Latest Contributions by HeatherSmith

‎12-13-2019

Hi Joseph, I am assuming that your data is drawn in Canada (zone 11), and you need it to draw in Europe instead (zone 31) Using either ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap, you can re-project your data using the Project geoprocessing tool. However, because the extents of those two UTM zones don't overlap, I think you'll need an intermediate step. Here's what I would try, using ArcGIS Pro. You can do this in ArcMap too, the steps will be similar. 1. Use the Project tool to convert your data into a coordinate system with a global extent, for example WGS 1984. 2. Use the editing tools to select your newly projected data and move it to Europe. 3. Clear the selection and save your edits. 4. Use the Project tool to convert your newly projected data to UTM Zone 31N. There's a few coordinate system options for this UTM zone, each uses a different datam. I don't know if it matters for your end purpose which datum you use. if you're not sure, try WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_31N first. notes: data type: the Project tool will save a feature class output, in the project's default geodatabase. If you really need it to be a shapefile instead, you can browse to a folder location like your desktop, and it will create a shapefile there. or you can use the Copy Features tool afterwards to convert the feature class. Geographic transformations: if you don't see any options in the drop down, you don't need one. if you do see options, pick the first one in the list. There are editing tools for scaling your data as well, but I'm not the best person to help you with that. I would say getting your data in the right place would be the first step.

‎12-12-2019

If you haven't visited Learn ArcGIS in a while, you should head over now to see some of our new content. Explore Earthquakes in an Underground Local Scene walks you through using the Scene Viewer in ArcGIS Online to visualize and understand the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Find, Inspect, and Replace Guardrail End Treatments demonstrates a smooth workflow for using a variety of field apps to track infrastructure updates. Build a Sidecar in Your StoryMap is a great opportunity to learn how to use the new StoryMap builder. Analyze the Global Oil Market covers a lot of useful mapping skills for both ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, including Arcade symbology, scatter plots, and configuring time-enabled layers. Migrate from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro is for anyone who's feeling less than confident about making the move to ArcGIS Pro. Learn how to bring over your existing maps and find all of the common tools and features in the new interface. The lessons on Learn ArcGIS offer step-by-step instruction with plenty of illustrations, and follow real-world GIS scenarios. It's a great place to get started with new products, features, and workflows. If there's something you'd like to see added to the Learn ArcGIS catalog, please let us know!

‎12-09-2019

Hi Addison, If the column is in a layer that has geometry, that layer will already be drawing on your map and you need to change the symbology/style so it references the column you want. If the column is in a different layer - perhaps a table without any geometry, like a CSV file - then you need to join that table to your spatial layer using a common column before you can symbolize. The specific instructions will vary depending on what product you are using. Here's documentation on changing symbology for three products: ArcGIS Online: Change style—ArcGIS Online Help | Documentation ArcGIS Pro: Symbolize feature layers—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation ArcMap: About displaying layers—Help | ArcGIS Desktop Additionally, you can learn how to do this in any of the Get Started lessons. And here's documentation about joins: ArcGIS Online: Join Features—ArcGIS Online Help | Documentation ArcGIS Pro: Overview of joins and relates—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop ArcMap: Joining attributes in one table to another—Help | ArcGIS Desktop Table joins are also covered in the lesson Homeless in the Badlands.

‎12-03-2019

Hi Thomas, I would recommend teaching with ArcGIS Pro. ArcGIS Pro has a more modern interface, making it easier for new users to learn than ArcMap. New features and functionality for desktop GIS will be added to ArcGIS Pro rather than ArcMap. You will also see more training resources for ArcGIS Pro than for ArcMap. While many organizations have not yet switched their workflows from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro, they are likely looking to switch in the near future. I believe when your students enter the workforce, experience with ArcGIS Pro will be the more desirable skill. Thanks, Heather

