Data Type Description String Syntax

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Scripting Object
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ArcObjects
Addr ess l ocat or
A dataset, used for geocoding, that stores the address
attributes, associated indexes, and rules that define the
process for translating nonspatial descriptions of places to
spatial data. [.loc]
cat al ogPat h . _ . DEAddr essLocat or
Addr ess l ocat or st yl e A template on which to base the new address locator. [.lot] cat al ogPat h . _ . GPAddr essLocat or St yl e
Anal ysi s cel l si ze The cell size used by raster tools. cel l Si ze | cat al ogPat h . _ . GPAnal ysi sCel l Si ze
Any val ue A data type that accepts any value. any value . _ . GPType [abstract datatyp e]
Ar cMap Document
A file that contains one map, its layout, and its associated
layers, tables, charts, and reports. [.mxd]
cat al ogPat h . _ . DEMapDocument
Ar ea uni t s
An areal unit type and value such as square meter or
acre.
ar eal Uni t uni t Of Measur e
unitOfMeasure keywords: ACRES | ARES | HECTARES | SQUARECENTI METERS |
SQUAREDECI METERS | SQUAREI NCHES | SQUAREFEET | SQUAREKI LOMETERS |
SQUAREMETERS | SQUAREMI LES | SQUAREMI LLI METERS | SQUAREYARDS | SQUAREMAPUNI TS
| UNKNOWN
. _ . GPAr eal Uni t
Bool ean A boolean value. TRUE | FALSE . _ . GPBool ean
CAD Dr awi ng Dat aset
A vector data source with a mix of feature types with
symbology. The dataset is not usable for feature class-
based queries or analysis.
cat al ogPat h . _ . DECadDr awi ngDat aset
Cat al og Root The top-level node in the catalog tree. cat al ogPat h . _ . DECat al ogRoot
Cel l Si ze The cell size used by Spatial Analyst. MAXOF | MI NOF | val ue . _ . GPSACel l Si ze
Composi t e Dat at ype A collection of datatypes. dependent on datatypes in collection . _ .
GPComposi t eDat aType [abstract
datatype]
Composi t e Layer
A reference to a several children layers, including
symbology and rendering properties.
l ayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPComposi t eLayer
DEComposi t eLayer
Compr essi on Specifies the type of compression used for a raster.
LZ77 |
J PEG |
J PEG2000 |
NONE
. _ . GPRast er GDBEnvCompr essi on
Coor di nat e Syst em
A reference frameworksuch as the UTM
systemconsisting of a set of points, lines, and/or
surfaces, and a set of rules, used to define the positions of
points in two and three dimensional space.
cat al ogPat h . _ . GPCoor i dnat eSyst em
Coor di nat e Syst ems Fol der A folder on disk storing coordinate systems. cat al ogPat h . _ . DESpat i al Ref er encesFol der
Cover age
A courage dataset, a proprietary data model for storing
geographic features as points, arcs, polygons with
associated feature attribute tables.
cat al ogPat h . _ . DECover age
Cover age Feat ur e Cl ass
A coverage feature classes such as point, arc, node,
route, route system, section, polygon, and region.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DECover ageFeat ur eCl ass
I Cover ageFeat ur eCl ass
I Cover ageFeat ur eCl ass2
Dat a El ement A dataset visible in ArcCatalog. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEType [abstract datatype]
Geoprocessing Data Types of Parameters and Environments
Data types are classifications that identify possible values for data and operations that can be done on the data, as well as the way the data is stored
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Data Type Description String Syntax
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Scripting Object
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ArcObjects
Dat abase Connect i ons The database connection folder in ArcCatalog. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEDiskConnection
Dat aset
A collection of related data, usually grouped or stored
together.
cat al ogPat h . _ . DEDat aset Type [abstract datatype]
Dat e A date value. format depends on the regional settings of the computer; . _ . GPDat e
dBASE Tabl e Attribute data stored in dBASE format. cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEDbaseTabl e
I Tabl e
Deci mat e
Specifies a subset of nodes of a TIN to create a
generalized version of that TIN.
