topic Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45534#M1908 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: black;">My question here is why they (N, S, E, W) got visible in ArcGIS Pro while we have lived without them for years and years. Do we really need to display them now in ArcGIS Pro?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:53:27 GMT JamalNUMAN 2017-11-09T20:53:27Z Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45530#M1904 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>There is a major different between ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap as the first layer is added. In ArcMap, the coordinate system of data frame is defined by the first layer added. In ArcGIS Pro, this appears not to happen.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>However, I couldn’t figure out why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro. Is there a way to let them appear the same as in ArcMap?</P><P></P><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/381816_pastedImage_1.png" style="width: 620px; height: 414px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 20:42:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45530#M1904 JamalNUMAN 2017-11-08T20:42:55Z Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45531#M1905 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am suspecting that in the Pro map, the data are in Geographic Coordinates and there is no projection set, so it showsn the 'm' for meters but the geographic designators as well (ie N,S,E,W) as a clue that you can't just set a map to show meters unless the map has a defined projection.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 22:56:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45531#M1905 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-11-08T22:56:21Z Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45532#M1906 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: black;">For example, in the screenshot below, the added layer has a defined “protected coordinate system”, nevertheless, geographic designators (N,S,E,W) are still there.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: black;"><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/383142_Clip_681.jpg" style="width: 620px; height: 480px;" /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:10:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45532#M1906 JamalNUMAN 2017-11-09T20:10:44Z Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45533#M1907 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Oh that's easy</P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/383143_display_coordinates.png" style="width: 620px; height: 164px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:16:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45533#M1907 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-11-09T20:16:43Z Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45534#M1908 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: black;">My question here is why they (N, S, E, W) got visible in ArcGIS Pro while we have lived without them for years and years. Do we really need to display them now in ArcGIS Pro?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:53:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45534#M1908 JamalNUMAN 2017-11-09T20:53:27Z Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45535#M1909 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Just a guess here - but ArcMap as it was designed used the minus side to signify E and S for coordinate systems.&nbsp; In Pro, the Developers made it more obvious using N-S-E-W designations vs. plus/minus.&nbsp; I'd say an UI enhancement is all.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:56:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45535#M1909 Robert_LeClair 2017-11-09T20:56:51Z Re: Why the meter “display unit” appears with direction letters (W, E, N, S) in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45536#M1910 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Its a new age!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:57:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-the-meter-display-unit-appears-with-direction/m-p/45536#M1910 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-11-09T20:57:08Z