topic Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other in ArcGIS Pro Questions

How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

VaL — Mon, 02 May 2022 11:00:04 GMT

Hi all,

I have some point which are on top of each other (duplicated). They have same name Dont ask why 🙂

When I label them with their name, I get 3-4 labels.

Is there a way to label only one of them, the other labels just make the map messy.

I did try with python, but I am not getting what expected.

Here is my code, I use in the label properties dialog:

def FindLabel ( [LocationID] ): ll=open(r'c:\Users\lefte-va\test1.txt').readlines() if [LocationID]+'\n' not in ll: with open(r'c:\Users\lefte-va\test1.txt','a') as myfile: myfile.write([LocationID]+'\n') return [LocationID]

This returns empty(no label values).

Any ideas?

Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

DanPatterson — Mon, 02 May 2022 11:41:33 GMT

Try this first

Disperse Markers (Cartography)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

or if you want to

Find Identical (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

and deal with them

Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

VaL — Mon, 02 May 2022 12:05:59 GMT

Thanks Dan.

However they need to remain duplicated.

This is inherited data, so I can not do much to improve it. Otherwise it must be one to many relationship and all rosy.

So the question still remains.

More over I am surprised my code doesn't work. Any idea why?

Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

carriemorrell — Mon, 02 May 2022 13:11:27 GMT

If you can use the Maplex labeling, the Remove Duplicate Labels (within a fixed distance) usually helps.

Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

VaL — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:06:19 GMT

As far as I remember, maplex required separate license. Is that so?

Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

carriemorrell — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:09:53 GMT

Its not separate, but I believe you need to have an advanced or standard Desktop License

Re: How to skip some values when labelling point on top of each other

JesseWickizer — Mon, 02 May 2022 17:01:53 GMT

In ArcGIS Pro, Maplex is available at all license levels. As @carriemorrell suggested, the Maplex Remove duplicate labels setting will remove the redundant point labels in your situation.