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The Data Editing Extension for ArcView GIS
The Data Editing Extension is an add-on software extension that enables users to manage polygon and line data sets using ESRI's desktop ArcView GIS software. Out-of-the-box ArcView 3.x doesn't have adequate editing tools for maintaining polygon datasets; advanced software like ARC/INFO is required for many editing tasks. This extension provides graphical tools that enable users to perform advanced editing without the high costs of a full GIS software package like ARC/INFO–in fact, the extension is free.

Note: By clicking on "Download Extension" you are agreeing to the Terms of Use disclaimer.

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Survey entry

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Parcel editing

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Building into polygons 		  

Key Features of the Data Editing Extension
  • Edit polygon data as lines and "build" the lines back into polygons
  • Enter parcel boundary lines using survey metes-and-bounds (like COGO), including tangent and non-tangent curves
  • Use advanced editing functions such as Split, Move, Snap, Rotate, and Extend (similar to ArcEdit commands)
  • Bring in lines from background themes and use them in your edit coverage
  • Identify the exact location of line intersections and fix them
  • View the theme you are editing with "pseudonode" and "dangle" node markers, and color selected lines yellow, without selection handles

It can also be useful for ARC/INFO users

Some functions of the extension are not available in ArcEdit and may be useful to ARC/INFO users who:

  • Don't have COGO
  • Want GUI-based editing
  • Need to perform GIS editing in the field with ArcView
  • Run a large GIS and have ArcView users that need to maintain polygon or line data

The extension was produced cooperatively by The Norcross Wildlife Foundation and The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

  
     
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ESRI Conference Paper

Data Editing Extension Help Documents

Norcross Wildlife Foundation