topic When using add x, y corridnates to a point shapefile the attibutes for x, y are zero in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/when-using-add-x-y-corridnates-to-a-point/m-p/600802#M33847 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have point shapefile from a GPS device. I want to add the decimal degree location to the attribute table. I used the add x,y coordinates tool and the resulting x y and z field in the attribute table contained zeros?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 21:14:00 GMT AustinTomlinson1 2016-04-05T21:14:00Z When using add x, y corridnates to a point shapefile the attibutes for x, y are zero https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/when-using-add-x-y-corridnates-to-a-point/m-p/600802#M33847 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have point shapefile from a GPS device. I want to add the decimal degree location to the attribute table. I used the add x,y coordinates tool and the resulting x y and z field in the attribute table contained zeros?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 21:14:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/when-using-add-x-y-corridnates-to-a-point/m-p/600802#M33847 AustinTomlinson1 2016-04-05T21:14:00Z Re: When using add x, y corridnates to a point shapefile the attibutes for x, y are zero https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/when-using-add-x-y-corridnates-to-a-point/m-p/600803#M33848 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>what type of field was created?&nbsp; You did this in a table for a shapefile or a featureclass and not some other format I trust.&nbsp; In any event, try <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/add-geometry-attributes.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/add-geometry-attributes.htm">Add Geometry Attributes—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P>if you are having problems, it offers more options on the coordinate system and other information, although</P><P> <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/add-xy-coordinates.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/add-xy-coordinates.htm">Add XY Coordinates—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> should work fine if the the field type and data type are correct and you know the coordinate system of the input data and the data frame.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 22:20:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/when-using-add-x-y-corridnates-to-a-point/m-p/600803#M33848 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-04-05T22:20:24Z