Latest Contributions by HeatherSmith

‎06-15-2023

Hi @hanna66 I don't have much experience with CAD, but I think you need to get the coordinate system/spatial reference information from the surveyors/engineers. Then I think you can use the Define Projection tool to define that as the coordinate system of your data. Here are a few other resources that might help you: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/cad-to-gis-layer-not-in-right-location/m-p/1147309 https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/cad/about-cad-coordinate-systems.htm

‎06-15-2023

Hello @Scotty81 I'll echo @AbiDhakal , you should look for the data first, and your local government GIS department is definitely one of the places you should look. You should also search on ArcGIS Living Atlas. This is an authoritative library of datasets curated by Esri. Next, search on ArcGIS Online. These are datasets shared by Esri users. In all cases, make sure to consult the terms of use to ensure you are allowed to use the data for your purpose. Finally, search google for keywords like gis, data, hub, retirement, locations, and the name of the area you are interested in. Here are a few datasets that I found that might be relevant to you: (I don't know what country you are in) Seniors’ Residential Facilities / Résidences pour Aînés (Canada) Nursing Homes (USA) Nursing Homes Switzerland: Key Figures ALW Assisted Living Facilities (California) For all of these, click "Open in Map Viewer" or "View Map" to see the data. Once you have data, yes, ArcGIS software can be used to find all of the locations within a given area. For example, you can use the Find by Attribtues and Location tool in ArcGIS Online. For this tool, you'll also need data of the boudaries of the areas you are interested in, but these will probably be easier to find than the retirement homes. For example, here is data for USA counties. If you found a list or table of locations that is not yet mapped, you can geocode that list to create a map. Another data source within ArcGIS is ArcGIS Business Analyst. If you have more questions about that product, post them on the ArcGIS Business Analyst Questions board.

‎05-10-2023

You can get a personal use license to learn skills and build your portfolio: https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-for-personal-use/buy There are many tutorials on the Documentation gallery. I recommend starting with this series for beginners: Essential ArcGIS Online skills, and branching out from there. If you start with ArcGIS Online skills, you won't have to invest in a fancy computer right away. After you've completed some tutorials, go to Esri training, where you can find more courses, including MOOCs and instructor led classes. They also offer certification. This is probably a good route to take if you are not going to enroll in a university, since it can provide proof of your GIS skills on a resume. You might also find a mentor in the industry. For example, there is a mentorship program offered by URISA.

‎01-04-2023

Hi @USLEOperations I would first go to the item page for the feature layer in ArcGIS Online and check the terms of use section - to confirm that there are no restrictions about making local copies of the data. If not, then you can use the Copy Features geoprocessing tool to make a local copy of the layer as a feature class in a geodatabase. Once it's a feature class, you can edit it as you like, including adding new fields.

‎12-05-2022

Hello @jtmedley42 , I'm sorry about this problem! Please find the zip file for download at this link: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=2e387b5c1b4b408da4b9085feef0987a

‎11-03-2022

Here's some more details to support what @RussRoberts explains above: On the item page of the feature layer, click the Visualization tab. Set up labels for the layer. Click Save. Now, when people add this layer to a map, it will already be labeled.

‎09-30-2022

Try switching to Map Viewer Classic so you can access the analysis tools. Use the Overlay tool with the intersect option. https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/analyze/overlay-layers.htm This should create a new point layer of your facilities with extra fields borrowed from the RESOLVE layer. Open the item page for the new point layer. Click Export Data > Export to Shapefile.

‎09-30-2022

Hi, You should add the csv to ArcGIS Online (maps.arcgis.com). You can find instructions for adding a CSV here: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/add-layers.htm#FILE and an example in lesson here: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/map-the-highest-mountains/ Once your csv has been added as a layer, use that layer to create and save a map in ArcGIS Online. The same lesson above will help you with this step. Finally, use ArcGIS Experience Builder (experience.arcgis.com) to display the map in a custom web experience. You can learn how to use Experience Builder in this lesson: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/get-started-with-arcgis-experience-builder/

‎07-29-2022

@JasonSchmerer This lesson was recently updated. The new version will be available on our site late in the day next Thursday, August 4th.

