topic Re: How to compare shapfiles and append or update different data? in Public Transit Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37878#M54 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If this is something you're going to have to do regularly and for an extended period, you should at least be aware of&nbsp;<A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/geodatabases/what-is-a-version.htm">versioned data</A>, which you can <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/geodatabases/reconciling-a-version.htm">reconcile</A> between old and new versions.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:08:57 GMT DarrenWiens2 2016-10-06T21:08:57Z How to compare shapfiles and append or update different data? https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37876#M52 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How to compare data within shapefile"A" with data that's within shapefile"B" and have the original shapefile"A" keep it's data and append/update the new data from shapefile"B"? I'm figuring this would be done in the model builder within Arcmap.</P><P></P><P>I'm using Arcmap 10.4.1</P><P></P><P>I have two shapefiles, both with our street centerline data (name of street segment, length of street, etc.) We're updated monthly with new data. I need to take the new data and compare it to the old data, keeping the old data that hasn't changed and updating the data that has and appending the new records.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:28:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37876#M52 ShaneHarding 2016-10-06T18:28:42Z Re: How to compare shapfiles and append or update different data? https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37877#M53 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>there is&nbsp;</P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/feature-compare.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/feature-compare.htm">Feature Compare—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp;and</P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/table-compare.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/table-compare.htm">Table Compare—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P>check to see if any will help you in the identification process</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:16:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37877#M53 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-10-06T19:16:20Z Re: How to compare shapfiles and append or update different data? https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37878#M54 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If this is something you're going to have to do regularly and for an extended period, you should at least be aware of&nbsp;<A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/geodatabases/what-is-a-version.htm">versioned data</A>, which you can <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/geodatabases/reconciling-a-version.htm">reconcile</A> between old and new versions.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:08:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/how-to-compare-shapfiles-and-append-or-update/m-p/37878#M54 DarrenWiens2 2016-10-06T21:08:57Z