ZTOLERANCE Z_Tol er ance maxNumber Of Nodes |
COUNT maxNumber Of Nodes
. _ .
Deci mat eNodes
Deci mat eNodesByCount
Di sk Connect i on An access path to a data storage device. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEDi skConnect i on
Doubl e
Any floating point number will be stored as a double-
precision 64-bit value.
exampl e: 5. 6 . _ . GPDoubl e
Envel ope
The coordinate pairs that define the minimumbounding
rectangle the data source fall within.
X_Mi ni mumY_Mi ni mumX_Maxi mumY_Maxi mum . _ . GPEnvel ope
Eval uat i on Scal e
The scale value range and increment value applied to
inputs in a weighted overlay operation.
Eval uat i onScal e Mi ni mumMaxi mumI ncr ement
EvaluationScale: ' 1 t o 9 by 1' | ' 1 t o 5 by 1' | ' 1 t o 3 by 1' | ' - 1 t o 1 by 1' |
' - 5 t o 5 by 1' | ' - 10 t o 10 by 2'
. _ . GPEval uat i onScal e
Ext ent
Specifies the coordinate pairs that define the minimum
bounding rectangle (xmin, ymin and xmax, ymax) of a
data source. All coordinates for the data source fall within
this boundary.
cat al ogPat h | X_Mi ni mumY_Mi ni mumX_Maxi mumY_Maxi mum . _ . GPExt ent
Feat ur e Cl ass
A collection of spatial data with the same shape type:
point, multipoint, polyline, polygon.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEFeat ur eCl ass
I Feat ur eCl ass
I Cover ageFeat ur eCl ass
Feat ur e Dat aset
A collection of feature classes that share a common
geographic area and the same spatial reference system.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEFeat ur eDat aset
I Feat ur eDat aset
Feat ur e Layer
A reference to a feature class, including symbology and
rendering properties. [.lyr]
f eat ur el Layer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPFeat ur eLayer
I Feat ur eLayer
Fi el d
A column in a table that stores the values for a single
attribute
f i el dName Field
Fi el d
I Fi el d
Fi el d I nf o The details about a field in a FieldMap.
" f l dName newFl dName vi si bl e; f l dName
1
newFl dName
1
vi si bl e
1
; ; f l dName
N
newFl dName
N
vi si bl e
N
"
FieldInfo GPFi el dI nf o
Fi el d Mappi ngs A collection of fields in one or more input tables.
use St r i ng Obj ect ; use of St r i ng Synt ax not r ecommended;
cat al ogPat h | SR_I D
FieldMap;
FieldMappings
GPFi el dMappi ng
Fi l e A file on disk. cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEFi l e
I Fi l e
Fol der Specifies a location on a disk where data is stored. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEFol der
For mul at ed Rast er
A raster surface whose cell values are represented by a
formula or constant.
cat al ogPat h . _ . GPRast er For mul at ed
GeoDat aSer ver A coarse grain object that references a geodatabase. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEGeoDat aSer ver
Geodat aset
A collection of data with a common theme in a
geodatabase.
" cat al ogPat h; cat al ogPat h
1
; ; cat al ogPat h
N
" . _ . [abstract datatype]
Geomet r i c Net wor k
A linear network represented by topologically connected
edge and junction features. Feature connectivity is based
on their geometric coincidence.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEGeomet r i cNet wor kType
DEGeomet r i cNet wor k
Geost at i st i cal Layer
A reference to a geostatistical data source, including
symbology and rendering properties.
geost at i st i cal Layer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ . GPGALayer
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Data Type Description String Syntax
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Scripting Object
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ArcObjects
Geost at i st i cal Val ue Tabl e
A collection of data sources and fields that define a
geostatistical layer.
