Features to JSON Projection Error?

Question

Did the update in ArcGIS Pro 2.2.2 change the internal workings of the Features to JSON function? There is now a 'Project to WGS84', which incidently does not work - does not change coords to decimal degrees - but also I am getting projection artifacts/errors. See the image below - one geojson exported with ArcGIS Pro Features to JSON, the other exported with esri2open. Approx 3' difference between the two. Looks like I have to go back and change all my models to use this old script unless Esri pushes an update to fix this. The original feature is in WGS84.

GabrielFM · Answer

If 2.3 patch 2 comes out in late March, when will 2.4 come out?

Drew Flater · Answer

This bug is addressed in ArcGIS Pro 2.4 alpha builds. When "Project to WGS 84" is enabled, the output coordinates are in lat lon, rather than in their native projection (and no CRS/Coordinate Reference System is specified in the geojson, per the specification).

Scott_Harris · Answer

Hello all,

Esri Technical Support has logged the following defect report on this behavior, which was reported to us in ArcGIS Pro 2.2.3:

[BUG-000118060 The Features To JSON tool does not respect the outputToWGS84 parameter.]

Our developers are reviewing this bug to determine further action to address this issue. If you are seeing this issue, please contact Esri Technical Support for tracking the issue - Esri Support Contact Support

Based on your feedback, it still seems to be occurring at 2.3. The workaround would be to run the Project tool on the input features to project them to WGS 1984 before running the Features To JSON tool.

Thank you,

Scott