Editing is the process of modifying feature geometry, locations, and attributes of spatial data.
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Service Hosted for Arc Server- Editor Tracking Only Allowed for UTC Time?
I am hosting a service to my server then sharing it to multiple apps/AGOL
I want to track edits so I enabled editor tracking with database_time since all my editors are in my timezone and local.
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How to add rings that intersect with a polygons edge in QGIS [on hold]
I need to amend the area of an existing polygon so that I can draw another polygon (of another typology in the amended area). Normally, I would manually move the nodes but this will be very time ...
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How to isolate only a few polygons parts for editing in a shapefile with many polygons in QGIS?
I have a Shapefile layer with thousands of polygons.
I want to edit the vertices of just a few, but when I select them to try to modify them it becomes very slow. How can I isolate those few to make ...
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Enlarging polygons only on two sides using ArcGIS Desktop?
I want to enlarge a line of polygons only on the sides but I only found tools like "scale" or "buffer" which extend the whole polygon and not only widen them. The problem with scaling or buffering is ...
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Editing only selected features in ArcMap?
I've got a big features layer with more than 30 000 points. I want to edit some of them using the snap tool, but im afraid its going to edit some points i dont want to be edited.
Is it possible to ...
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'A failure occured copying features' into same layer
Working with an annotations feature class in ArcMap 10.3 here. Anytime I select more than one annotation to copy and paste into the same layer I'm getting an error 'A failure occurred copying features'...
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Can I set a geometry using QGIS editing tools for a feature without geometry?
I have a PostGIS point layer with mixed features (with and without geometry). When a non geometry feature is selected from attribute table I don´t know how to set its geometry with QGIS editing tools. ...
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Removing certain lines/vectors from map
It has been a while since I have done anything but basic work with GIS.
I have a map with a utility system, comprised of points and lines. I wish to create a map with only a select few of these lines....
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Arcmap adds vertices to shapefile at dataframe extent?
I'm running arcmap 10.4.1 trying to make a simple outline from a polygon shapefile. Should be a piece of cake, but a small part of the polygon extends off past the dataframe at the default projection. ...
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Selecting top most feature from overlapping features in ArcGIS Desktop?
I have an annotation feature class with several overlapping features within the same layer.
While editing in ArcMap 10.3, I am trying to draw a selection box to select multiple features but only want ...
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Drawing horizontally/vertically aligned rectangular polygon in ArcGIS Desktop?
I am trying to draw some rectangles in a polygon layer, to be used to highlight points for checking, and will be used in Data Driven Pages.
I want these to be horizontally aligned, however the "...
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Digitizing without gaps in QGIS
I started making a vector layer from raster data but I see slivers (gap area) between my parks and roads layer. How can I overcome this problem? I planned to make a map with scale 1:5000.
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Tool to expand one feature to align with another
I have an island (grey) and ocean (blue). These are individual features in the same layer. There are several areas where the ocean feature does not meet the land.
I can create a map topology and use ...
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How to edit attribute table with decimal numbers in QGIS
I have been adding points to a vector layer and I want to define their value in a specific column. When I try to edit the values, that are in decimal numbers, it only allows me to type integers.
How ...
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Merging multiple attributes of a raster into a single attribute using R?
I have a raster that has 50 land cover classes. I am trying to combine multiple attributes from the attribute table into a single attribute. For example, I would like "Evergreen", "Semi-Evergreen" as -...
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Trace a polygon
How do I trace a polygon using different layer.
Ex: A and B are two area boundary. Boundary of B area should be near the river. How do I add area C to the B area?
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Layer editing in QGIS
I am new to GIS but slowly getting the learning curve. I am working with QGIS version 2.18.7.
I have been editing several layers (both Raster and vector shape files) but suddenly the 'Toggle Editing' ...
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Reshaping object in arcpy.da.UpdateCursor
I want to make a kind of Resape script tool for highlited polygons.
For example there are two polygons from different *.gdb files that share a same boundary and they need to be merged.
I read ...
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Cannot drag polygon features in ArcMap 10.1
In ArcMap 10.1, I can 'Start Editing' a polygon layer and select a feature with the 'Edit tool'. If I hold down the left mouse button, I get the four way arrow cursor but then I am unable to drag the ...
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How to simplify geometries
I need to reduce the number of vertex points on line segments, from:
to:
Is there a tool for this?
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Implementing a DTM editing web service
I am planning out the creation of a web service for DTM editing.
I can think of two ways of handling the DTM data on the backend, but are there better methods?
Have a base dataset of DTM tiles. ...
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Editing ArcFM enabled feature class without ArcFM License
My client has given me a set of feature classes which are enabled with ArcFM properties, at my end I don't have ArcFM licenses and I have only ESRI ArcGIS for desktop licenses. Can I be still able to "...
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How to quickly visualize polyline direction? [duplicate]
I am wondering if there is a quick method with arcgis desktop to view the edited direction of a large group of polylines?
I'm essentially wondering if anyone knows of a way to achieve the Editor > ...
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How can I delete polygon nodes in Carto Builder? [duplicate]
Editing a polygon is possible by clicking on it, and the edit "pencil" icon appears, allowing you to drag or even add new coordinates. There is, however, no way to delete coordinates, as far as I can ...
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ArcGIS snapping accuracy
I have a small issue regarding snapping accuracy in ArcMap 10.1 (Build 3035). I work on shape files in WGS84. In the editing options I did set the 'display measurements using' --> 20 decimal places. ...
