How to Preserve Point Coordinates

Question

Where are point coordinates stored, and how do you add them to the point attribute table so that they can be processed and then added back to a map?

Scott_Harris · Accepted Answer

Hi Mitchell,

You can use the Add Geometry Attributes geoprocessing tool:

Add Geometry Attributes—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop

These are the attributes you probably want:

POINT_X: The x-coordinate of the point.

POINT_Y: The y-coordinate of the point.

POINT_Z: The z-coordinate of the point. This field is only added if the input features are z-enabled.

POINT_M: The m-coordinate of the point. This field is only added if the input features are m-enabled.

-Scott