a point feature.

Now I built up a network dataset of the line-shapefile (with connectivity, turns, but no driving directions). In this network dataset there are (network-) junctions and they are exactly at the same places like the ones of my point-shapefile. But of course they have other attributes.

Now my question is: How can I join or merge the both attribute tables? Finally I want to have the attributes of the shapefile additionally to them of the junctions - but in the network-junction-table!

I already tried the "join" and "relate" function of the "right-click-menu", but then a completely new shapefile was created. The both attribute tables have no comparable row in the attribute table ... i think the only common fact is, that they have the same position/coordinates.

I would be very happy if somebody could help me 🙂

Best regards
Stefan Arndt

JaySandhu · Answer

Right-click on the Feature dataset to get the New menu for choosing network dataset.

Take a look at the screen shots at the following Tutorial if in doubt:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Exercise_2_Creating_a_multimodal_network_dataset/00470000005v000000/

Jay Sandhu

Stefan_Arndt · Answer

So you need to create a Feature Dataset inside you geodatabase and then put the streets, etc feature classes inside the feature dataset and then you can create a network dataset on them.
Jay Sandhu

Hey Jay Sandhu,
thank you for the help! But i think that wasn`t the problem (or not the only one).
In the attached image you can see, that the possibility to create a new network dataset is still missing in the right click menue.

I`m using ArcGIS 10 and the Network Analyst extension is (of course) activated. Outside the PGDB it`s no problem to do this.

Best regards,
Stefan

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JaySandhu · Answer

As Alan pointed out:
"If you want to manage both the lines and points in your network, you should model this in a network dataset stored in a geodatabase feature dataset."

So you need to create a Feature Dataset inside you geodatabase and then put the streets, etc feature classes inside the feature dataset and then you can create a network dataset on them.

Jay Sandhu