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Different ways to do geoprocessing in ArcGIS | Different ways to do geoprocessing in ArcGIS | ||
[[Model Builder]] can be used to invoke standard tools or to call your scripts. | # Basic stuff the buffering in ArcMap | ||
# From ArcToolbox in either ArcMap or ArcCatalog | |||
# Command line, either a shell or from a command window in ArcCatalog | |||
# [[Model Builder]] can be used to invoke standard tools or to call your scripts. | |||
# [[Scripting]] usually with Python, then calling scripts from one of the above methods. | |||
== TIPS == | |||
=== ArcCatalog Tools->Options->Geoprocessing === | |||
Check the box to allow overwriting of files, so that you don't end up creating numbered files like water_1 and allstreets_3 | |||
Set your default tools directory to something reasonable. | |||
Revision as of 23:55, 11 May 2006
Online help: http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.1/index.cfm
Different ways to do geoprocessing in ArcGIS
- Basic stuff the buffering in ArcMap
- From ArcToolbox in either ArcMap or ArcCatalog
- Command line, either a shell or from a command window in ArcCatalog
- Model Builder can be used to invoke standard tools or to call your scripts.
- Scripting usually with Python, then calling scripts from one of the above methods.
TIPS
ArcCatalog Tools->Options->Geoprocessing
Check the box to allow overwriting of files, so that you don't end up creating numbered files like water_1 and allstreets_3
Set your default tools directory to something reasonable.
