September 2008 - Posts

• Understanding Geostatistical Analyst Layers

  The Geostatistical Analyst (GA for short) uses sample points taken at different locations in a landscape and creates (interpolates) a continuous surface. The sample points are measurements of some phenomenon, such as radiation leaking from a nuclear power Read More... Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 12:14 PM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: beginner, Spatial Analysis, Geostatistical Analyst

• Tips and Tricks - Creating ArcSDE connection files on the fly using Python and ArcObjects

  ArcGIS 9.3 does not provide a geoprocessing tool for creating ArcSDE connection files (.sde files). Some of you have requested such a tool for security reasons - typically because you do not want .sde connection files hanging around on machines. Rather, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:57 PM by dmhoneycutt | 1 Comments Filed under: advanced, ArcSDE, Tips and tricks

• Watch ESRI TV

  Check out http://www.youtube.com/esritv . It contains over 50 videos on a variety of ArcGIS subjects. Content is updated periodically. You can also access the videos on Viddler: http://www.viddler.com/explore/esri Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:17 AM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, New at 9.3

• New at 9.3 - Error reporting

  Check out this Geodatabase blog entry on error reporting. It describes how we use error reports you submit to improve ArcGIS. The blog entry has a link to a short video from the 2008 User Conference that is worth watching. Read More... Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 3:41 PM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: 2008 User Conference, New at 9.3

• Digging deeper - Troubleshooting geoprocessing errors when using ArcSDE data

  Geoprocessing error reporting has significantly improved in the ArcGIS 9.3 release. All tractable errors now have a unique error code and each error code has a detailed explanation in the help system. See Understanding geoprocessing tool errors and warnings Read More... Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 4:13 PM by dmhoneycutt | 1 Comments Filed under: advanced, script tools, ArcSDE, Digging deeper

• Tips and Tricks - Debugging Python script tools

  If you create your own script tools using Python, you'll appreciate these tips and tricks on debugging. Coding errors are inevitable and there are two basic ways to find out where the error occurred: - Add some form of print statements to your code that Read More... Posted Monday, September 01, 2008 3:02 PM by dmhoneycutt | 4 Comments Filed under: advanced, script tools, Python