topic Units for Editing in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/units-for-editing/m-p/685289#M38861 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm trying to add some points in Arcmap and would like to set the distance (length) between them in Nautical Miles. Does anyone know if there is a way to change from Meters to other units?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:11:29 GMT KarenDouglas 2013-08-20T21:11:29Z Units for Editing https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/units-for-editing/m-p/685289#M38861 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm trying to add some points in Arcmap and would like to set the distance (length) between them in Nautical Miles. Does anyone know if there is a way to change from Meters to other units?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:11:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/units-for-editing/m-p/685289#M38861 KarenDouglas 2013-08-20T21:11:29Z Re: Units for Editing https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/units-for-editing/m-p/685290#M38862 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The editing tools use the units of the data frame (aka, the map) coordinate system by default, but you can override this by typing a unit abbreviation with your distance.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So, to enter a distance in nautical miles, type nm after the number: such as 5 nm.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>See this help topic for the full list of abbreviations and more info:</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/#/About_distance_units_and_editing/01m600000036000000/">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/#/About_distance_units_and_editing/01m600000036000000/</A></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:20:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/units-for-editing/m-p/685290#M38862 RhondaGlennon 2013-08-21T19:20:49Z