Latest Contributions by TimOrmsby

I think you want to use the Dissolve (Data Management) tool and specify a Dissolve Field. This will combine all features that have the same value in the specified field into a single feature. I don't know which field you need to dissolve on--maybe the Zone field?--but you probably know. Note that the output features will be multipart. If you want, you can change that by unchecking the Create multipart features box at the bottom of the Dissolve tool dialog box. Then you'll have more features but each feature will be an undivided piece. ... View more

Those settings seem right. I'm not sure what's causing your problem. You might want to get in touch with Esri technical support​. They could do a better job of troubleshooting it. In the meantime, attached is a shapefile of the geocoding results I got with your file. As I said, three of the locations may not have correct matches. One for sure doesn't because it's in China. The other two may or may not be correct--you can probably tell by looking at the points. If you want to try rematching these addresses, add the shapefile to ArcMap, add the Geocoding toolbar, and click the Review/Rematch Addresses button. In the Interactive Rematch dialog box, set the Show results drop-down list to Matched Addresses with Candidates Tied. That will pick out the three problem cases. For those cases, you have the option either of correcting the address in the Address window or picking the right location from the list of candidates. Tim ... View more

Hi, 1) What errors are you having exactly? 2) Are you using the ArcGIS Online World Geocode Service (signed in to ArcMap through ArcGIS Online) or are you using your own geocoding locator and street data? I geocoded the xlsx you attached from ArcMap using the ArcGIS Online World Geocode Service. I didn't get any errors. I got 88 matches and 3 ties. The ties were caused by mistakes or ambiguous notation in the address data. For example, the Minglz location has "6 teway Blvd E" in the address field, which is a bad address. I don't think any geocoding problems are caused by characters like # and &. Not in the address data and definitely not in the Name field, which isn't used in address matching. ... View more

For future reference, OpenStreetMap Data Extracts by Geofabrik can be a useful site. They have shapefiles of buildings, landuse, natural areas (parks/open spaces), and other feature types that are updated daily. It's free and open source. You can browse to continent > country > region > subregion. Tim ... View more

Hi Eric, You've probably already checked into this, but just wanted to let you know the functionality is working now. Tim ... View more

Hi Gary, This functionality worked before but doesn't work now -- it's a known issue and hopefully will be fixed soon. The scale visibility doesn't work for map notes created with point, line, or text drawing tools, but does still work for notes created with the area drawing tools: Area, Triangle, Rectangle, etc. This means you can work around it in some cases--for example, use small shapes drawn with the Circle tool instead of points. But from your map, it looks like you're using the map notes to make text. I can't think of an easy workaround for that. Tim ... View more

I see what you mean--that's strange. Same thing is happening to me with a new map. One thing that's different about the other example map you mentioned (where the scale visibility worked) is that it was made back in January. I'll see what I can find out. Tim ... View more

Hi Vicky, Really sorry for not seeing your post earlier. When I open your map, I do see a visibility range setting for your map notes layer. You have to be signed in to your ArcGIS Online account to see that setting. (If you simply open the map without being signed in, you are an "anonymous user" which restricts the functionality that you see; however, it would be restricted for other layers as well, so that may not be the issue.) Can you let me know if this is still not working for you and we can explore further? Thanks, Tim Ormsby ... View more

Hi Steven, not sure - I just tried a map and it opened in desktop for me (10.2.1). It took a while -- I had a message that said "finalizing setup" for a minute or two, but then it opened. I will try some more maps tomorrow. What happens when you try to open the pk.info file? Tim ... View more

Hi Majed, Can you please send your request by email to understandingGIS at esri dot com? Thank you, Tim ... View more

Hi Majed, Can you please send your request by email to understandingGIS at esri dot com? Thank you, Tim ... View more