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We have zoning snapshots from pre-2000 that were saved as ArcInfo coverages. Because ArcGIS Pro can't read coverages, we are working on a python script to convert them to file geodatabase feature classes and annotation. Quick question: were the AREA and PERIMETER 'items' (fields) in a polygon attribute table maintained by the ArcInfo software, similarly to how ArcGIS maintains the shape_area and shape_length in geodatabases these days? I think the answer was yes, but it would be good to get some confirmation. Also, could ArcInfo users edit the AREA and PERMITER fields? Again, I think I know the answer: No. But please confirm.
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Thanks for the tips. Most of these substantially improve my process!
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05-03-2021
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Thanks for the tips! I did have the "Close Map Frame Activation" button on the quick access bar, but the layout 'Navigate' button seems to 1) switch the mode to layout and 2) activate the navigation tool. Will look into Accelerators and how I may take advantage of them to speed up this process.
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05-03-2021
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When having fine grain control of labels is a must, I prefer to convert labels to geodatabase annotation and then edit the annotation features that don't suit my cartographic goals. I prefer to use GDB annotations because it's not uncommon for people to later ask me to pan the map in a certain direction or zoom in/out a little more to give them more space. GDB annotation, as opposed to graphic labels, stays in the correct place when this is done. And you can reuse the annotations in multiple maps with the same layout out extent but different layers in lower portions of the table of contents. ArcMap allowed you to edit features, including annotation, in layout mode. It doesn't look like Pro will allow this. So after I edit a particular annotation, I have to switch back to layout mode to pan or zoom to the next edit. Otherwise the map extent will change and the subject matter area will not be correct. Then I have to switch back to the data frame and then click the edit tab to make my next edit. So the clicks after each edit are change the view to layout out mode. click the layout navigation tool navigate the layout to my next annotation edit, zoom in when detail is necessary click the "activate map frame" button click the edit tab click the edit tool that I need (create, move or rotate). finally get to make the edit Hopefully I don't sound picky or lazy, but that's quite inefficient. I remember seeing a post where ESRI carefully studied how many clicks were needed and also how far the mouse had to travel for people to complete a task (this was quite some time in the past before Pro was probably on the horizon). So it seems like this is an important consideration to their software designers. Part of me appreciates the organization that the tabbed ribbon provides, but it causes a lot more clicks and increased mouse 'travel distance'. My wrist can get a bit tired. I have been adding my frequently needed tools to the 'ribbon' across the top - in fact I put the two buttons that toggle between map and layout modes up the to somewhat improve my annotation editing workflows. But it doesn't help very much. I've also tried locking the map frame in hopes that pans and zooms would not change the map extent in layout mode, but that hasn't helped. So if I forget to switch back to layout mode before I scroll the mouse wheel or pan, I have to use a bookmark to return my map to the correct extent. Then switch to layout to zoom to the correct location.....and so on with the number of click I listed above. Is there any type of work-around to editing GDB annotation efficiently in Pro? If not, I may add this to the 'Ideas' page. Thanks!
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05-03-2021
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It would be nice to have an 'address bar' on the Catalog Pane like the Catalog View. An address bar would allow us to copy and paste paths to resources (folders, geodatabase feature classes, toolboxes, etc). The pane is handy because it's dockable to the side of maps and tables, whereas the view is not. The view also consumes too much valuable screen 'real estate'. Adding an address bar under the 'Search Project' bar on the Catalog Pane would give us the best of both worlds. I do realize that there's a "Clipboard" section on the map toolbar (below), but you must have a map open to use it. It's quite cumbersome to have to open a map when you're wanting to copy the path to a feature class while working in a geoprocessing model.
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04-05-2021
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I have an app written against the 3.21 ArcGIS Javascript API. It allows users to select a number of parcels. Then the user clicks a button that automatically fills in several text boxes with attributes from various zones that the parcels are located in, such as voting precincts, city council districts, planning zones, utility districts, etc. I'm successfully accomplishing this by executing a series of QueryTask() operation, such as //User clicks the button to automatically fill in the form.