‎12-03-2019

Hi Steve, I have some more detailed information for you now which I hope will be more helpful. Do you see a Pricing tab on the ribbon at the top of the ArcGIS Online website? If so, you'll need to sign up for either the free trial or the Learn organization in order to access all of the privileges to do the lessons. If you do not see the Pricing tab, you are part of an organization.Click on the Organization tab at the top of the page. There are more tabs under your user name. If you see only two (Overview and Members) then you need to contact your administrator. You can find out who your administrator is on the Overview tab under Administrative contacts. Ask your administrator to make sure that your role has privileges for spatial analysis. The Publisher role will provide this privilege by default. They can also follow these steps to configure custom member roles. If you see many tabs under your username (Overview, Members, Licenses, Status, and Settings) it means that you are the administrator. Click on Members to see and change the roles of members. If you have all of the correct privileges, it may be that you are trying to perform analysis on an incompatible layer like a tile layer. I hope this helps, and I apologize for taking a while to get a properly thorough answer to you! Heather

‎11-26-2019

You may also find this response relevant: https://community.esri.com/message/687812-i-dont-have-perform-analysis-button?q=analysis%20button You can get a free trial via here or here.

‎11-26-2019

Thanks Steve, What kind of account do you have? For example, are you using the ArcGIS free trial? or an account with the Learn ArcGIS Organization? When you are on the Organization tab in ArcGIS Online, do you see additional tabs for Licenses, Status, and Settings? If you do, then you are your own administrator, and will be able to see how many credits you have remaining, and configure your member role. If not, we will need to figure out who administers your organization.

‎11-26-2019

There's also this handy layer on Living Atlas that I use all the time: Global Background

‎11-26-2019

Hi Steve, If you are using ArcGIS Online, the Analysis button may be unavailable if your account is missing certain privileges, which you can check here: Use the analysis tools—ArcGIS Online Help | Documentation It may also be missing if you have run out of credits on your account. These are both things that your organization's administrator can fix for you.

‎11-26-2019

Hi Mike, The intention of geostatistics is to create predicted values for areas where you have no sampled data. IDW is an exact method, which means that your output values will match your input values exactly. However, most often, this will produce less reliable predictions than inexact methods like kriging. This lesson explains this concept and explores a few different interpolation methods. If you're not interested in creating a prediction surface and your goal is instead to display your data as a raster, then Steve's suggestion of the PointToRaster tool is probably easier. If you are interested in interpolation and geostatistics, there is a learning path here which starts with lessons that assume no prior knowledge. They also explain how to use cross validation to assess your results as Steve suggested above.

‎11-19-2019

Hi Mitch, Unfortunately, you have found a bug. Fortunately, this issue (tracked here) has been fixed in Pro 2.5, so you should not see it once this new version is released and you have upgraded.

‎09-18-2019

The lesson Extract Roof Forms for Municipal Development has been fixed and updated for the latest software versions.

‎09-18-2019

Check out the new lesson Estimate Solar Power Potential, written by Delphine Khanna, and learn how to use elevation raster data in ArcGIS Pro to determine how much solar radiation each rooftop in a neighborhood receives throughout the year. There's also a new lesson for Insights for ArcGIS: Map Breast Cancer Differences by Ethnicity. This lesson is available for three products: ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, and Insights: So if you're used to mapping in one product and are curious about how those skills transfer to another, this is a good place to start! There's also been significant updates to a few lessons, including Extract Roof Forms for Municipal Development, which uses point cloud data in ArcGIS Pro, and Calculate Landslide Risk for Communities Affected by Wildfires, by Katy Nesbitt, which uses distributed raster analysis in ArcGIS Enterprise.

‎09-17-2019

Almost anything that you add to your map is a kind of a layer. Shapefiles and Feature Classes are both different kinds of layers (and probably the most common). Shapefiles are an older spatial data format, and consist of at least three separate files which need to be stored together. Feature Classes are stored inside of a Geodatabase, and have some greater functionality than shapefiles. I have a tutorial blog on the topic here: Using common GIS data types in ArcGIS Pro While they are technically different, shapefiles and feature classes are used in the same way, and so it is natural that many people use the words interchangeably. If you need a term to refer to them generically, you could use feature layer.

‎09-17-2019

Thanks Charlotte! Evaluate Equitable Drinking Fountain Distribution is a great resource both for getting started with Collector for ArcGIS, and for analyzing and comparing the distribution of collected features. We're really happy to have your contribution! If anyone is looking for the other lessons Charlotte recommends, you can find them here: Fight Child Poverty with Demographic Analysis No Dumping — Drains to Ocean

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