topic Re: Select anno that falls within polygons? in Data Management Questions

Select anno that falls within polygons?

NellHogan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:29:05 GMT

Not sure if this is possible, but, does anyone know if it is possible to select annotation from one layer using a different layer of polygons.
- I have a series of building names annotated.
- I have polygons with a given attribute (classification of the landuse).

Rather than going manually to find them all, is there a way to select the annotation which overlaps the polygons?

The desired end product is to gather the selection of annotation which falls upon the selected polygons.

Much thanks for any help,
Nell

Re: Select anno that falls within polygons?

WilliamWillis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:24:58 GMT

Try doing a "Select by Location". Its under the "Selection" tab along the top of the ArcMap window. In the Select by Location window, choose your annotation layer as the "Target Layer" and select your polygon layer as the "Source Layer" and choose the "Target layer features are within the Source layer feature" or "Target layer features have their centroid in the Source layer feature" in the Spatial selection method. Personally, I would choose the "...have their centroid in..." because the other option will only select the pieces of anno that are entirely within the polygon. Choosing the centroid method will select those pieces of anno that have their centroid in any part of the polygon.

I hope that helps you,
Bill

Re: Select anno that falls within polygons?

NellHogan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:01:13 GMT

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.

You've saved me much sanity 🙂

Cheers,
Nell