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.
| ID | X | Y | Z | Type | Observations |
| 1 | 658541 | 9559993 | 2021 | A | P01 |
| 2 | 658985 | 9560192 | 2061 | A | P010 |
| 3 | 658597 | 9560094 | 2028 | B | P02 |
| 4 | 658749 | 9560196 | 2041 | A | P03 |
| 5 | 658827 | 9559952 | 1951 | B | P05 |
| 6 | 658792 | 9559894 | 1941 | B | P06 |
| 7 | 658741 | 9559873 | 1937 | A | P07 |
| 8 | 658698 | 9559838 | 1936 | A | P08 |
| 9 | 658592 | 9559913 | 1977 | A | P09 |
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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