topic How do I add a &quot;spatial reference&quot; to a shapefile in ArcGIS Pro? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739503#M32436 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was given some shapefiles. One of them has spatial reference information if you go into properties and it works correctly. The rest have no spatial reference listed, and I don't see anywhere to click to add this information. I'm running on the ArcGIS Pro free trial, so I'm wondering if the free trial has this limitation or if there is another place to add/revise this for the shapefile.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:53:48 GMT StephanieDonoghue1 2019-09-26T14:53:48Z How do I add a "spatial reference" to a shapefile in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739503#M32436 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was given some shapefiles. One of them has spatial reference information if you go into properties and it works correctly. The rest have no spatial reference listed, and I don't see anywhere to click to add this information. I'm running on the ArcGIS Pro free trial, so I'm wondering if the free trial has this limitation or if there is another place to add/revise this for the shapefile.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:53:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739503#M32436 StephanieDonoghue1 2019-09-26T14:53:48Z Re: How do I add a "spatial reference" to a shapefile in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739504#M32437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Stephanie - shapefiles are notorious for missing the *.<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/appendices/geoprocessing-considerations-for-shapefile-output.htm#GUID-D880FCB5-066A-4639-BC18-160A8FEB36A3">prj files</A> (projection files).&nbsp; To create a *.prj for each shapefile, you can run the <A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/data-management/define-projection.htm">Define Projection</A> geoprocessing tool.&nbsp; It does require that you know what the projection is in the first place.&nbsp; If the shapefiles with the missing *.prj file matches up with a known coordinate system in your map view, then you can use that projection.&nbsp; Hope this helps!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:30:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739504#M32437 Robert_LeClair 2019-09-26T15:30:14Z Re: How do I add a "spatial reference" to a shapefile in ArcGIS Pro? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739505#M32438 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That did it! Thank you so much!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:56:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-do-i-add-a-quot-spatial-reference-quot-to-a/m-p/739505#M32438 StephanieDonoghue1 2019-09-26T15:56:12Z