Latest Contributions by hm_stella

Hi there, Does anyone know which ArcGIS Pro's geoprocessing tools or functionality work as the Grid Designer of ArcMap? I'd like to move graticule labels into where I want, not the automatic arrangement. Thanks! ... View more

Hi, I have been working on making TM maps using TDS data in ArcGIS Pro and got some problems with displaying coast features in Adjoining Sheets Guide, Boundaries, and Elevation Guide maps. Here's how I went through the steps to make a TM map. First, I selected an index of the coastal area through the Production Manager application. The area contains tidal water features (F_Code BA040 of Hydrography Surface feature class).  Then, I ran a "Cartography-Automated" job to create a TM map in ArcGIS Pro. The expected output should display blue-colored tidal water features in Boundaries, Adjoining Sheets, and Elevation Guide maps. For example, one like this: However, the output was totally different from what I expected. It did NOT have those features on the map, also the BaseMap. It is weird that TDS data does have the features, but the output does not. Does anyone have this kind of issue when generating a map or know how to fix this? Thanks 🙂 ... View more

Hi, I found that the symbology enables the features with Arcade expression ZI006_MEM == "multiple" to have Vertical Obstruction / multiple marker.     I know that features with height over 46 are mostly set as vertical obstructions, and I got some questions about the usage of that specific symbol. First, is the value "multiple" set manually  (like typing in the attribute one by one) or by some rules (like running the calculate field to fill the attribute with "multiple")?  For example, if there are 100 point features that are all over 46 for their heights, could I just pick whatever the features are and set ZI006_MEM field with "multiple" value?  Second, there will be scenarios of choosing when the feature needs to be multiple vertical obstructions, single obstructions, and neither of them. Does ZI006_MEM field has appropriate values to support those scenarios? If not, can I use the other field? Let's say there are 10 point features located in a dense area (125 square meters) and other 10 point features scattered outside of the dense area. I'd like to just mark one feature as a Vertical Obstruction / multiple and the rest 9 point features in the same dense area to be hidden. The other 10 points that are staying outside of the dense area can be displayed as a Vertical Obstruction / single. In this scenario, how can I handle with the ZI006_MEM value? Third, if I made my own field values to differentiate the vertical obstructions whether one is multiple, the another one is single, and the other is hidden, can I use that field instead of ZI006_MEM field? Could anyone make some clear answers to the questions? Thanks!   ... View more

Hello all, While I have been testing how cartography works in defense mapping, I found the difference in TM.gdb and TDS.gdb schemas. When I ran the "extract data" step in the workflow manager, all TDS data seemed to be converted and copied into TM.gdb's BM (BaseMap) feature dataset. However, the TDS data were not copied and converted when I ran the Extract Data by JobAOI geoprocessing tool outside of the workflow manager by myself, saying that the TDS feature classes were copied in TM.gdb but not in BM feature dataset as it had to be in the workflow manager. This was the first time I got curious of why. So, I opened up feature classes in TM and TDS geodatabases respectively. For example, AgriculturePoints feature class in TDS.gdb and in TM.gdb. As expected, some fields that were used to be in TDS schema were no longer shown in TM schema and were newly made in TM schema. As an example, AgriculturePoints had DMT, TRE, VSP, VSP2, VSP3, ZI013_CSP, ZI013_CSP2, ZI013_CSP3, ZI013_FFP, ZI013_FFP2, and ZI013_FFP3 fields in TDS but not in TM. Also, this feature class got new fields in TM such as ABO_Rotation, CBO_Offset, CBO_OffsetX, CBO_OffsetY, CBO_Rotation, HIERARCHY, and ISVISIBLE. Here are the questions then. 1. What happens to the fields that are used to be in TDS schema but no longer existing in TM schema? If the fields are missed after converted from TDS to TM, would those fields values be gone and not be used in symbology Arcade queries and definition queries in TM layout? 2. How would the newly added fields like ABO_Rotation and CBO_Offset in TM schema be used? Should the field values be modified by manually or by geoprocessing tools? If anyone knows some exact answers for the questions, please feel free to make responses 🙂 Thank you! ... View more

Hi folks,  I am currently working on automated cartography using defense & production mapping.  I could successfully generate a pdf file using the default pagx file (TM50_Layout.pagx) found in Product Files.  However, I'd like to make some modifications on that pagx file and make my own pdf which fits to specific qualifications. They'll be some changes in layers name and symbols. I have already added some new symbols in TM.stylx and checked that the modified pagx loads those symbols very well. The only thing left is to implement that modified pagx file into the EPM using workflow manager. I set the file name as TM50_Layout.pagx as it has to be and run the SAMPLE CARTOGRAPHY AUTOMATED task group.  When it reached the generate product layout step, it stopped. I was trying to run both the Generate Product Layout for Job tool and Generate Product Layout tool, and got the same Error 999999 messages.  I am wondering that the defense mapping does not allow users to use their own pagx files or it is just the error. If anyone knows the answer, please let me know.  Thank you! ... View more