Coordinate Table To Point

Title  Coordinate Table To Point

Summary

Creates a point feature class from coordinates stored in a table.


Usage

Syntax

Parameter Explanation
in_table

The table containing the source coordinates.

out_feature_class

The feature class containing the output point features.

x_or_lon_field

The field in the input table containing the x or longitude coordinates.

in_coordinate_format

Specifies the format of the input table coordinates.Decimal Degrees - One Field—Coordinates will be formatted in a decimal degrees coordinate pair stored in a single field with coordinates separated by a space, comma, or slash.Decimal Degrees - Two Fields—Coordinates will be formatted in a decimal degrees coordinate pair stored in two table fields. This is the default.Degrees and Decimal Minutes - One Field—Coordinates will be formatted in a degrees and decimal minutes coordinate pair stored in a single table field with coordinates separated by a space, comma, or slash.Degrees and Decimal Minutes - Two Fields—Coordinates will be formatted in a degrees and decimal minutes coordinate pair stored in two table fields.Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds - One Field—Coordinates will be formatted in a degrees, minutes, and seconds coordinate pair stored in a single table field with coordinates separated by a space, comma, or slash.Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds - Two Fields—Coordinates will be formatted in a degrees, minutes, and seconds coordinate pair stored in two table fields.Global Area Reference System—Coordinates will be formatted in Global Area Reference System.World Geographic Reference System— Coordinates will be formatted in World Geographic Reference System.Universal Transverse Mercator Bands—Coordinates will be formatted in Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate bands.Universal Transverse Mercator Zones—Coordinates will be formatted in Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate zones.United States National Grid—Coordinates will be formatted in United States National Grid.Military Grid Reference System—Coordinates will be formatted in Military Grid Reference System.

y_or_lat_field (Optional)

The field in the input table containing the y or latitude coordinates.The Y Field (latitude) parameter is used when the Input Coordinate Format parameter is set to Decimal Degrees - Two Fields, Degrees and Decimal Minutes - Two Fields, or Degrees Minutes and Seconds - Two Fields.

coordinate_system (Optional)

The spatial reference of the output feature class. The default is GCS_WGS_1984.

Code Samples

Tags

csv, dd, ddm, dms, gars, georef, location, mgrs, usng, utm, xy

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