topic Re: Shape_area field units in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718381#M40676 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Only if your X/Y units were in 63.614935353264330736204577034477 meter increments <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Populating a shape_acres column is easily possible from a trigger (if the X/Y units are cartesian)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>or function (where projections are supported).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>- V</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:52:50 GMT VinceAngelo 2013-01-23T19:52:50Z Shape_area field units https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718380#M40675 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is there a way to have the shape_area field display alternate units of measure?&nbsp; Acres, for example.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:25:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718380#M40675 JohnGriesbaum 2013-01-23T19:25:47Z Re: Shape_area field units https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718381#M40676 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Only if your X/Y units were in 63.614935353264330736204577034477 meter increments <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Populating a shape_acres column is easily possible from a trigger (if the X/Y units are cartesian)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>or function (where projections are supported).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>- V</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:52:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718381#M40676 VinceAngelo 2013-01-23T19:52:50Z Re: Shape_area field units https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718382#M40677 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi John</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A option you have to to add another field to your attribute table and then use the calculate geometry. To do this right click on the field header and chose calculate geometry using this option you have a selection of units you can use which includes Acres [US]</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:15:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/shape-area-field-units/m-p/718382#M40677 WadeLobb 2013-01-23T20:15:01Z