topic Re: Editing Shapefile Bounding Coordinates in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/editing-shapefile-bounding-coordinates/m-p/589948#M8031 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">I've been given a new shapefile that is not posting correctly with my other raster and vector data. <BR />I've noted that this new shapefile's geographic (decimal degree) Bounding Coordinates (as viewed in ArcCatalog) appear to be corrupted; my project is over southern Chile in Patagonia.<BR /><BR />Can bounding coordinates be edited? I've been trying a number of methods to no avail.<BR /><BR />Here is what the Bounding Coordinates look like in ArcCatalog:<BR /><BR />Horizontal<BR />In decimal degrees<BR />West: -69.000667<BR />East: -69.000648<BR />North: -0.000420<BR />South: -0.000465<BR /><BR />In projected or local coordinates<BR />Left: -74.270841<BR />Right: -72.133334<BR />Top: -46.438227<BR />Bottom: -51.448022<BR /><BR />Kind regards,<BR />gleonard</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Hi, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm sorry that I've taken so long to respond. I was out of the office. I did write up a response on my phone a few days ago, but it didn't get saved and published. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The data has a projected coordinate system assigned to it. When calculating the decimal degree extents, the software takes the projected/local values and unprojects them to the PCS's geographic coordinate system. If you look at the projected/local values, you should see that these are already in decimal degrees. Redefine the data in the appropriate geographic coordinate system, and it will display correctly. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you want to make a copy that uses a projected coordinate system, use the Project Tool, not the Define Projection Tool or the data's property page in ArcCatalog. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Melita</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:41:32 GMT MelitaKennedy 2011-08-23T20:41:32Z Editing Shapefile Bounding Coordinates https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/editing-shapefile-bounding-coordinates/m-p/589947#M8030 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I've been given a new shapefile that is not posting correctly with my other raster and vector data. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I've noted that this new shapefile's geographic (decimal degree) Bounding Coordinates (as viewed in ArcCatalog) appear to be corrupted; my project is over southern Chile in Patagonia.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can bounding coordinates be edited? I've been trying a number of methods to no avail.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Here is what the Bounding Coordinates look like in ArcCatalog:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Horizontal</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>In decimal degrees</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>West: -69.000667</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>East: -69.000648</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>North: -0.000420</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>South: -0.000465</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In projected or local coordinates</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Left: -74.270841</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Right: -72.133334</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Top: -46.438227</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Bottom: -51.448022</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Kind regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>gleonard</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:37:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/editing-shapefile-bounding-coordinates/m-p/589947#M8030 GregoryLeonard 2011-08-17T17:37:12Z Re: Editing Shapefile Bounding Coordinates https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/editing-shapefile-bounding-coordinates/m-p/589948#M8031 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">I've been given a new shapefile that is not posting correctly with my other raster and vector data. <BR />I've noted that this new shapefile's geographic (decimal degree) Bounding Coordinates (as viewed in ArcCatalog) appear to be corrupted; my project is over southern Chile in Patagonia.<BR /><BR />Can bounding coordinates be edited? I've been trying a number of methods to no avail.<BR /><BR />Here is what the Bounding Coordinates look like in ArcCatalog:<BR /><BR />Horizontal<BR />In decimal degrees<BR />West: -69.000667<BR />East: -69.000648<BR />North: -0.000420<BR />South: -0.000465<BR /><BR />In projected or local coordinates<BR />Left: -74.270841<BR />Right: -72.133334<BR />Top: -46.438227<BR />Bottom: -51.448022<BR /><BR />Kind regards,<BR />gleonard</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Hi, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm sorry that I've taken so long to respond. I was out of the office. I did write up a response on my phone a few days ago, but it didn't get saved and published. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The data has a projected coordinate system assigned to it. When calculating the decimal degree extents, the software takes the projected/local values and unprojects them to the PCS's geographic coordinate system. If you look at the projected/local values, you should see that these are already in decimal degrees. Redefine the data in the appropriate geographic coordinate system, and it will display correctly. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you want to make a copy that uses a projected coordinate system, use the Project Tool, not the Define Projection Tool or the data's property page in ArcCatalog. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Melita</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:41:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/editing-shapefile-bounding-coordinates/m-p/589948#M8031 MelitaKennedy 2011-08-23T20:41:32Z