topic Re: Using ArcPy to plot points in a map in Python Questions

Using ArcPy to plot points in a map

JasonMarcinski — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:36:13 GMT

I see that it is possible to create a a point geometry object in arcpy, but can I give it a graphic element to display or plot that point in a map document?

I am trying to see if I can port some of my VBA stuff over to ArcPy.

Re: Using ArcPy to plot points in a map

JakeSkinner — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:00:10 GMT

You won't be able to add the point as a graphic, but you can add it as a shapefile/feature class using the PointGeometry class and the CopyFeatures_management function. Here is an example:

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.outputCoordinateSystem = r"Coordinate Systems\Geographic Coordinate Systems\World\WGS 1984.prj"
env.workspace = r"C:\temp\python\test.gdb"

point = arcpy.Point(-97.36, 101.56)

pointGeometry = arcpy.PointGeometry(point)

arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(pointGeometry, "Hydrant")

Re: Using ArcPy to plot points in a map

JasonMarcinski — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:16:34 GMT

Thank you!