topic Re: Display Table XY Dayta in Cartography and Maps Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803393#M352 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That worked, I used WGS 1984. I was thinking I wanted it projected , but its decimal degrees so your saying I should use a GCS. Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:46:55 GMT DevinUnderwood2 2017-03-03T22:46:55Z Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803385#M344 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I set everything correct but my points place me in the ocean, why ?</P><P></P><P>x,y in decimal degrees</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:25:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803385#M344 DevinUnderwood2 2017-03-03T22:25:17Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803386#M345 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Probably because your data are in decimal degrees but you're specifying a projection in Display XY data...? Or, you've mixed up X and Y. Can you show the XY data dialog?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:29:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803386#M345 DarrenWiens2 2017-03-03T22:29:38Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803387#M346 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Example&nbsp; -136.179137&nbsp; 25.945518 Decimal Degrees&nbsp; is the location of data dialog when using identify tool</P><P>but the actual data coordinate is -117.10765, 33.121972</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:34:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803387#M346 DevinUnderwood2 2017-03-03T22:34:16Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803388#M347 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>did you calculate the coordinates in the featureclass or shapefile's table to ensure what the point object is supposed to be actually is?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:36:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803388#M347 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-03-03T22:36:23Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803389#M348 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Please show the tool dialog where you've filled in the parameters for Display XY Data.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:37:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803389#M348 DarrenWiens2 2017-03-03T22:37:53Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803390#M349 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, since I did not export it as a feature class or shapefile, it is just an event.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:38:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803390#M349 DevinUnderwood2 2017-03-03T22:38:11Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803391#M350 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/333762_Capture.JPG" style="height: auto;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:40:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803391#M350 DevinUnderwood2 2017-03-03T22:40:26Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803392#M351 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You're specifying a projection when your data are unprojected. Use a geographic coordinate reference system and then project.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:41:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803392#M351 DarrenWiens2 2017-03-03T22:41:42Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803393#M352 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That worked, I used WGS 1984. I was thinking I wanted it projected , but its decimal degrees so your saying I should use a GCS. Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:46:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803393#M352 DevinUnderwood2 2017-03-03T22:46:55Z Re: Display Table XY Dayta https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803394#M353 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If your question has been answered, please mark someone's response as the answer to close the question out.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 04 Mar 2017 17:44:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/cartography-and-maps-questions/display-table-xy-dayta/m-p/803394#M353 JoshuaBixby 2017-03-04T17:44:18Z