Import XY data tables to ArcGIS

It is important to have tools to add UTM coordinates data from the GPS user recorded manually; this requires having the X, Y and / or Z inserted different fields within a table, or tab separated when working with a text file fields.

To import data XY table to ArcMap 10 and convert the data to a shapefile, follow these steps:

• Copy the data table of this example and saved to a file .xls Excel 97-2003 (could also be saved as tab-delimited text * .txt or CSV).
• Open ArcMap (also works on versions of ArcGIS 8.x and 9.x).
• Go to the File menu> Add Data> Add XY Data (in version 8.x and 9.x go to the Tools menu).
• Add sheet of book Microsoft Excel check that all its coordinates match the fields in the dialog box (XYZ).
• Define the projection and accept.
• To export as shapefile, right click on the layer of events, go to Data> Export Data, select a directory and save as SHP or Feature Class.

Note: The main fields of the structure in the table are ID (corresponds to the number of coordinates), X, Y (spatial values), Z (altitude) and others are optional.

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