topic ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry in ArcGIS Pro Questions

ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

DonovanCorliss — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:37:44 GMT

On my attribute table, I can calculate a field but I don't see the handy Calculate Geometry that I found in 10.2.2.

Do I need to go back to a script to add a Latitude and Longitude field in my attribute table?

I am using a File Geodatabase table in ArcGIS Pro 1.0 (Prerelease 2, Build 1692

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

JoshuaBixby — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:10:16 GMT

I believe Add Geometry Attributes is replacing Calculate Geometry in ArcGIS Pro, at least that was the word during beta testing.

UPDATE: Since ArcGIS Pro 2.2, a comparable Calculate Geometry tool has been available.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

DonovanCorliss — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:41:27 GMT

Thanks - Geoprocessing Tools - Add Geometry Attributes worked like a charm. I got x, y, z, and m.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

AndyFairbairn — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:03:14 GMT

Add Geometry Attributes seems to be fine if you want to add new columns to your attribute table, but what if you just want to update existing geometry columns? I have managed to use Field Calculator for areas - e.g. !shape.area@hectares! but not sure how to do this for x and y coordinates - !shape.center()! ? - can anyone help me with the syntax for this please?

I miss the Calculate Geometry tool!

Thanks,

Andy.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:57:42 GMT

According to the documentation for Add Geometry Attributes:

One or many attribute fields will be added to the input features depending on the options specified in the Geometry Properties parameter. If the fields already exist in the input features, the values in those fields will be overwritten.

If you want to use Calculate Field instead, the examples in the documentation cover your situation. For example, !SHAPE.CENTROID.X! and !SHAPE.CENTROID.Y!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

AndyFairbairn — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:45:36 GMT

Thanks for that Joshua - since the field names in my data don't match those that Add Geometry Attributes wants to add, it looks like Calculate Field is my only option as far as I can see (unfortunately I don't have the option of modifying the attribute table fields in this case). So, thanks for the help with centroid syntax - somehow managed to miss that when looking through the e.g.s in the documentation.

Cheers,

Andy.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

LeeBrannon — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:48:43 GMT

Joshua's comment was very helpful, but I have an issue that requires an additional parameter in using the Field Calculator to get XY values into existing fields. My data is in State Plane Feet but I need to calculate the XY coords in decimal degrees for my existing XY fields. How do I specify that I want my output units to be decimal degrees?

I tried !SHAPE.CENTROID.X@DECIMALDEGREES! but it failed so I am guessing my syntax is wrong.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:14:01 GMT

According to the Calculate Field documentation:

Python expressions can use the geometry area and length properties with an areal or linear unit to convert the value to a different unit of measure (for example, !shape.length@kilometers!).

I don't believe getting XY coordinates in decimal degrees from projected data is supported with the tool. I believe the Add Geometry Attributes tool is what you should be trying to use.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

LeeBrannon — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 22:00:47 GMT

I think you are correct. After a bit of testing with my data and using the Add Geometry Attributes tool, it appears I'll have to use the tool to get my point coords in DD (in the tool created xy fields) then calc the coords into my original fields. Not stoked about the extra step. Anyway, much thanks for the info!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

JeremyTisdale — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 03:22:50 GMT

I had a really long look for a solution to this problem. I was disappointed and angered by the fact they got rid of the calculate geometry tool.

Once I got over that disappointment, I hunted for a solution and came across this thread. I had tried to use the Add Geometry tool, but the point features do not have a 'z' or 'm' value so the tool crashed. When I tried he add X Y coordinates tool, it was giving me the information in meters. After trying some other quick little scripts and lots of other reading, I realized I had to use the Add XY Coordinates tool, but under the Environment tab, I changed the output coordinates to Geographic Coordinates, WGS 1984 and it gave the information as decimal degrees. I hope this saves someone some time.

THIS ISSUE IS FIXED AND THE TOOL HAS BEEN UPDATED TO DEAL WITH THIS.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

HollyBaun1 — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:10:36 GMT

Thank you very much Jeremy! I saw this thread several months ago, but had not found a solution either, so I moved on. Back at trying to get DD coordinates from placed points efficiently and this worked great!

Initially when I tried to run Add XY Coordinates, it failed and said the layer I was using was not editable. Even though I could view it in my geodatabase, something wasn't saved right (user error!!). I ran a Conversion on the layer and then ran the XY tool, selecting Geographic Coordinates, and it worked fine. After having success with that tool, I also retried the Add Geometry Attributes tool on another point feature layer, and it worked as well. Both tools will calculate in decimal degrees as long as WGS 1984 is selected as the Coordinate System. Both tools will create a Point_X or Point_Y field. If either is run subsequently when those fields already exist, they will overwrite the existing field data.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

Bahram-Jomehzadeh — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 22:43:03 GMT

The solution is in How To: Calculate geometry in ArcGIS Pro page!

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

KoryKramer — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:45:38 GMT

https://community.esri.com/ideas/10695 is now In Product Plan and I think we'll see this with the release of Pro 2.2.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

Anonymous User — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:52:27 GMT

This short video I created explains the options I was able to implement for calculating XY coordinates in decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, seconds. ArcGIS Pro - Calculate XY Coordinate Geometry in DD and DMS

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

AlexanderEricsson1 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:33:45 GMT

Found this helpful: Convert Coordinate Notation—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop It worked for me

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

DarylHochhalter — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:35:53 GMT

That is not the correct answer, calculate and add do two different things.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:32:38 GMT

Given this thread is almost 5 years old, it isn't surprising the information isn't necessarily relevant/accurate any longer. Prior to Pro 2.2, there was no Calculate Geometry Attributes so Add Geometry Attributes was all that is available. Instead of simply saying the answer isn't correct, it would have been more helpful to the community to post that Calculate Geometry Attributes is now available and addresses the OP's question.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

DarylHochhalter — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:01:04 GMT

KKramer-esristaff had already done that 2 years ago, guess I was hoping the original author might come back and select a new correct answer. Had I not already known that, might not have looked past the correct answer.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

JeremyTisdale — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:27:45 GMT

Sorry, I did not feel it was necessary to update as the other posters had already commented and shown the corrected tools. I am happy they have updated the program to fix the issue.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Calculate Geometry

KoryKramer — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:45:40 GMT

Hi Daryl Hochhalter‌ I'm assuming this is related to this idea you posted yesterday: https://community.esri.com/ideas/17517

Comment back over on that idea thread, because I'm pretty sure with Calculate Geometry that is now "already offered" but definitely want to know if there is something still missing for your workflows.

Thank you.