Adding Z value to geometry in PointZ file

TomPotter — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:40:09 GMT

I have an applet that I use in conjunction with a Geonics EM38 Logger. Everything works fine, but I would like to be able to capture elevation data. I have modified the vbscript to change the shapefile type from Point to PointZ. I can get elevation data displaying on the onscreen form in real time, but I can't seem to get it added to the shapefile.

X and Y data are added with Call Application.Map.AddFeatureXY(cdbl(gbl_Longitude), cdbl(gbl_Latitude), false)

I think I can get it added to the attribute table, but isn't there some way to add it to the geometry in a PointZ shapefile?

Tom Potter
GIS Coordinator
USDA-NRCS Montana

Re: Adding Z value to geometry in PointZ file

TomPotter — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:37:27 GMT

Seems like this should be easy, but no help offered and after a lot of looking, couldn't find a way. Went with my alternate plan and put an elevation field in the attribute table. Added lat and long at the same time. This may actually be better way to go in the long run because it will save steps later in the process.

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Adding Z value to geometry in PointZ file

Re: Adding Z value to geometry in PointZ file