1. The document provides instructions for creating a fishnet grid in ArcGIS using the XTools extension. It involves setting up a map layout, measuring the map extent, converting to real-world units, and using those measurements to specify the number of rows and columns when generating the fishnet grid in XTools. 2. Key steps include setting the coordinate system, measuring the map width and height in centimeters, converting cm to meters based on the map scale, and entering the width and height in meters for the number of rows and columns in XTools. 3. The fishnet grid is then generated in XTools and added to the map layers.

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CREATE FISHNET
XTools
MAY 29, 2015
ATIQA IJAZ KHAN
atiqa-k13@hotmail.com

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XTools Operation: Create Fishnet
Create Fishnet Using XTools:
1. Create a map layout/template of requirement with A4 page size or any other required.1
2. Add data, if in GCS, perform the Step 3, otherwise go to Step
4.
3. Set Coordinate system of Data Frame, to PCS for better
handling. For this:
a. Go to Layer Properties > Coordinate System >
Projected > UTM (as required).
b. Export the added data with Data frame coordinate
system.
c. Add it again and remove the previous.
4. Set the Page setup.
a. Page Size
b. Orientation: Landscape
or Portrait
c. Units: Inches to cm
5. Go to Layout View.
6. Set the Scale up to the required
level of zoom in.
a. In our case, it is
3,000,000.
7. Measure the width and height of
the Map body in cm.
a. Select the Map Body.
b. Right Click >
Properties > Size and
Position > Size.
c. W: 16.2984 cm
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NOTE: Performed on ArcGIS 10.1 with XTools 9.0.

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d. H: 25.157 cm
8. Convert centimeters to meters as:
a. W: 16.2984 / 100 = 0.162984 m
b. H: 25.157 / 100 = 0.25157 m
9. Equivalent to Ground scale as:
a. W: 0.162984 * 3,000,000 = 488,952
b. H: 0.25157 * 3,000,000 = 754,710
10. Open XTools as:
a. XTools > Create Fishnet
b. Extent: Layer
c. Rows: W = 488,952 and H = 754,710
d. Set Path
e. OK! Wait. Done. Added to Layers.
f. Delete the unfilled boxes if required.