Adding linear events by intersection offset

Available with Location Referencing license.

Intersection offset

Characteristics of a route can be represented as a linear event offset from an intersection. The reference offset data is translated to routes and measures for storage. In the example below, imagine the route has the From and To measure values of 0 and 10 miles, respectively. The From measure of the event is located at a distance of 2 miles from the intersection on the left. The To measure of the event is located at a distance of 4 miles from the intersection on the right. Since the direction of calibration of the route is from left to right, the offset distance is calculated in the reverse direction (from right to left). Hence, the offset distance is shown with a negative number. Alternatively, the To measure could have been located by an offset distance of 6 miles from the intersection on the left.

1. Open Event Editor and, if prompted, sign in to your ArcGIS organization.
2. Click the Edit tab.
3. In the Edit Events group, click Line Events .

   The Add Linear Events widget appears.

   Note:

   The selections for the network To and From method and measure can be configured in advance when configuring, creating, or editing the default settings for attribute sets.

   Learn more about configuring and creating and editing default settings for attribute sets.

4. Click the Network drop-down arrow and choose the network that will serve as a source linear referencing method (LRM) for defining the input measures for the new linear events.

   The network is an LRS Network published as a layer in Event Editor. You can specify the LRS Network to be used as the LRM for defining the start and end measures of the new linear event. Event Editor also accepts measures in a network or LRM other than the one with which the linear event layer is associated.

   The new event will be associated with the routes (route IDs) from the LRS Network with which the event location intersects.

5. Specify the name of the line feature on which the events will be located by doing one of the following:
   • Click the drop-down arrow to choose the line name in the Line Name text box.
   • Click the Select a Line on the Map tool and select the line from the map.

   

   Tip:

   If the selected line is not in the active view of the map, click Zoom to the line extent or center on the line start or end point on the Map to refresh the map display to zoom in to the entire extent of the selected line.

   The line is highlighted in light blue. The arrow at the end shows the direction of calibration of the line.

6. In the From section, click the Method drop-down arrow and choose Intersection Offset (Intersection layer name with offset suffix).

   

   All the intersection point layers that are published with the map service and are registered with the chosen network appear in the drop-down list.

7. Choose the Route Name using any one of these options:

   

   • Click the Route Name drop-down arrow and choose the route on which the event's From measure will be located.
   • Type the route's name
   • Click the Select a Route on the Map tool and choose the route on the map.

   Only routes that are part of the chosen line can be selected.

8. Choose the Location of the intersection using any one of these options:
   • Type the intersection name in the Location text box.
   • Click the Select a Location on the Map tool and choose an intersection point feature that participates in the layer selected for offsetting on the map.
   • Click the Location drop-down arrow and choose an intersection.

   Only intersections that are part of the chosen route can be selected.

9. Choose the Offset value for the reference offset using any one of these options:
   • Choose the direction of the offset using the Direction drop-down arrow, type the offset value, and choose the units.
   • Type the value and choose the units.
   • Click the Select an Offset Location on the Map tool and select a location along the route on the map.

   A green plus symbol is placed at the offset location along the route on the map. This is the location of the From measure value for the events.

   Note:

   • This value denotes the distance between the chosen intersection and the proposed From measure on the selected route.
   • The direction is an optional selection.
   • If no direction is selected, a positive offset value will place the From measure location along the direction of calibration from the selected point feature.
   • If no direction is selected, a negative offset value will place the From measure location opposite the direction of calibration from the selected point feature.
10. For the To measure value, repeat steps 6 through 9 in the To section.

    A red cross symbol appears at the selected location on the map.

11. Choose the date that will define the start date of the events by doing one of the following:
    • Provide the start date in the Start Date text box.
    • Click the Start Date drop-down arrow and choose the start date.

    The start date default value is the current date, but you can choose a different date using the date picker.

12. Choose the date that will define the end date of the events by doing one of the following:
    • Provide the end date in the End Date text box.
    • Click the End Date drop-down arrow and choose the end date.

    The end date is optional, and if it is not provided, the event remains valid now and into the future.

13. Choose from the following data validation options to prevent erroneous input while characterizing a route with linear events:
    • Retire overlaps—The system adjusts the measure and start and end dates of existing events so that the new event does not cause an overlap with respect to time and measure values.

      

    • Merge coincident events—When all attribute values for a new event are exactly the same as an existing event, and if the new event is adjacent to or overlapping the existing event in terms of measure values, the new event is merged into the existing event and the measure range is expanded accordingly.

      

    • Prevent measures not on route—The input measure values for the starting measure and ending measure values fall in the minimum and maximum range of measure values on the selected route.
14. Click Next.

    The tab showing the attribute set for the events appears.

    

    Note:

    You can use the check boxes to add data for specific events in the attribute set. No records are added for events that are not checked.

15. Specify attribute information for the new event by doing one of the following:
    • Provide the attribute information for the new event in the tables defined by attribute sets.
    • Click Copy Attribute Values and click a route on the map to copy event attributes from another route.

    Event Editor uses a default attribute set on the Edit tab. You can modify the attribute set to create custom attribute sets or use the administrator-configured attribute set.

    Note:

    Coded values, range domains, and subtypes are supported when they're configured for any field in the Attribute-Value table.

16. Use the following options to access more information on the attribute set:
    • Check the Show network name check box to show the LRS Network associated with the selected event layer.
    • The list of attributes in the tables defined by attribute sets can be from more than one event layer. To identify the source event layer for each attribute, check the Show layer names check box.
    • Checking the Go to the next measure upon save check box results in prepopulating the From measure value using the To measure value of the present section to continue the event creation process.
17. Click Save.

    The new linear events are created and appear on the map. A confirmation message appears at the lower right once the newly added line events are saved.

After a linear event has been created, you can do the following to continue characterizing the route:

• Click New Edit to clear all the input entries in the widget and restore the default values from the geodatabase to the table.
• Click Next Edit to retain all the existing entries in the widget and the attribute set for convenience and for quick editing of similar characteristics.