" cat al ogPat h f i el d; cat al ogPat h
1
f i el d
1
; ; cat al ogPat h
N
f i el d
N
" . _ . GPGAVal ueTabl e
Gr oup Layer
A collection of layers that appear and act as a single layer.
Group layers make it easier to organize a map, assign
advanced drawing order options, and share layers for use
in other maps.
" gr oupLayer Name; gr oupLayer Name
1
; ; gr oupLayer Name
N
" |
" cat al ogPat h; cat al ogPat h
1
; ; cat al ogPat h
N
"
. _ . GPGr oupLayer
Hor i zont al Fact or
The relationship between the horizontal cost factor and
the horizontal relative moving angle.
r ast er Name BI NARY Zer oFact or Cut Angl e |
cat al ogPat h BI NARY Zer oFact or Cut Angl e |
r ast er Name FORWARD Zer oFact or Cut Angl e Si deVal ue |
cat al ogPat h FORWARD Zer oFact or Cut Angl e Si deVal ue |
r ast er Name LI NEAR Zer oFact or Cut Angl e Sl ope |
cat al ogPat h LI NEAR Zer oFact or Cut Angl e Sl ope |
r ast er Name I NVERSE LI NEAR Zer oFact or Cut Angl e Sl ope |
cat al ogPat h I NVERSE LI NEAR Zer oFact or Cut Angl e Sl ope |
r ast er Name TABLE t abl eName |
cat al ogPat h TABLE t abl eName |
r ast er Name TABLE cat al ogPat h|
cat al ogPat h TABLE cat al ogPat h
. _ . GPSAHor i zont al Fact or
I ndex
A data structure used to speed the search for records in a
geographic datasets and database.
number . _ . I ndex
I NFO Expr essi on
A syntax for defining and manipulating data in an INFO
table.
SUBSET i t emName oper at or val ue |
SUBSET i t emName oper at or val ue CONNECTOR i t emName
1
oper at or
1
val ue
1
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR i t emName
N
oper at or
N
val ue
N
|
ADD i t emName oper at or val ue |
ADD i t emName oper at or val ue CONNECTOR i t emName
1
oper at or
1
val ue
1
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR i t emName
N
oper at or
N
val ue
N
|
SWI TCH i t emName oper at or val ue |
SWI TCH i t emName oper at or val ue CONNECTOR i t emName
1
oper at or
1
val ue
1
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR i t emName
N
oper at or
N
val ue
N
. _ . GPI NFOExpr essi on
I NFO I t em An itemin an INFO table. i t emName . _ . GPAr cI nf oI t em
I NFO Tabl e A table in an INFO Database. cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEAr cI nf oTabl e
I Ar cI nf oTabl e
Layer
A reference to a data source, such as a shapefile,
coverage, geodatabase feature class, or raster, including
symbology and rendering properties. [.lyr]
l ayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ . [abstract datatype]
Layer Fi l e
A file with a .lyr extension that stores the layer defintion,
including symbology and rendering properties.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DELayer
I Layer
Li ne
A shape, straight or curved, defined by a connected series
of unique x,y coordinate pairs.
coor di nat eLi st . _ . GPLi ne
Li near uni t A linear unit type and value such as meter or feet.
l i near Uni t uni t Of Measur e
unitOfMeasure keywords: CENTI METERS | DECI MALDEGREES | DECI METERS | FEET | I NCHES
| KI LOMETERS | METERS | MI LES | MI LLI METERS | NAUTI CALMI LES | POI NTS |
UNKNOWN | YARDS
. _ . GPLi near Uni t
Long An integer number value. number . _ . GPLong
M Domai n
A range of lowest and highest possible value for m
coordinates.
M_Mi ni mumM_Maxi mum . _ . GPMDomai n
Map Al gebr a Expr essi on
A query syntax used by Spatial Analyst to evaluate raster
data.
cat al ogPat h | MA_expr essi on - - > l i nk t o onl i ne doc . _ . GPSAMapAl gebr aExp
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Data Type Description String Syntax
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Scripting Object
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ArcObjects
Mul t i Val ue
A collection of values stored in one column in a value
table.
