tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210670442009-03-27T09:47:17.558-05:00A blog about GIS, Programming, Mapping, Archeology, Environment and maybe a few other things too.Ben Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727122246051543252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067044.post-50991972486095523342008-10-22T11:52:00.013-05:002008-10-22T14:08:01.000-05:00

It seems like right clicking on an MXD file in Windows Explorer and trying to print never works right. Here's a simple utility that lets a user select a whole bunch of MXD files and sends them all to the printer without having to open ArcMap. Fast and easy.This was written in Visual Basic using Visual Studio 2008 and requires that ArcMap 9.3 or later is already installed on the machine.Here's the

Ben Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727122246051543252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067044.post-42779103319062212942007-05-23T11:19:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:04:42.671-05:00

At some point between the release of ArcMap 8.0 and now, automated MXD creation/editing became much easier with ArcMap. Previously, a stand-alone application had to open up a session of ArcMap and then control it remotely through a poorly documented and buggy automation-like process. This wasn't true automation in the MS Office sense, but it was very similar. Unfortunately, it was very

Ben Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727122246051543252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067044.post-75246765707175380602007-05-21T11:39:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:04:42.817-05:00

I've been frustrated with processing raster imagery in ArcMap ever since 8.0 came out way back when. I finally got around to making my own tool that makes clipping and mosaicking much easier and more intuitive. All the relevant info (mosaic type, extent, etc) is right there on the dialog, and most importantly, this tool works seamlessly with raster catalogs. Another nicety is that the output is a

Ben Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727122246051543252noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067044.post-1139855704150059052006-02-13T12:55:00.000-05:002006-02-13T13:37:49.413-05:00

So I'm halfway into installing a desktop GIS on my home Linux machine. I started using PCLinuxOS as my main operating system at home a couple months ago, and am really enjoying it. It's the first Linux distribution I've tried that worked with all my hardware on the first try. There's quite a bit of software available on the repositories for free - almost anything you'd want for everyday home

Ben Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727122246051543252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067044.post-1137523376345292092006-01-17T13:17:00.000-05:002006-01-17T13:42:56.366-05:00

I get asked this now and then and I can never remember. This is not an issue for most people. If you live in the US, you are probably using US Survey Feet. If you're not in the US, you're most likely using meters. The only place I've ever seen International Feet used was Prince William County, who used that unit until about 2002, when they joined the rest of the country and started using US

Ben Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727122246051543252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21067044.post-1137448465250177412006-01-16T16:37:00.000-05:002006-01-17T08:45:23.386-05:00

Welcome to my blog. I'm Ben Slater, GIS Data Manager at Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. This blog is intended as a place for me to record various tricks and hacks I have learned while working as a GIS dude for the past 10 years and discuss whatever GIS related stuff I happen to be thinking about. My main interests are ESRI software (especially customizations), .NET programming, and open

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