QueryZoning();
QueryZoningOverlay();
QueryCouncilDistrict();
//.... there are about 15 of these
function QueryZoning(){
var zoneQuery = new esri.tasks.Query();
var zoneQueryTask = new esri.tasks.QueryTask("https://our.org/arcgis/rest/services/maps/zone/MapServer/0");
zoneQuery.geometry = queryPolygon;
zoneQueryTask.execute(zoneQuery, handleZoneOverlayQueryResults);
}
function handleZoneOverlayQueryResults(results) {
if (!(results.features === undefined || results.features.length == 0)) {
results.features.forEach(function(feature) {
zoningOutputString = feature.attributes.ZONE_TYPE );
});
}
//code that fills in the text box with zoningOutputString goes here
} I make about 15 calls of this nature - and it's working well....until an error happens in the a function that sets up the QueryTask or the call back function that handles the query. When one of these unhandled errors occurs, the app becomes unresponsive. I realize that I could add try/catch statements to each function that creates the QueryTask and each function that handles the response, but I'd have to do that in about 30 separate functions. There has to be a better and more efficient way to somehow 'globally' handle an error in any of these functions. I have tried: window.onerror = function(errMsg, url, line, column, error) {.....}
//also tried:
window.addEventListener('error', function (e) {
var error = e.error;
console.log("az" + error);
});
But these 'events' and 'error handlers' do not get triggered when an error occurs. And that makes it hard for me to notify the user that an error occurred and reset the form so it is no longer unresponsive. How can I trap these errors without having to use 30+ try/catch blocks? Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide!
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12-31-2020
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I ran across this post when I was also getting an undefined variable after using var myVar = registry.ById("myDIV); My problem was that I hadn't used parse.parse() at the very top of the code in the main "function", like in this example. Just thought I'd mention this in hope that it'll save someone some time!
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Do you need a special camera to create oriented images? I'm mostly talking about 'street side images' taken by a person standing on the ground, not any type of airborne images. Does the camera need to record the X/Y of the camera, compass direction/heading, pitch, etc at the time of image capture? If not, how would you go about "georeferencing" an image that I captured with a camera that is not "GPS enabled"? And what about cameras that are GPS enabled (like most smartphones)? They seem to only store X/Y or lat/long and "altitude"? But how would you specify the azimuth, pitch, etc? I've read through a good portion of the documentation and workflows about creating oriented image catalogs, but they seem to pertain to workflows where you already have a collection of OI's. Thanks, Alex
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09-30-2020
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If you haven't tried QGIS (qgis.org) in a while, I definitely recommend giving it a go. It has come a long way since 3.x was first released and the momentum doesn't seem to be slowing down! I use it for a good number of side projects outside of my full time gig at which we are still in the ESRI ecosystem. You'll never run into a 'pay wall', not in 60 days, not ever!
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Add me to the list. The lack of a legend is making me find a different approach to share this dataset.
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04-06-2020
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I've had this happen - or something similar. But not on Postgres. I'm pretty certain I was using a file geodatabase. It turned out to be bad geometry in some of the features. They cropped up after I ran the erase tool. When I ran "check geometry", a number of polygons were flagged as self-intersecting. Once I used the "repair geometry", the problem stopped. It's my understanding that all SDE instances validate geometry before they are inserted. So in theory, this shouldn't be happening with Postgres. But I could be wrong on that....
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This just frustrated me as well. Patrick, some suggested changes: 1) Add something to the "Content Library" page in Hub (edit mode) that at least hints at how to remove content. I'd like to see a link added to each item that says "Remove from Hub" or "Remove from this site". When a user clicks that link, it can show a pop up with text to the effect of "To remove a data item from this content, you must launch ArcGIS Online and unshare the content with the group associated with this Hub site." Then provide a link to the AGO page where we can change the sharing. 2) You suggested that people refer to this help page: Add content to a site—ArcGIS Hub | Documentation . But I don't see where it explains how to "remove" a shared item. Also, the title of that page is "Add content to a site". It really made me think that I wasn't going to find anything on that page about removing (or even changing) content. Maybe change it to "Managing content on a site". But if you're going to do that, please make sure it explains how to remove the content.
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