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select polylines with same field name as points layer

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09-18-2014 04:50 PM
DanielBrenner
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I am primarily trying to do this in Geomedia Professional but ArcGIS is my "native" GIS language so here goes.   I did a version of what I want in Geomedia but the result was screwy.   The main reason I'm posting on this board is to learn what are the same types of commands or tools I need to use in Geomedia.

 

I have a points layer of all the locations where a streets layer intersected a polygon.   The points layer has the same street name field as  the streets layer. 

 

I ultimately want to create a streets layer of all the streets that intersect the polygons.   I have thought one way to do this is using a Field Equation of Street Name (points layer) = Street Name (polyline layer).     However I can't seem to figure out the correct syntax for a field equation in the points layer, and even if I add a text field for Field Equations, it gives me numbers in the field automatically??!   I thought you could Select by Points?   I did see there's an Extract By Points function in ArcTool Box but you need a Network Analyst license to do it and we don't have one.

 

In Geomedia, the Join Functionality allows you to do exactly what I want (use street field names from both layers) but it ends up giving me more street segements than are actually intersecting the polygons.  Bizarre.

 

 

I've attached some Jpgs of what happened in Geomedia.

 

Thanks,

 

Dan B

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DarrenWiens2
MVP Honored Contributor
I ultimately want to create a streets layer of all the streets that intersect the polygons.

Why not Clip the streets by the polygon layer?

DanielBrenner
Regular Contributor

Help me this way.

Put the polyline file on top of the polygon file.

Notice in the table the Distance value is 0-0.503.

I need 3 segments with 3 different lengths--0-x, x-0.503, 0.503-x.

How do I split the polyline so that I can get 3 different values?

Add fields if need be.

If this can be done in Geomedia Professional 6.1 then terrific.

Thank you.

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DarrenWiens2
MVP Honored Contributor

It sounds like you'd want Feature to Line for this (Advanced License required) - the third situation below.

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Alternatively, since you've already go the intersection points, you could use Split Line at Point (also requires Advanced License).

DanielBrenner
Regular Contributor

I don't have an Advanced License, that's why I'm posting and asking for

your help.

Did you try to do what I was asking?

Please?

Honestly, it shouldn't be that hard to Re-Calibrate or Re-Calculate

odometer values once a segment length changes.

Yes the two segments both have the same begin and end measures (0 - 0.503),

but what does it take to convert that into two separate values?

Dan

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DarrenWiens2
MVP Honored Contributor

I did look at your data, but I'm really lost on what exactly you're asking. Your line was split into three segments, so it seems you know how to do that.  Please try rephrasing your question if you want more help from me.

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DanielBrenner
Regular Contributor

What is it that you are lost on?

Instead of one segment with the same measurement0-0.503I need 3

segments (e.g., select segments that are within Urban Area == 1 shapefile,

select segments that are Outside of Urban Area == 1 shapefile), but then

instead of the segments all still having 0-0.503, I need to re-calculate

the distance for each segment and have it appear sequentially. In this

case:

Urban segment 1: 0-x.

Rural segment 1: x-y.

Urban segment 2: y-0.503.

The problem I have is that no matter what I seem to do in Geomedia 6.1

using its Analytical Merge function, and creating new Begin and End fields

for measures for the segments, I am always getting 2 segments of 0-0.503,

and then something else equally wacky.

Have you used Geomedia 6.1? If you haven't then that may be a problem

because this project is centered around using it for certain things but

there is a lot that ArcGIS 10.x can do that Geomedia

Professional/Transportation Manager can't.

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SepheFox
Deactivated User

It sounds like you could just select the field and calculate geometry values. That's what I would do in ArcGIS, but I don't know if Geomedia is the same.

DanielBrenner
Regular Contributor

Have you ever worked with Geomedia?

Have you worked with the Transportation Manager extension in Geomedia?

If you have then you would know adequately what I am talking about in terms

of recalculating values.

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SepheFox
Deactivated User

Seems a bit rude. Darren has tried to help, but your question is confusing. It's hard to even tell if you want an ArcGIS solution or a Geomedia one. Maybe there is a Geomedia forum you could ask on?