GIS Pathway... » conversion http://gispathway.com ...helping guiding you to success in the world of GIS! Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:57:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Convert Polygons to Points in ArcGIS http://gispathway.com/2009/10/12/convert-polygons-to-points-in-arcgis/ http://gispathway.com/2009/10/12/convert-polygons-to-points-in-arcgis/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:56 +0000 Timothy http://gispathway.com/?p=2002 During analysis it is important to keep various techniques at hand as the data sometime requires creative thinking to carry out certain tasks in a feasible way.  One of these techniques to have handy is the ability to convert polygons to points.

In ArcInfo there is a tool that allows this to be done.

ArcToolBox –>Data Management Tools –>Features –>Feature to Point

However, if you have a lower license, there is a simple workaround.  (The headings are links to specific demonstrations of these steps.)

Poly2Pts1

Calculate Lat/Long for Shapefile

1. Add X and Y fields to your polygon attribute table

2. Calculate the X and Y coordinates

Poly2Pts2

3. Export the attribute table to a new *.dbf

Create Point File from XY Data

4. Add new table to map document

5. Add XY event layer

Poly2Pts3

6. Export temporary XY event layer file to permanent file

Poly2Pts4

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