How do I change shape and color based on two different attributes? And how do I fix the color bar?
Hello! I have ArcGIS Pro version 3.2, I believe. I'm trying to plot temperature data as a color and then sensor type as a shape. Say, for example, I have 8 sensor types. There are two I care about and want to make a triangle, the rest are circles. I think I found a way to do that by using "Unique Value" in the Symbology pane, then just changing the ones I want to which shapes I want. Then I want color to vary by temperature. I want to the "Vary symbology by attribute" pane to change color according to temperature. But then it makes the color look confusing, where it only labels the highest and lowest values, and the rest are just in the middle. I want to have the color bar range from 17-23 by 0.5 deg C intervals. Is there a way to do this? I tried in Arcade but got an error, so I may not know how to type in it. Also, just in general, is there any easier way to do this whole thing?
Screenshot for confusing color bar legend:
Screenshot of attempted Arcade code and error:
I would then go through and write code for it up until number 23, but I can't get past this first error. Thank you for any help!
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Sure, okay so I don't really know exactly what the different sensor types are, but another option would be to copy the layer by right clicking it in the table of contents, and pasting it there so you have two of the same layer. Then you can switch the definition query of your new layer to be the opposite (ie. show only AS and CT) and change those symbols to circles:
Then, to make your legend easier to manage in the layout, you can change the Label value in the symbology pane (mine will look different than yours because you have more values in your CSV but you see the idea):
Then you go ahead and add a legend to your layout and there will be two legend items, one for each layer (and therefore groups of sensors).
Thank you for the help! I did get the Arcade code working, but it is unfortunately not improving the appearance of my legend. The whole middle group still does not get designated individual colors, and they just lump it all together.
Here is the legend:
And here is the code:
I'm not sure if this will solve the legend issue, but it looks like you might have a slight problem of "dropping" values because you don't use an "greater than or equal to" type notation. Here's the list of Arcade operators:
https://developers.arcgis.com/arcade/guide/operators/
For example, in the second pair of you When statement, you'd want temp >= 17.5 instead of temp > 17.5
Also just to make your life easier, when you post code here, you can click the 3-dot-menu and then include your code using this button:
Then it's easier for everyone to copy-paste your code instead of typing out your screenshot!
Try changing around your operators and see what that does.
Thank you again! That was good to point out. I went through and added the equal to operators, but the legend sadly didn't change. I wonder if there's a more simple fix that I'm just missing. And thank you for pointing out how to include code! I'll do that here.
New code:
var temp = $feature.temp;
When(temp>17 && temp<=17.5, 17.0, temp>17.5 && temp<=18, 17.5, temp>18 && temp<=18.5, 18.0, temp>18.5 && temp<=19, 18.5, temp>19 && temp<=19.5, 19.0, temp>19.5 && temp<=20, 19.5, temp>20 && temp<=20.5, 20.0, temp>20.5 && temp<=21, 20.5, temp>21 && temp<=21.5, 21.0, temp>21.5 && temp<=22, 21.5, temp>22 && temp<=22.5, 22.0, temp>22.5 && temp<=23, 22.5, temp>23 && temp<=23.5, 23.0, temp>23.5 && temp<=24, 23.5, 24);New legend (still looks the same where the middle is not separated):
Ok got it, I'll let you know what I figure out!
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