" st r i ng; st r i ng
1
; ; st r i ng
N
" . _ . GPMul t i Val ue
Nei ghbor hood
The shape of the area around each cell used to calculate
statistics.
ANNULUS I nner Radi us Out er Radi us Uni t s |
CI RCLE Radi us Uni t s |
RECTANGLE Hei ght Wi dt h Uni t s |
WEDGE St ar t Angl e EndAngl e Radi us Uni t s |
I RREGULAR Ker nel Fi l eName | cat al ogPat h |
WEI GHT Ker nel Fi l eName or cat al ogPat h
Units keywords: CELL | MAP
. _ . GPSANei ghbor hood
Net wor k Anal yst Cl ass
Fi el dMap
A mapping between location properties in a network
analyst layer (such as stops, facilities, and incidents) and
a point feature class.
pr oper t y f i el d def aul t Val ue . _ . NACl assFi el dMap
Net wor k Anal yst Hi er ar chy
Set t i ngs
A hierarchy attribute that divides hierarchy values of a
network dataset into three groups using two integers. The
first integer, high_rank_ends, sets the ending value of the
first group; the second number, low_rank_begin, sets the
beginning value of the third group.
NONE |
HI ERARCHY def aul t Ranges |
HI ERARCHY cust omRanges upTo andHi gher
. _ . GPNAHi er ar chySet t i ngs
Net wor k Anal yst Layer
A special group layer used to express and solve network
routing problems. Each sublayer, held in-memory, in a
Network Analyst layer represent some aspect of the
routing problemand the routing solution.
l ayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPNALayer
I NALayer
Net wor k Dat aset
A collection of topologically connected network elements
(edges, junctions, and turns), derived fromnetwork
sources and associated with a collection of network
attributes.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DENet wor kDat aset
I Net wor kDat aset
Net wor k Dat aset Layer
A reference to a network dataset, including symbology
and rendering properties.
l ayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ . GPNet wor kDat aset Laye
Poi nt A pair of x,y coordinates. coor di nat ePai r Point GPPoi nt
Pol ygon
A connected sequence of x,y coordinate pairs, where the
first and last coordinate pair are the same.
coor di nat eLi st . _ . GPPol ygon
Pr oj ect i on Fi l e
A file storing coordinate systeminformation for spatial
data. [.prj]
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEPr j Fi l e
I Fi l e
Pyr ami d Specifies if pyramids will be built.
NONE |
PYRAMI DS pyr ami dLevel sampl eMet hod
sampleMethod keywords: NEAREST | BI LI NEAR | CUBI C
. _ . GPRast er GDBEnvPyr ami d
Radi us
Specifies which surrounding points will be used for
interpolation.
FI XED Di st ance Mi n#Of Pt s | VARI ABLE NumOf Pt s MaxDi st ance . _ . GPSARadi us
RandomNumber Gener at or
Specifies the seed and the generator to be used when
creating randomvalues.
seed r andomGenType
randomGenType keywords: STANDARD_C | ACM599 | MERSENNE_TWI STER
. _ . GPRandomNumber Gener at or
Rast er Band A layer in a raster dataset. cat al ogPat h . _ .
DERast er Band
I Rast er Band
Rast er Cat al og
A collection of raster datasets defined in a table; each
table records defines an individual raster datasets in the
catalog.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DERast er Cat al og
I Rast er Cat al og
Rast er Cat al og Layer
A reference to a raster catalog, including symbology and
rendering properties.
r ast er Cat al ogLayer | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPRast er Cat al ogLayer
I Rast er Cat al ogLayer
Rast er Dat aset A single dataset built fromone or more rasters. cat al ogPat h . _ .
DERast er Dat aset
I Rast er Dat aset
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Scripting Object
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ArcObjects
Rast er Layer
A reference to a raster, including symbology and
rendering properties.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPRast er Layer
I Rast er Layer
Rast er St at i st i cs Specifies if raster statistics will be built.
