Latest Contributions by RickCheney

‎02-28-2016

I have 6 or 7 of these symbols each with a different number. I like this symbol that I created but if something else would be easier, I can switch. Maybe I should choose a black diamond from the esri symbols list? Can those symbols be numbered?

‎02-28-2016

It seems like I need to figure out a way to convert the text box with number into a graphic or something which I can then save into a style file which I can then use to pick the "symbol" from??

‎02-28-2016

How do you manually add the symbol and description to the legend? Also, I added an empty layer to the map but, I can give that layer the symbol because the symbol is not an image, the symbol is a small box, rotated to be an diamond, with a second text box added on top of it and those two are grouped together. Or, do I save this as an image?

‎02-28-2016

I have some text labels on my map that I would like to add to the map legend, the legend that is automatically generated from the map layers. I don't any option in the legend properties to add a symbol and description. The image below shows the diamond shape with the number 52 that I would like to represent in the legend.

‎02-28-2016

Thank you Dan and Melita for all your help. I think the problem is that there is a small part of the map that is based on a different coordinate system. I will look for different data. I used the Define Projection tool to make all the layers 4269, as most of the layers are supposed to be, and the map looked correct until I Defined the Projection of the data frame to 4269, then the map got out of shape, so, for now, I will leave the data frame with a different projection than all the layers. Data Frame is NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N WKID: 26915 Authority: EPSG. I plan to study this more and at some point, re-do the map correctly.

‎02-26-2016

Defined the Projection for all the layers and I thought I Defined the Projection for the Data Frame, but I don't think I did that correctly. I right-clicked on the map and selected Data Frame >> Properties >> Coordinate System tab, searched for 4269 and clicked ok, then the CRS changed to the same as all the layer but the shape of the map reverted back to the shape it was in the image above. The Define Projection tool doesn't let me select the Data Frame.

‎02-26-2016

This might be a dumb question but, do I also Define the Projection for the Data Frame? How do I define the projection for the Data Frame? What tool do I use? I can right-click, select Data Frame Properties and there is a button for Transformations but that doesn't seem to change the CRS/Projection. Please disregard the above, I figured out how to Define the Projection for the data frame.

‎02-26-2016

When I try to use the Define Projection tool, I select one of the map layers from the Input Dataset drop-down box and I get: "Warning 000132 The dataset already has a projection defined" and it automatically fills the box below labelled Coordinate System with: GCS_North_American_1983. When I click the small icon to the right of the Coordinate System box, the popup window shows the Current Coordinate system as GCS_North_American_1983 WKID: 4269 Authority: EPSG Is this a problem? Should I go ahead and Define the Projection? Also, do I need to Define the Projection for each layer and for the Data Frame>

‎02-26-2016

The Extent is: Top: 48.690 dd Left -91.268 Right -90.855 Bottom: 48.043 So, I understand that the CRS and the "Projection" are separate things. I used the ArcToolbox >> Projections and Transformations >> Project tool. First, for the top box I selected one of the many layers from the drop down, then for the Output Dataset or Feature Class, I clicked the icon to the right and in the box that popped up I typed 4269 in the search window and clicked the tiny magnifying glass search icon which gave me a list of other layers in the map and the Current coordinate system of that layer, so I picked a layer that had GCS_North_American_1983 WKID: 4269 Authority: EPSG (which all the layers have), clicked ok and ok again and viola the map changed to the correct shape. Did I do this correctly? I assume I need to run this Project tool for each of the layers, is that correct? Do I run the Project tool on the Data Frame? Thanks for the help.

‎02-26-2016

The images of below are from my map and from another online topo map. All the maps I have checked show Rose Island long and skinny like it does in the first map below. I think the Coordinate Reference System (CRS) or the Projection on my map is not correct. I am using ArcMap If I change the CRS, to UTM NAD 83 Zone 15, then Rose Island will look like it does on the first map, however, the data source says that the CRS for the data is: NAD83 (EPSG:4269) EPSG which is what my map is set to. ArcMap shows my Data Frame and my vector data layers as below: GCS_North_American_1983 WKID: 4269 Authority: EPSG Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433) Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.0) Datum: D_North_American_1983 Spheroid: GRS_1980 Semimajor Axis: 6378137.0 Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140356 Inverse Flattening: 298.257222101 I would think that the information supplied with the vector data specifying the CRS would be correct but the shape doesn't seem right. I assume all the online and printed maps that I have checked are displaying Rose Island in the correct long and skinny shape. Should I change the CRS on my map to make the Island look the way it does on other maps? Also, I am new at this and I'm not sure what the difference is between CRS and "Projection" are they the same? Or, maybe I have the CRS correct and the Projection wrong? All the printed and online maps that I checked show Rose Island as below. Below is my map with CRS GCS_North_American_1983 WKID: 4269 Authority: EPSG

‎02-12-2016

The reason I am marking this answer as correct is because it provides step-by-step instructions for someone searching this forum with a similar question.. The original answer was supplied by Darren Weins and is also the correct answer. There are many ways to achieve the same result and many correct answers, anyone with a similar task can choose which method is best for them. Thank You, all of you who helped me along this steep learning curve.

‎02-11-2016

It seemed like when I tried that I always ended up with Texas instead of everything except Texas. ExtractByMask worked perfectly, it extracted (or clipped) everything from the polygon except the data that represented Texas, it extracted a raster polygon with a hole where Texas was.

‎02-09-2016

Thank you, all of you, for the help. I'm still a newbie and a bit intimidated by some solutions that seem complex but I am learning so much.

‎02-09-2016

ExtractByMask worked! I used the Raster Elevation data for the input raster and used a vector that for this example represents the US with a hole where Texas would be for the Feature Mask data.

‎02-09-2016

I'm going to test with a simple polygon and report back with how that works.

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