Latest Contributions by danielpatterson1

I'm looking for an answer that I can't seem to find online. I'm looking to cut out a piece of one feature class using  the extent of another feature class as a cookie cutter – I'm looking to cut the extent of of 3 different layer (polygon and polyline) to match the extent of another layer (a raster mosaic). The problem I've found is (I beilive) is that I to use the extent of a polygon (raster mosaiec layer), and I cannot cut the parameters onto a polyline. "When the Input Features are polygons, the Clip Features must also be polygons. When the Input Features are lines, the Clip Features can be lines or polygons. When clipping line features with line features, only the coincident lines or line segments are written to the output, as shown in the graphic below." Any advice on a solution? ... View more

Hello everyone, I hope that you all may help me with a question I have regarding symbology layer overlay. I have 36 tiles of DEM data that together make a regional frame of raster data that I'm working with to build a trail map. I want the final map to show a sense of elevation change by color ramp style and hillshade (also contour lines, but that's not in question right now). I've established the color ramp style and hillshade value for one tile that I'd like to impose onto all other tiles. Is there a tool or method to overlay the symbology layer saved from the primary tile onto all tiles, at once, rather than importing the symbology layer onto each tile, one at a time. Below is an image of what I'm working with. ... View more

So, I'm looking to build maps for personal use using ArcMap 10.1. These would be used as trail maps to navigate local trail systems. I want to base my map's style off another I've found online. I'm looking for help breaking down that found map. It's posted below. Note - I'm searching for help deducing the layers, and their type, not the title, legend, pictures, compass, and description What what I see in terms of layers includes: 1. Raster - topographic. Is there style name for this sort of topographic map (contour lines and elevation divided by color).  2. GPS Data of trails 3. Civil Boundries 4. Hydrology I think the most impressive part of this map is the raster data. Any suggestions on where I could find such data for upstate New York with high enough resolution to have the maps printed. Thanks to the guys at Colorado State Park Trail Program for building this great map! ... View more

I'm looking to understand how experts may begin thinking about raster data acquisition for trail maps. Basically, where do you get your orthophotos for local use. I'd like to build trail maps that include all the elements of a good trail map - routes, legend, compass, elevation change, and scale. I prefer to build them on ArcGIS 10.3 instead of ArcGIS online for practical purposes. I understand the data we need to be raster data, boundary lines, and gps data. Esri can help build the rest. I plan to use gps data that local trail users have created, ArcGIS 10.3 functions, and topographic raster data. One thing I have learned is data can have a high monetary and disc space cost. That being said there are often free data sources, such as clearing houses, government sites, and third party sites. How do you navigate the network of sources? Or how does one, when tackling a project that requires raster data acquisition, start to think about getting their hand on useful raster data for ArcGIS use? ... View more

​So, getting my hands wet with ARCgis platform, an endeavor to boost my graduate application, I feel that I'm capable to build basic maps. hooray! At my current state, I realize that data acquisition is a struggle. So, Im wondering if there are effective methods experts find useful to acquire raster data, used to build maps on ArcGIS Desktop. i.e topographic, orthophotos, so on... Especially interested in data that can be scaled down to 1:10000 (walking scale) Thank you! ... View more