NONE |
STATI STI CS X- Ski pFact or Y- Ski pFact or st at sI gnor eVal ue
. _ . GPRast er GDBEnvSt at i st i cs
Rel at i onshi p Cl ass
The details about the relationship between objects in the
geodatabase.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DERel at i onshi pCl ass
I Rel at i onshi pCl ass
Remap
A table that defines how raster cell values will be
reclassified.
Ol dVal ues NewVal ue Cl assi f yMet hod
OldValues: number | r ange | st r i ng | NoDat a
NewValue: number | r ange | st r i ng | NoDat a
ClassifyMethod keywords: MANUAL | EQUALI NTERVAL | DEFI NEDI NTERVAL | QUANTI LE |
NATURALBREAKS | STANDARDDEVI ATI ON
. _ .
GPSANumber Remap
GPSASt r i ngRemap
Rout e Measur e Event
Pr oper t i es
Specifies the fields on a table that describe events that
are measured by a linear reference route system.
i nEvent Pr oper t i es POI NT mFi el d |
i nEvent Pr oper t i es LI NE f r omMFi el d t oMFi el d
. _ . GPRout eMeasur eEvent Pr oper t i es
Semi Var i ogr am
Specifies the distance and direction representing two
locations that is used to quantify autocorrelation.
ORDI NARY SPHERI CAL Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget |
ORDI NARY CI RCULAR Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget |
ORDI NARY EXPONENTI AL Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget |
ORDI NARY GAUSSI AN Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget |
ORDI NARY LI NEAR Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget |
UNI VERSAL LI NEARDRI FT Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget |
UNI VERSAL QUADRATI CDRI FT Lag si ze Maj or r ange Par t i al si l l Nugget
. _ . GPSASemi Var i ogr am
Shapef i l e Spatial data in shapefile format. [.shp] cat al ogPat h . _ .
DEShapef i l e
I Feat ur ecl ass
Spat i al Ref er ence
The coordinate systemused to store a spatial dataset,
including the spatial domain.
use String Object; use of String Syntax not recommended;
cat al ogPat h | SR_I D
Spatialreference
GPSpat i al Ref er ence
I Spat i al Ref er ence
SQL Expr essi on
A syntax for defining and manipulating data froma
relational database.
f i el dName oper at or val ue . _ . GPSQLExpr essi on
St r i ng A text value. any combi nat i on of char act er s i ncl udi ng spaces . _ . GPSt r i ng
Tabl e Tabular data. cat al ogPat h . _ . DETabl e
Tabl e Vi ew
A representation of tabular data for viewing and editing
purposes, stored in memory or on disk.
t abl eVi ewName | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPTabl eVi ew
I Feat ur ecl ass
I Tabl e
I Layer
Ter r ai n A multiresolution TIN. cat al ogPat h . _ . DETer r ai n
Ter r ai n Layer
A reference to a terrain, including symbology and
rendering properties. Its used to draw a terrain.
t er r ai nLayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ . GPTer r ai nLayer
Text Fi l e Data stored in ASCII format. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEText Fi l e
Ti l e Si ze
Specifies the width and the height of a data stored in
block.
wi dt h hei ght . _ . GPRast er GDBEnvTi l eSi ze
Ti me conf i gur at i on
Specifies the time periods used for calculating solar
radiation at specific locations.
SPECI AL DAYS |
WI THI N A DAY numOf Days st ar t Ti me endTi me |
MULTI PLE DAYS I N A YEAR year st ar t Day endDay |
WHOLE YEAR WI TH MONTHLY I NTERVAL year
. _ .
GPSATi meConf i gur at i on
TI N [ Tr i angul at ed I r r egul ar
Net wor k]
A vector data structure that partitions geographic space
into contiguous, non-overlapping triangles. The vertices of
each triangle are sample data points with x-, y-, and z-
values.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DETi n
I Ti n
TI N Layer
A reference to a TIN, including topological relationships,
symbology, and rendering properties.
