You may have heard that here at Exprodat we have just released the first ArcGIS Pro version of our Data Assistant extension to ArcGIS Desktop. Data Assistant enables you to easily import, export and manipulate your E&P interpretation system data in ArcMap / ArcCatalog and now, ArcGIS Pro. In celebration of this news…
Read detailsGetech, providers of natural resources exploration data and expertise, have released a new Regional Report Online. The Report uses a Story Map to summarise an assessment of the potential effects of the end-member plate models on the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Southern Caribbean margin, and has been included in this year’s Esri Map Book. The featured part of the…
Read detailsThe 2018 Esri User Conference (UC) gets underway in San Diego next week, and Esri has released its annual UC Q&A. The Q&A sets the scene for the UC, provides information about Esri’s strategy and answers common questions about Esri’s products & services. The new Q&A is interactive and searchable, but to save you a…
Read detailsOne of the features introduced in ArcGIS Pro is the ability to set a layer’s transparency based on an attribute value. As a quick example to demonstrate this, I am using some OGA oil production data for fields in the North Sea. This is what the field data looks like to start with.…
Read detailsSometimes when data is moved from one type of storage to another, changes are unavoidably enforced on the data schema. For example, if you move a feature class from a File Geodatabase into an Enterprise Geodatabase running on PostgreSQL. This will cause field names to become lower case. Figure 1: Data Schema in File…
Read detailsAttachments functionality has been available from ArcGIS Desktop 10.3 and is included in ArcGIS Pro. Geodatabase attachments are a more powerful way of associating non-geographic data with geographic data than traditional hyperlinking because you can associate multiple files with a feature, store the attached files in a geodatabase and access the files in more ways.…
Read detailsThe annual European Petroleum GIS Conference was held on 1-2 November in London, UK, organised by Esri and the European chapter of the Petroleum User Group (PUG). Against a backdrop of cautious industry optimism – the oil price had just broken though $60 for the first time in 2 years – there was strong turnout…
Read detailsA recent Exprodat blog looked at geodetic integrity within ArcGIS Pro. This blog follows-up on that great information by providing you a quick tip for importing coordinates into ArcGIS Pro. In ArcMap it was possible to use the Display XY Data tool to generate a temporary point event layer showing the locations of your coordinates.…
Read detailsYou’ve been lucky enough to get a shiny, new install of ArcGIS Pro. After spending some time getting used to the new user interface, it’s time to start looking at the various processes you undertake on a regular basis in ArcMap. What are the impacts of migrating your workflow to ArcGIS Pro? I’m sure…
Read detailsGeodetic integrity with ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Pro has, with the recent release of version 2.0, become the new industry standard for desktop GIS. It’s a slick and responsive 64-bit multi-threaded application offering a modern user experience; powerful processing and visualisation options; and full integration with Esri’s web-GIS platform. ‘Pro’ will replace its trusty and longstanding…
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