Seeking ArcGIS Desktop Tips and Tricks

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Even some GIS Administrators do not know about this one.

C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\Utilities (on Windows)

Advanced ArcMap Settings tool

I need to update this http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2007/02/esri-arcgis-92-tips-and-tricks.html (just don't the have time, anyone can update - will re-post with full credit)


here is a start for rel 10... Desktop 10 tips and tricks


In arcpy you can get access to the geoJSON representation of any geometry through the hidden __geo_interface__ method. For example:

arcpy.PointGeometry(arcpy.Point(5,5)).__geo_interface__

Which nicely outputs:

{'coordinates': (5.0, 5.0), 'type': 'Point'}

*All credit to Bruce Harold at ESRI Redlands for detailing this originally.