shrug-l: Shapefile to Coverage
Dietrich, Mark
Mark.Dietrich@dep.state.fl.us
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:45:49 -0400
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Jason,
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One simple way you can maintain the field definitions in the ArcInfo =
coverage
is to use the table Join in ArcMap. By using the user ID field of the
coverage (-id) to hold your primary key or creating a dummy field in the
coverage to do the same thing you can create a link to the shapefile. =
Join
the correct coverage table (.aat or .pat) with the .dbf. You can then =
use the
calculator to transfer the values between fields. Then remove the join =
and
the coverage should be populated with the attributes.
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This will work for a one time operation or it could be automated with =
AML.
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Mark Dietrich=20
Division of Water Resource Management=20
Florida Department of Environmental Protection=20
(850) 245-8550=20
mark.dietrich@dep.state.fl.us=20
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From: shrug-l-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Jason Houck
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 8:09 AM
To: shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: shrug-l: Shapefile to Coverage
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Hopefully someone will have some insight as to how to solve a problem
which has stumped me for 2 days. I have shapefile created in ArcMap =
that
needs to be converted to an ArcInfo coverage with specific fields in the
resulting coverage's table. Theses fields were given to me in a =
template and
need to be in a specific order. However, if create the shapefile with =
the
required fields in its attribute table, all the but the minimum fields
created when the coverage in created in left after the conversion. All =
my
other data appears to have been lost. Is there a method to doing this =
that I
am not familiar with? I would appreciate any insight anyone had into =
this.
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Thanks
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Jason M. Houck, MS
GIS Analyst, Water Resources Dept.
DRMP, Inc.
1505 East Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL 32803
407-896-0594 (phone)
407-896-4836 (fax)
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simple way you can maintain the field definitions in the ArcInfo =
coverage is to=20
use the table Join in ArcMap. By using the user ID field of the coverage =
(-id)=20
to hold your primary key or creating a dummy field in the coverage to do =
the=20
same thing you can create a link to the shapefile. Join the correct =
coverage=20
table (.aat or .pat) with the .dbf. You can then use the calculator to =
transfer=20
the values between fields. Then remove the join and the coverage should =
be=20
populated with the attributes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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will work for a one time operation or it could be automated with=20
AML.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mark Dietrich</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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size=3D2>Division of Water Resource Management</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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face=3DArial size=3D2>(850) 245-8550</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
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[mailto:shrug-l-admin@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jason =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D889210312-11062004>Hopefully someone=20
will have some insight as to how to solve a problem which has stumped =
me for 2=20
days. I have shapefile created in ArcMap that needs to be =
converted to=20
an ArcInfo coverage with specific fields in the resulting coverage's=20
table. Theses fields were given to me in a template and need to =
be in a=20
specific order. However, if create the shapefile with the =
required=20
fields in its attribute table, all the but the minimum fields created =
when the=20
coverage in created in left after the conversion. All my other =
data=20
appears to have been lost. Is there a method to doing this that =
I am not=20
familiar with? I would appreciate any insight anyone had into=20
this.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D889210312-11062004>Thanks</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><STRONG>Jason M. Houck,=20
MS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><EM>GIS Analyst, Water Resources=20
Dept.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000>DRMP,=20
Inc.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000>1505 East =
Colonial=20
Dr.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000>Orlando, =
FL=20
32803</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000>407-896-0594=20
(phone)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000>407-896-4836 =
(fax)</FONT></DIV>
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