Bearing Distance to Line

[BenTaylor1]

Hello all,

I am currently trying to plot a set of boat observation off the coast of a local island. The observer is at a fixed point and he recorded boat observations as a distance and bearing from his position. I found the tool "Bearing Distance to Line" which has the parameters I am looking for and it seemed like this would give me lines which I could then make points at the end of. When I use the tool it gives me an insanely long line which seems to have no logical correlation to the point of observation. Any help with this tool, or a suggestion for another tool would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Attached are two screen shots. x/y is in RI State Plane feet Nad 83.

[RichardFairhurst · Accepted solution]

Change the Spatial Reference to the RI State Plane NAD 1983 projection that your x/y coordinates are based on, since your x/y make no sense in any other projection.  You would have to use lat/long coordinates if you use the GCS_WGS_1984 Spatial Reference. Also set the ID field parameter to your Name field so that each line is assigned the boat being observed.

[BenTaylor1]

Thank you for the quick reply! Seems obvious now but I was over looking it none-the-less. Thanks again!