topic Re: Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions

Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile

JamesBarnes1 — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:45:51 GMT

I am not a GIS professional. I do not know how to work in Code, etc.

My land guy created a bunch of 'shapes' in ArcExplorer by creating Area Notes. I have exported these as an .nmc file, changed the extension to .xml, and opened it in Excel. I am so close to changing this to a shapefile, but I have one last hurtle...

My X's & Y's are in "Coordinatesytem9 = 102100" which I gather to be some kind of web projection thing related to mouse cursors.

If I can change these #s into some kind of geographic number (Lat, Lon; UtmX, UtmY; etc.) I can take it from there.

Any suggestions?

ESRI Staff, save your breath with the "Not Designed for this" BS, I will crack this. It's my work and I will control it in the format I choose.

Re: Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile

MarkBockenhauer — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:23:03 GMT

In ArcGIS Explorer you could share the notes as a layer package. Then open the layer package in ArcMap and export the features to a shapefile.

or you could share the notes as KML. It might be easier for you to convert the KML into a shapefile.

Mark

Re: Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile

EdanCain — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:31:44 GMT

Hi,
My X's & Y's are in "Coordinatesytem9 = 102100" which I gather to be some kind of web projection thing related to mouse cursors.

102100 is WGS 84 Web Mercator. Simply the default coordinate system used by Explorer which you can change if you want something different. Mouse cursor movement does give you the real world coordinates as it moves over the map for the given coordinate system you are using as long as you are within the bounds of the coordinate system extent.

thanks for the comments,
Edan

Re: Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile

JamesBarnes1 — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:48:07 GMT

How do I "share" as a KML, etc? I don't see this option. I can "Email"? "Help" file was not very helpful on this (surprise).

Re: Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile

JamesBarnes1 — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:50:30 GMT

I have version 2.0.0.900

Re: Convert Arc Explorer Notes to Shapefile

AndreiIvanov — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:54:29 GMT

Rob, you'd need version 1500: http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgis-explorer/1500/download