Latest Contributions by MatthewPayne

‎04-10-2013

Noah, Also, you can obtain a states file from the 'Data and Maps' folder that is included with your ArcGIS for Desktop license. You may have to download this from your customer care portal if you have not done so yet. Once downloaded, the states file is included at: DataAndMaps\data_and_maps_2010_10\usa\census\states.sdc\states Have a great rest of your week! Matt

‎04-10-2013

Noah, You can download a national state shapefile from this website: 2012 Census Tiger Files http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles2012/main Matt

‎04-09-2013

Hi Vangie, By 'group these points' do you mean that you want to create brand new files from each group? Or do you want to just display them differently in the map (color, size, etc.) if they belong to a particular group or not? Matt

‎04-09-2013

Hi Nate, There are a slew of tests you can execute on the data to see if we can narrow down what is causing the issue. However, as you mentioned, you cannot repro the issue on spot and have to wait until it happens again, which influences testing. The next time it happens, try to make note of any particular editing tools/add-ins you were using for feature creation or manipulation during that particular edit session. If it happens, try to go right back in to an edit session and repro those steps to see if the issue occurs again. You said closing and reopening ArcMap will get the attribute table back to normal. Does this repopulate the fields AND fix the ordering of the FID field? Another thought, is this shapefile always being edited on in the same MXD each time? If so, you may try moving it to a new MXD in case the issue lies there. Matt

‎04-09-2013

Hi Noah, A quick way you can set this up is to use a combination of labeling and symbology. You can create a sequential number field in the attribute table of your data and then label based upon that field. You can then choose the option to "Place label on top of the point" so that these numbers will be directly in the middle of the circle symbology you will set. This option is set by right-clicking the layer in the Table of Contents > Properties > Labels tab > Placement Properties. You can then set a desired circle symbology from the Symbology tab in the layer's properties. To get a field populated with sequential numbers, access this link for details or use the Field Calculator on a new field and copy/paste the following syntax into the Pre-Logic Script Code (Be sure to choose Python as the Parser on the top of the Field Calculator window and check the box ON for 'Show Codeblock'): rec=0 def autoIncrement(): global rec pStart = 1 pInterval = 1 if (rec == 0): rec = pStart else: rec += pInterval return rec You can then copy/paste the following into the smaller box under the Pre-Logic Script Code box: autoIncrement() If you have any questions with any of the above info, let us know. Thanks! Matt

‎04-08-2013

Hi Maryam, I was looking into the Business Listings Search. It looks like using NAICS code 72211019 will return fast food restaurants. I noticed some questionable returns in the result, however, so you may want to run a test of this to see if it gives you the desired output for your study area. Business Analyst > Add Business Listings > Search > Classic View > Choose your study area for 'Location' > Choose NAICS code 72211019 Matt

‎04-08-2013

Hello Elaine, You can accomplish this by using the TableView and AddTableView methods: mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "New Data Frame")[0] table = arcpy.mapping.TableView(r"C:\Test\TestGDB.gdb\testTable") arcpy.mapping.AddTableView(df, table) arcpy.RefreshTOC() Matt

‎04-05-2013

Hi Ryan, Are you getting a specifc error with your code? What is the current code actually doing when ran? Matt

‎04-05-2013

Hi John, The reason that "Have their Center In" does not give you the SUM of the smaller polygons is because this match option matches the join features if a target feature's center falls within them. Basically put, if a larger polygon's centroid falls into a smaller polygon, that smaller polygon will be joined. Here is the text from the help: "HAVE_THEIR_CENTER_IN�??The features in the join features will be matched if a target feature's center falls within them. The center of the feature is calculated as follows: for polygon and multipoint the geometry's centroid is used, and for line input the geometry's midpoint is used." So if you have an instance where there is not a smaller polygon existing where the larger polygon's centroid is, you would actually not get a match. Hope this helps to clarify the behavior you are experiencing. Matt

‎04-05-2013

Hi Rob, Jamie is right. Specify a search distance in the tool's parameter window and you should get a split for each point. Depending on the tolerance, etc. of the data, you may have to manipulate the search distance value and run it a few times until you get it just right. Matt

‎04-02-2013

Miguel, Not sure exactly on how to do this with MB or Scripting, but I did find a way to do this without it in about a 3 step process. It would first require your 'single click operation' to be the user creating a point in the map for each centroid of where they want the polygon squares to be. After creating all of the point centroids, use the Buffer tool to create buffers around each point at the specified distance. Lastly, use the Feature Envelope to Polygon tool to create the square envelope polygons around each buffer ring's extent. You can then toggle the point layer and buffer ring layer off in the map. Matt

‎03-27-2013

Hi Achim, You could use Calculate Geometry on a new field in the attribute table to find the length and then use the Identify Tool to click on the lines to have the Identify window prompt on the screen. This will show all of the attribute values including the length field you created. Matt

‎03-25-2013

If your data is shapefiles, there should not be an issue. Shapefiles can be copied back and forth from ArcMap to the mobile device and back quite freely. If you are using geodatabase feature classes you will want to have the ArcPad Data Manager extension installed and licensed so that you can "Check Out" and "Check In" data. What happens if you go back to the mobile device, close down all ArcPad related windows, re-open ArcPad, and try to re-open that data? Does it still display fine? Matt

‎03-25-2013

Are you able to open the shapefile in the desktop install of ArcPad? Try adding just the data. Do not open the .apm if you have one created. Matt

‎03-25-2013

No problem, Mark. Thanks for letting me know. Yea, sounds like the level of detail to fix the issue caused by the plugin is going to more than likely need to be done manually. Have a great week! Matt

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