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Add Text XY Data to ArcMap A Sample Slideshare.com Presentation by: GeoLectio (Geolectio sample presentation; written in Powerpoint, uploaded to Slideshare.com

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1) Convert your data into a native Arc table format (xls, mdb, dbf, or csv) ,[object Object],(Geolectio sample presentation; written in Powerpoint, uploaded to Slideshare.com b) We will convert it to a comma separated values or “csv” which can be read natively in Arc products. This can be easily accmplished in most simple text editors using a simple text replace to change the spaces to commas. We will also need to add column headers so that Arc can recognize them. You can name them as you please, but to keep it simple, we’ll stick with the imaginative x, y and z: Save this file in a place you can find it with the .csv extension.

2) Open ArcMap, click on Tools and “AddXY Data”: ,[object Object],(Geolectio sample presentation; written in Powerpoint, uploaded to Slideshare.com If Arcmap does not immediately recognize your column names, choose them in the dropdown boxes. If these dropdowns are not populated, your table is not correctly formatted. Go back to step one and troubleshoot. Regardless of your coordinate system, the x field should represent your vertical component, the y your horizontal.

3) Define Coordinate System: ,[object Object],(Geolectio sample presentation; written in Powerpoint, uploaded to Slideshare.com

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