topic how to calculate latitude and longitude of points using python in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-calculate-latitude-and-longitude-of-points/m-p/546848#M42663 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>System ArcGIS 9.3</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Python 2.5</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hello, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have about 100 point shapefiles in a folder. (projection WGS 1984)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I would like to get the point latitudes and longitudes.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I used to use XTool Pro but it did not go well for version 9.1</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Please kindly advise any python code to calculate the latitudes and longitudes.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thank you</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:05:10 GMT ElaineKuo 2012-12-23T22:05:10Z how to calculate latitude and longitude of points using python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-calculate-latitude-and-longitude-of-points/m-p/546848#M42663 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>System ArcGIS 9.3</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Python 2.5</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hello, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have about 100 point shapefiles in a folder. (projection WGS 1984)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I would like to get the point latitudes and longitudes.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I used to use XTool Pro but it did not go well for version 9.1</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Please kindly advise any python code to calculate the latitudes and longitudes.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thank you</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:05:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-calculate-latitude-and-longitude-of-points/m-p/546848#M42663 ElaineKuo 2012-12-23T22:05:10Z Re: how to calculate latitude and longitude of points using python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-calculate-latitude-and-longitude-of-points/m-p/546849#M42664 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Not sure I understand, do you want the XY coordinates added to the attribute tables of point shapefiles for which you already have in WGS84?&nbsp; I think the Add XY coordinates tool should do this, probably in decimal degrees, automatically adding PointX and PointY fields.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Also if you want to run that in batch, I think this tool will allow it...if you right-click on it in the toolbox and select Batch.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Optionally, you could set up an iterator in a Model or if you prefer, feed a list (or list a directory) into a loop in a python script.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:32:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-calculate-latitude-and-longitude-of-points/m-p/546849#M42664 T__WayneWhitley 2012-12-23T22:32:56Z