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get current Map extent with correct mapUnits in ArcGIS Pro using arcpy?

schenardi — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:48:24 GMT

How can I get the current maps extent with configured mapUnits?

Two examples always return the unit of the map projection (Meters) instead of the configured mapUnits (degrees).

av = aprx.listMaps('Map')[0] print(av.name) av.mapUnits

Result: 'Meter'

from arcpy import mp aprx = mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT") currentExtent = aprx.activeView.camera.getExtent() print(currentExtent)

Result:

2697655.50805199 1234784.44214015 2703943.289983 1243768.44124222 NaN NaN NaN NaN

Screenshot of my ArcGIS Pro and the Notebook:

DanPatterson — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 16:55:47 GMT

You might not be able to directly from the cim but you can use projectAs in the extent class

to convert from the existing extent with its spatial reference (PCS) to a new spatial reference (GCS)

ShaunWalbridge — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:51:04 GMT

Dan's suggestion is a good one. You could also log an idea for getting the display units from the map, which differ from the map units.