TI NLayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPTI NLayer
I TI NLayer
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Scripting Object
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ArcObjects
Topo Feat ur es Features that are input to the interpolation.
cat al ogPat h f eat ur eLayer f i el d Type
Type keywords: POI NTELEVATI ON | CONTOUR | STREAM | SI NK | BOUNDARY | LAKE
. _ . GPSATopoFeat ur es
Topol ogy
A topology that defines and enforces data integrity rules
for spatial data.
cat al ogPat h . _ .
DETopol ogy
I Topol ogy
Topol ogy Layer
A reference to a topology, including symbology and
rendering properties.
t opol ogyLayer Name | cat al ogPat h . _ .
GPTopol ogyLayer
I Topol ogyLayer
Var i ant
A data value that can contain any basic type: boolean,
date, double, long, and string.
any combination of characters including spaces . _ . GPVar i ant
Val ueTabl e A collection of columns of values. cat al ogPat h . _ . GPVal ueTabl e
Ver t i cal Fact or
Specifies the relationship between the vertical cost factor
and the vertical relative moving angle.
BI NARY Zer oFact or LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e |
LI NEAR Zer oFact or LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e Sl ope |
I NVERSE LI NEAR Zer oFact or LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e Sl ope |
SYMMETRI C LI NEAR Zer oFact or LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e Sl ope |
SYMMETRI C I NVERSE LI NEAR Zer oFact or LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e Sl ope |
COS LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e Power |
SEC LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e Power |
COS_SEC LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e COS_Power SEC_Power |
SEC_COS LowCut Angl e Hi ghCut Angl e COS_Power SEC_Power |
TABLE t abl eName |
TABLE cat al ogPat h
. _ . GPSAVer t i cal Fact or
VPF Cover age Spatial data stored in Vector Product Format. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEVPFCover age
VPF Tabl e Attribute data stored in Vector Product Format. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEVPFTabl e
Wei ght ed Over l ay Tabl e
A table with data to combine multiple rasters by applying a
common measurement scale of values to each raster,
weighting each according to its importance.
" r ast er Name %I nf l uence Fi el d Remap
2
" ; " " |
" cat al ogPat h %I nf l uence Fi el d Remap
2
" ; " " ;
. _ . GPSAWei ght edOver l ayTabl e
Wei ght ed Sum
Specifies data for overlaying several rasters multiplied
each by their given weight and then summed.
" r ast er Name Fi el d Wei ght " ; " r ast er Name
1
Fi el d
1
Wei ght
1
" ; " " ; |
" cat al ogPat h Fi el d Wei ght " ; " cat al ogPat h
1
Fi el d
1
Wei ght
1
" ; " " ;
. _ . GPWei ght edSum
Wor kspace A container such as a geodatabase or folder. cat al ogPat h . _ . DEWor kspace
XY Domai n
A range of lowest and highest possible values for x,y
coordinates.
X_Mi ni mum Y_Mi ni mum X_Maxi mum Y_Maxi mum . _ . GPXYDomai n
Z Domai n
A range of lowest and highest possible value for z
coordinates.
Z_Mi ni mum Z_Maxi mum . _ . GPZDomai n
1
catalogPath: C:\workspace\datatypes\... ;
layerName/~LayerName: Layer on disk ,as in C:\workspace\landuse.lyr; layer in ArcMap TOC; internal layer created by geoprocessing tools;
collection: "string;string
1
;;string
N
";
catalogPath, layerName, itemName: if spaces are present, must single or double quote each one in a collection; example: " 'string';'string1';'';'string
N'
";
coordinateList: x
1
y
1
;x
2
y
2
; ;x
N
y
N
; polygon: x
1
y
1
;x
2
y
2
; ;x
N
y
N
;x
1
y
1
;
keywords are in CAPS: as in ACRES and METERS;
2
For the string syntax refer to the Remap data type.
3
string objects are marked with a patterned background;
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