I have a few pdf files. There are vector graphics in the maps. How can I use them to be visible and editable in ArcGIS? I want to see the attribute tables content, etc.
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I want to convert a GeoPDF that has vectors entity in it to a vector format and preserve the real coordinates of these vectors. The GeoPDF has been exported from ArcMap and has layers in it.  I have try GDAL, but it rasterize the PDF before exporting it. Which is not good for me. Also I don't want a solution that would convert this image back to vectors, too complicated for the data I have.  Is someone aware of any tool that can do that? The resulting format can be a CAD file or a shapefile or anything that is a vector format.
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I want to create a mapbook that displays changes in river flows over time. I have one shapefile of my recent digitizations, as well as ones done prior. I was hoping to display them, new on the left and old on the right.   Does anyone know if this is possible?  I'm using ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop.
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I was hoping to use ESRI's ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap to view OpenStreetMap data in ArcMap, but my organization hasn't upgraded to version 10 yet.   I also know about ArcBruTile, but I prefer not to use that software because of the potential TOS violations with Google, Bing, etc.   Does anyone know of another way to bring OpenStreetMap tiles into ArcGIS 9.3.1?
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Is there a free library of vector graphics for commercial use?
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I'm trying to convert several of my pencil drawings into vector graphics with Adobe Illustrator. My drawing's are about this complex:    I'm looking for the best way to convert these. I've found some tutorials that use the pen tool . I also have a wacom tablet at hand, which could turn out useful. Any guide or links to tutorials on effectively doing this would be greatly appreciate it.
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I'm using ArcMap 10.3, and here's what I have: I have an angled vector grid created through GME's GenVecGrid tool which has been clipped to an irregular size and angled relative to the xy axes to represent a study area. When I say it's irregular, I mean to say while each cell is full (no partial cells), portions of the rectangular grid have been removed to reflect the study area. Here's an image to show what I mean:     I also have a raster DEM of the area in question (also pictured in the above image link).  Here's what I'm hoping to do: For each cell in the vector grid, I want to find an average elevation from the raster DEM and incorporate this into the vector grid itself (in the attribute table). Ideally, I'd like to use an interpolation method like kriging to find an intelligent average, so to speak.  In searching forums, I have seen recommendations for using the Add Surface Information tool (ArcToolbox > 3D Analyst > Add Surface Information), as well as Interpolate Shape (ArcToolbox > 3D Analyst > Interpolate Shape), but these were unsuccessful.  Can anyone guide me in the right direction?
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I've scanned in some maps, and I'm regularly adding little touches here and there to each map in Photoshop. Each map has a few Ps layers and is not vector.  For all the annotations, I'm using Illustrator, because it's better for the job with its typography tools.   In Ps, I can drag some graphics/layers in from Ai and it becomes a single 'vector smart object' so whenever I want to edit that graphic, it opens in Ai and updates in Ps when I save.   How do I have the equivalent of this in Illustrator? I have a multilayered graphic which I want to keep opening and editing in Ps but still keep at the exact same size and position in the Ai document (to keep the annotations accurate)?
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I'm trying to open a PDF file with 7 pages and need to adjust each page in Illustrator CS6.  How do I open the PDF file in one single AI files with all artboards within it?
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From what I understand, an ArcGIS mxd file contains the "styling" information on how to show data.  I downloaded and imported OpenStreetMap data into my geodatabase. Now I need to show them.  Is there any available mxd file match the OpenStreetMap fields/values that I can use?  I check this question(), but the links are all dead.  ps: right now the all the highway/roads/trail display as a single line in my map. I want to use mxd to show them in a better way, like Mapnik or google.
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I have a roads shapefile layer in ArcMap and I want to be able to view it on my Garmin64st. Ideally, it would be overlaid on a basemap so I would always be able to see it. It seems like that means I need to convert my .shp file to .img.   I'm finding various programs that claim to help with some step of this, but some of them are really expensive, and none of the free ones I've tried have gotten me to .img so far. I did download an ArcGIS Toolbox which converts .shp to .gpx, but I haven't been able to find a way to convert that to .img for free yet.   Am I missing something?   Does anyone know a simple and free way to convert a .shp to be viewed in a Garmin GPS like I've described?   If I absolutely must purchase a program, do you know of one that works?
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Can anyone can suggest where I can freely download ArcObjects SDKs for ArcGIS?  I am using version 10.2.
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I receive a lot of PDF maps (vector, image, with georeference and without) and I am having to convert them to an image file before I can add them to ArcMap and georeference.    I can't see any obvious out-of-the-box utility that would allow me to add and georeference a PDF directly without having to convert to an image file first.   Any ideas?  I would prefer to add a PDF to map directly without any prior "pdf to image" conversion
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I recently opened an Illustrator file made by my employer's previous graphic designer and found that it had these rulers along the side that have the appearance of guides, but didn't go away when I hid guides, smart guides, or rulers. They're not a problem and I don't need to recreate them, I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea what they are because I've never been them before.
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In ArcMap, when you export data to PDF it preserves the layering within the PDF so that you can turn on/off individual map layers (within the PDF itself).  When I export from QGIS to PDF, I don't appear to have the option for this.  Does QGIS support preserving layers when exporting to PDF?  Is there a special setting needed to enable this capability?  Or has anyone wrote a plugin for this feature?
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How can I export 2d vector graphic from ArcScene so I can edit it with Adobe Illustrator? I've tried changing the options when I export 2D scene as AI file or PDF file, but they always remain as a unique image that does not allow me to edit the lines and polygons.
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Where is the ArcGIS 10 tool for creating a shapefile from current dataframe extents in layout view?  Have looked around and the closet thing i can find is Toolbox's Grid/Strip Map Index tools under Data Drive Pages.  I just want to be able to create a single polygon rectangle shp file based on the data frame (in layout view) for any given scale / page setup.
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A couple times a month, I check out the  and always learn something new. I went back and forth as to whether to pin this question to a specific program of a specific, major version of GIS software.  Given the amount of change to the ux, I think ArcGIS Desktop 10 should get its own Tips and Tricks question and will be a great resource for new ArcGIS users and ArcGIS 10 users upgrading from 9.3. Hope to see some good tips that aren't already covered in the . ArcMap  If the File menu is slow to open: open Customize window, navigate to the file menu, and delete the { Sign in } menu item.  Revert to old(classic) snapping environment: see