‎07-26-2022

Hello @NoxoloKheswa I apologize for this error! The correct download link is https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/38d698dec2b141dba7159249ca09e237/data You can also download the package from here: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=38d698dec2b141dba7159249ca09e237 We will update the broken link in our lesson. Thank you for bringing it to our attention!

‎07-26-2022

@pkorst_coa I am not sure I understand the problem. Maybe this is what is happening: - You used the Spatial Join tool and it created a new layer, we'll pretend it's called PointLayer_SpatialJoin. - You were able to populate the parcel field of PointLayer_SpatialJoin with the numbers you need, but you instead wanted to populate the parcel field of your original PointLayer. If that is the case, you have two options: 1. Replace PointLayer with PointLayer_SpatialJoin. They are exactly the same except that PointLayer_SpatialJoin has the extra new information that you need. There's no need to keep hanging on to PointLayer. 2. Upgrade to Pro 3.0 and use the new "Add Spatial Join" tool instead of the "Spatial Join" tool. This will join the prenum field to your original PointLayer instead of creating a new layer, so you can calculate the prenum field on your original PointLayer. Steps and more explanation can be found here: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/borrow-attributes-with-a-spatial-join/ If that is not the issue, then it might help to tell us more about what you mean by save the changes and actual features. I was able to populate the parcel attribute in my test, so I'm guessing I misunderstood some aspect of your workflow.

‎07-25-2022

Hi @JasonSchmerer I'm sorry to hear you've been having trouble with the lessons. It sounds like some of your troubles are due to a recent update to ArcGIS Online that has changed some UI - not all of our lessons have been updated yet to reflect these changes. I've attached a few screenshots of the new controls that might help you with the specific issues you mentioned in Create a policy map to address health conditions. I also recommend the lesson Get started with ArcGIS Online, which was recently updated and should reflect the new UI in ArcGIS Online.

‎07-18-2022

@kurdishbrwar to add a csv file to ArcGIS Online, you can find the documentation here: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/csv-gpx.htm You can follow instructions in this lesson: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/manage-data/arcgis-online/ And if your csv is not formatted with x/y or latitude/longitude values, try this lesson instead to learn how to geocode the data: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/convert-a-list-of-historic-places-into-a-map/arcgis-online/

‎07-12-2022

@brent_rambo I recommend starting your search on ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, since the data found there is curated and maintained. You can browse the data on the ArcGIS Living Atlas site with various filters, including Esri-only content and Authoritative-only content. The item pages for each data item on ArcGIS Living Atlas will have complete metadata that explains where it was sourced from. If you are searching for data within ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Pro, switch the search space to Living Atlas.

‎07-08-2022

Hi @kurdishbrwar , Your new (pink) data aligns well with the basemap, so I think you can assume it is correct, while the old map is inaccurate. The old map is a raster image, so it may have been georeferenced from a paper map or image. It's possible that it wasn't georeferenced very cleanly, or was georeferenced against inaccurate reference information. If you need it to align it correctly, you could try to georeference it again yourself. It may also not align properly because of coordinate system mismatches. Check to see if the new data, the old data, and the map itself are all in the same coordinate system. If they are not, a transformation might be required. You might find this article helpful if you need to work with transformations. It is written for ArcGIS Pro, so the steps will be different, but the theory will remain the same for ArcMap.

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Re: Help converting CAD to ArcGIS Pro

Re: How to find retirement communities on a map

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Re: Hosted feature layer: how to either add new field OR export to geodb

Re: Switching to ArcGIS Pro from ArcMap

Re: Automatic Labeling

Re: ArcGIS Online - table of associated features

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Re: Data missing : Validate edits with attribute rules in the ArcGIS Utility Network

Re: copying attributes between spatial layers

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