it is important to change the 'XY Tolerance & "XY Resolution" defaults that Arcgis pro initially assigns when creating a feature class.
why? ArcGIS Pro defaults are to detailed for forestry work ie: ESF Submissions.
XY tolerance is the minimum distance allowed between two coordinates before the software treats them as the exact same spot.
XY resolution determines how precisely a location can be recorded in the system.
default settings:
- XY Tolerance: 0.001m
- XY Resolution: 0.0001m
which means coordinates are stored to a precision of 0.1 mm and treated as identical if they are within 1.0 mm of each other.
Recommended Settings:
- XY Tolerance: 0.3m
- XY Resolution: 0.03m
- Set 'Snapping Topology' : 0.3m
which means coordinates are stored to a precision of 3cm and treated as identical if they are within 30cm of each other; and the snapping topology forces your cursor to snap to features when they are within the 30cm radius - ensuring zero gaps.
how can i do this if i already created a feature class with the defaults ?
- Create a new feature class with the above recommended settings
- load data into the new feature class
ESRI : Geoprocessing, Resolution, Tolerance, and Hair