Common tasks in linear referencing

Below are some common linear referencing tasks and where you can go in this help system to find more information. Click the links to go to more detailed help topics.

In addition, there are geoprocessing tools available within ArcGIS specifically designed for linear referencing. Click the links to the documentation for the particular tool for details on usage, parameters, and licenses.

Creating route feature classes

Task

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Available geoprocessing tools

Creating new route feature classes

About creating route feature classes

Create Feature Class

Creating routes from existing line features

Creating routes from existing lines

Create Routes

Calibrating route feature measurements

About calibrating routes with points

Calibrate Routes

Importing route features into the geodatabase

Migrating route features to the geodatabase

Feature Class To Feature Class

Feature Class To Geodatabase

Creating route feature classes
Displaying and querying route feature classes

Task

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Available geoprocessing tools

Hatching route feature classes

About hatching route feature classes

Displaying route measure anomalies along your routes

Displaying route measure anomalies

Finding route measure information by pointing at your map

Identifying route locations

Finding route locations on a map by providing route and measure information

Finding a route location

Displaying and querying route feature classes
Displaying and querying route event data

Task

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Available geoprocessing tools

Displaying route events in ArcMap

About adding_route_events

Make Route Event Layer

Displaying and querying route event data
Editing routes

Task

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Available geoprocessing tools

Creating routes from existing line features

About creating route features from existing lines

Calibrating individual route features

Using ArcMap to calibrate routes with points

Setting measures on an entire route or a portion of a route

About remeasuring routes

Editing routes
Creating and editing route event data

Task

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Available geoprocessing tools

Creating new event tables in ArcCatalog

About creating event tables in ArcCatalog

Create Table

Creating events by locating point, line, or polygon features along routes

About locating features along routes

Locate Features Along Routes

Editing the measure values of route events

About editing event tables in ArcMap

Creating and editing route event data
Working with route event data

Task

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Available geoprocessing tools

Overlaying existing route events to create new events

About overlaying events

Overlay Route Events

Concatenating or dissolving existing event data

About dissolving or concatenating route events

Dissolve Route Events

Transforming route events from one route reference to another

About transforming event measures

Transform Route Events

Creating route feature classes

Published 6/7/2010