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Why do you use ArcGIS for Desktop?

I'm new to GIS, having only dabbled with ArcGIS for Desktop for about 4 weeks in 2007. The business I am at wants to target writing complete solutions that involve GIS as it would benefit their hardware sales. They do not know which market they want…
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Citing ArcGIS Desktop when writing papers?

When writing papers, is there a standard style that should be used for citing ArcGIS, specifically ArcMap? In particular, how do you reference a specific tool that you used in your analysis. I'm not referring to the citation style being used…
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Hidden Features of ArcGIS

ArcGIS is one of the most popular software-packages available for GIS. What are the lesser-known but useful features of the ArcGIS? Which little/hidden tricks do you known that make your experience with this software better?
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Viewsheds analysis with real life photos?

I'm doing viewsheds presentation for a non-software audience this week. One of the ways I will try to get closer to them is by putting photos from my personal observations from a location + the viewsheds analysis derived from personal computational…
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Summary table with a field that shows components of each summarized record

I have a table with 2 fields the first is for community and the second for the main community that it belongs to, as in the image I want to summarize the second field (Belongs_to) but with an extra field (multiple value field) that shows components…
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How to union polylines with same name?

I have a shapefile containing streets that have to be counted. But these streets in each case consist of several polylines. Maybe I should buffer these polylines and union the generated polygons that have the same name as well as they overlap. Is…
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Counting records that match attribute from another feature class?

I have geometry feature class of states that I would like to build a choropleth map from by using the quantity of people in that state. However, the data of what people in what state is in seperate table with other attributes like first and last…
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Stratified Random sampling in ArcGIS

I am trying to generate random points for a survey, but I want the points to fall based on 2 polygons. I have created a polygon fishnet, and have a layer of forested habitats. I am trying to generate points so that there is one point per grid, and…
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identify sidewalks only at one side of the roadway

I got a task which I don't know how to save some labor work. So I have two shapefiles in hand. One is roadway shapefile and the other is sidewalk shapefile. My task is to identify where there is only one-side sidewalk. The problem is when I created…
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Changing from portrait to landscape layout?

I am trying to switch to from a portrait to landscape layout. I've already switched up the buttons in page and print set up and for some reason, the print layout icon shows my page still having portrait features in a non-completely filled landscape…
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Select by Attributes Where Clause how to get current date?

I am trying to build a where clause for a select by attributes operation in ArcGIS. I have a feature class that has a date field that has dates in it. I wish to construct a where clause that selects records from 65 years ago or more. I want this…
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I want to delete a polygon and redraw but I want to save the attributes?

I am trying to redo a polygon it is so messed up that it can't just be fixed it needs to be delete and redrawn but I don't know how to do this and save the attributes.
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What is the right syntax to the decision tree using the Con statement or any other method to classify?

Can you please show me how to construct the decision tree for the attached land cover classification. I assume it is nested Con statement, but I am confused on how to write the statement.
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two symbols for a single label in legend

I am working on a spatial plan where I'm supposed to have two states - the existing one and the future one. I have always worked with separate maps - a single map for a single state. But I was wondering is it possible to put those two states…
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How to Display Coordinates of an Existing Point Layer in ArcMap

I have been asked to provide a list of coordinates for a point layer in our GIS. I am currently using a state plane coordinate system. How do I view/list this data. Below is the data request in it's original form: (Each serial number is assigned…
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