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• Lidar Solutions in ArcGIS_part6: Updating a portion of a terrain dataset with new measurements

  This is the sixth blog in a series on Lidar Solutions in ArcGIS. The author of this blog is Clayton Crawford, lead Product Engineer on ESRI's 3D Analyst team in the Software Products group in Redlands. Updating a portion of a terrain dataset with new Read More... Posted Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:36 AM by bbicking1 | 1 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, 3D Lidar Point Data

• Lidar Solutions in ArcGIS_part5: Creating Intensity Images from Lidar

  This is the fifth blog in a series on Lidar Solutions in ArcGIS. It was written by Clayton Crawford, Product Engineer on the 3D Analyst team in ESRI’s Software Products group in Redlands. Creating Intensity Images from Lidar Intensity is a measure, collected Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:50 PM by bbicking1 | 1 Comments Filed under: advanced, Tips and tricks, 3D Lidar Point Data

• 2009 Developers Summit

  The 2009 Developers Summit has come and gone. Thanks to all who attended! We enjoyed meeting with you. We've uploaded the geoprocessing presentations to the Model and Script tool gallery. Session videos have been posted to the Media Gallery. Slides, scripts, Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:54 PM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: advanced, script tools, Python, Digging deeper, Tips and tricks, 2009 Developers Summit, Geoprocessing services, ArcGIS Server

• Send us your feedback

  You may not have noticed, but you can send us feedback about this site. There's a feedback link at the bottom right of the home page, as illustrated at the bottom of this post. We're particularly interested in hearing from you about blog post topics you'd Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:47 PM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, New at 9.3, Spatial Analysis, script tools, Python, ArcSDE, Geostatistical Analyst, Digging deeper, Tips and tricks, UNIX/Linux, 3D Lidar Point Data, ModelBuilder, 2009 Developers Summit

• Tips and tricks - accessing feature shape in Calculate Field

  With the Calculate Field tool , you can easily create expressions that use some property of a feature's shape, such as length or area. You can also convert length and area to different units. The illustration below shows calculating the MILES field to Read More... Posted Friday, March 06, 2009 3:44 PM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, Python, Tips and tricks

• ModelBuilder posting at the Mapping Center

  Here's a great post on the mapping center about ModelBuilder: What I wish I had known about ModelBuilder before I started using it Read More... Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:57 PM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, Tips and tricks, ModelBuilder

• Tips and tricks - Unix, Python, and Geoprocessing

  This posting was written by Mark Zollinger, a Product Engineer and long time UNIX user with the Geoprocessing team. Do you like Solaris or Linux? Do you "do GIS" on one of those platforms? Maybe you've been asked to convert some ArcGIS Workstation AML Read More... Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 3:41 PM by dmhoneycutt | 4 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, Python, Tips and tricks, UNIX/Linux

• 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

• 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

• New at 9.3 - Top Ten

  We asked the team to give us their Top 10 New Geoprocessing Features in ArcGIS 9.3 . The list quickly turned into the top 20, then the top 30, and then we had to stop. It's by no means exhaustive, but we think it includes the major improvements we made Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:44 AM by dmhoneycutt | 0 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced, New at 9.3

• Guidelines for submitting tools to the Model and Script Tool Gallery

  The link below is to a PDF document containing guidelines for making a submittal to the Model and Script Tool Gallery. This document discusses: The contents of the ZIP file you upload when making a submission. How to ensure that your submission is portable Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:42 AM by dmhoneycutt | 1 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced

• Welcome to the geoprocessing resource center

  We're all excited about the launch of this new geoprocessing blog. The scope of this blog will range from introductory information regarding general geoprocessing functionality to some more advanced topics and developer related material. We’ll be blogging Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:41 AM by dmhoneycutt | 3 Comments Filed under: beginner, advanced