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Running total of line length while drawing in ArcGIS for Desktop
Is there a way to display the running total length of a line while editing and drawing a new line in ArcGIS for desktop?
I have a pdf with hand drawn lines representing hedgerows and the total ...
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Avoid Intersections not honored when saving in QGIS?
I'm editing a polygon layer in QGIS that contains several small polygons within larger polygons. To save time drawing the larger (encompassing) polygons, I'm using the "avoid intersections" option, ...
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Using Attribute Assistant to update field when value in another layer is updated?
I have been searching for an AA method that can update our CP system status field to "UP" in our gas main layer whenever a control point test location is created or modified on that gas main feature. ...
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Assigning geometry to existing features in QGIS? [duplicate]
I have a point-shape-layer with existing features and an attribute table. But none of these features have a geometry yet(i.e. no points that are shown).
How can I now add a point to each feature?
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QGIS couldn't commit changes to layer on a database
i'm using QGIS on a database with a team,so all of our changes can be viewed at anytime
but sometimes we run into an issue sometimes when we save an error "couldn't commit changes" shows up and we ...
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Editing imported KML in ArcGIS Earth?
The recent release of "new Google Earth" appears completely unsuited to the tasks for which I use Google Earth, so I figured it was time to see if I should migrate to ArcGIS Earth as was suggested to ...
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FlipLine Standalone Script Error?
I was trying to run the standalone code for Flip Line modified from the Help, and I keep getting the following error:
ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid.
ERROR 000732: Input ...
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Direction/Length Tool not working with Creating Polygon ArcGIS 10.4
I am trying to create a polygon by entering direction & length information, but when I do so it does not go in the correct direction, and the length is no where near correct. Can someone explain ...
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Editing snapped polygons in QGIS: is releasing of snapped vertices possible?
I have made a layer with polygons that are snapped to each other. Now I would like to edit this layer and create some extra plots in between them.
Is it possible to "unsnap" the vertices? I am using ...
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OpenLayers - edit properties of GeoJSON vector source
I have a GeoJSON vector file with some polygons representing country borders. I have added a property called "processed" to each country which defaults to 0 (i.e. false). I want to create a function ...
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How to move node position keeping right angles?
I made a polygon with perpendicular segments using CAD Tools. I saw that, even if the segments of this polygon are perpendicular, the four points has different values in terms of x, y. I think that`s ...
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View number of edits made in an Enterprise GDB?
I would like to see the total number of edits made in my Default.SDE before the reconcile/post/compress process. I know you can view the number of edits made in versions with the Version Changes tool ...
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How to move polygon pie charts symbols in ArcGIS?
I used pie charts in my map, but they don't appear in the desired position. Instead, they all appear in the exact middle of polygons.
The charts were created via symbology -> charts -> pie option
I ...
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Why when I draw autocomplete polygons using a frame`s border, it doesn`t work inside the frame?
I try to create an Auto-complete polygon within a bigger frame (from the same layer), using frame's border. The thing is that when I try to create it outside the frame, the polygon appear but when I'm ...
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Using arcpy.da.Editor?
I am working with copies of feature Datasets that come from a versioned SDE. The copies are in an un-versioned 'development' SDE. I am attempting to do a field calculation on a single feature class ...
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Edit a feature/graphic's location using Edit toolbar (javascript 3.20 api)
I've loaded a feature layer into a web map (using javascript api 3.20).
I'm trying to use the following to edit an existing points location (by dragging it to a new location) in a feature layer that I ...
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Toggle Layers On/Off using keyboard in Arcmap 10.3
Is there a way to set keyboard shortcuts to toggle layers on/off while editing?
For example F1 will turn on /off my top layer in my table of contents, F2 will toggle the 2nd layer, ect.
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Filling gaps / holes in a shapefile?
I have a shapefile that looks like this:
I want to delete the holes, but I can't use any of the editing tools apparently...
What can I do?
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Changing deselected highlight color in Attribute Editor window
Does anyone know if you can change the highlighted color or deselected color in the Attribute Editor window? My eyes are about to bleed from the strain. Here's what I'm talking about:
This light ...
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Run Arcmap commands from another application
I have a windows forms application (Z application), is it possible to start Arcmap, and start the Editor or any other command I desire from the application (Z appliction) ?
So far I was able to ...
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Editing touching polygons in sympathy?
Is there any way - in ArcGIS - to edit touching polygons in sympathy? And to make it more precise - when I split one polygon I would like to automatically have the vertex in the other (touching where ...
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How To Check if in Edit Session using Python [closed]
I am currently working on a tool that uses the updateCursor function but the tool needs to be in an edit session to use. However some who may use the tool may end up not being in an edit session ...
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Shape layer turns non-editable if saved filtered
I am working in QGIS 2.18.3.
I have a shape layer with point geometry, which I filter by some field, and then I work on its attribute table. Once I am done for the day, I save the project so I can ...
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Sorting layers and attributes displayed in ArcMap Create Features window?
At ArcMap (advanced) 10.3.1, items displayed in the Create Features window are sorted alphabetically.
How can I re-sort them so that they match the Table of Contents display order?
A search ...
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Feature without layer?
I'm working in QGIS. I've created a new .shp file with intentions to make a line that I would buffer. I had toggle editing on and clicked add feature and started to draw and then buffered. The buffer ...
