Add line events by coordinates

Available with Location Referencing license.

Characteristics of a route pipeline, such as DOT Cass or Test Pressure Range, can be represented as a line event by providing x-, y-, or optionally, z-coordinate locations as the basis for measure location. The coordinate data is stored as routes and measures.

The coordinates method appears as an optional method in the Add Line Event and Add Multiple Line Events tools. To add line events, choose the Coordinates method and provide the x-, y-, and optionally, z-coordinates.

Add a line event by coordinates

Complete the following steps using the Add Line Event tool to create a single line event by coordinates:

1. Open the map in ArcGIS Pro and zoom to the location where you want to add the line event.
2. On the Location Referencing tab, in the Events group, click the Add > Line Event .

   The Add Line Event pane appears with the default Route and Measure value.

3. Click the From Method drop-down arrow and choose Coordinates.
4. Click the To Method drop-down arrow and choose Coordinates.

   Using the Coordinates method, the measure location is based on geographic coordinates.

   

   Tip:

   You can use a combination of any of the methods to locate the from measure and to measure values. For example, you can use Route and Measure to choose the from measure value, and use Coordinates to define the to location on the map.

   The methods you choose appear in the from and to section labels. For example, From: Route and Measure and To: Coordinates appear if the from method is Route and Measure and the to method is Coordinates.

5. Click Next.

   The Event Layer and Network options and the From: Coordinates and To: Coordinates sections appear in the Add Line Event pane.

6. Click the Event Layer drop-down arrow and choose the event layer where the events will be added.

   The parent LRS Network is populated based on the Event Layer value.

7. If the parent LRS Network is a line network, specify the name of the line feature by doing one of the following:
   • Type a line name in the Line Name text box.
   • Click Choose line from map and click the line on the map.

   The line is highlighted in light blue.

8. Specify the route in the From: Coordinates section by doing one of the following:
   • Type the route name in the Route Name text box.
   • Click the Route Name drop-down arrow and choose the route.
   • Click Choose route from map and click the route on the map.

   The specified route is highlighted in light blue.

   Note:

   If a message appears that is related to acquiring locks, the need to reconcile, or not being able to acquire locks, Pipeline Referencing conflict prevention is enabled.

9. Optionally, in the From: Coordinates section, provide a geographic coordinate factor value in the GC Factor text box.
10. In the From: Coordinates section, click the Spatial Reference drop-down arrow and choose a spatial reference.
    • LRS Spatial Reference—The spatial reference of the LRS network
    • Web Map Spatial Reference—The spatial reference of the basemap
    • GCS_WGS_1984—A geographic spatial reference using degree decimals as units

    Note:

    Choosing GCS_WGS_1984 provides Longitude, Latitude, and Height options rather than X, Y, and Z options.

11. In the From: Coordinates section, provide coordinate values for X, Y, and optionally, Z, for the from location.

    A green square is placed at the specified coordinate on the map for the from location.

    A green dot appears on the route at the location nearest to the green square. This is the location of the from measure value of the event.

    Tip:

    Click Choose measure from map and click the location on the map.

    The route measure closest to the original coordinates is selected and its distance from the route is displayed.

12. Specify the route in the To: Coordinates section by doing one of the following:
    • Click the Route Name drop-down arrow and choose the route.
    • Type the route name in the Route Name text box.
    • Click Choose route from map and click the route on the map.
13. In the To: Coordinates section, provide coordinate values for X, Y, and optionally, Z, for the to location.

    A red square is placed at the specified coordinate on the map for the to location.

    A red dot appears at the measure on the route to which the coordinate values correspond. This is the location of the to measure value for the event.

    Tip:

    Click Choose measure from map and click the location on the map.

    The route measure closest to the original coordinates is selected and its distance from the route is displayed.

14. Optionally, specify the date that defines the end date of the events by doing one of the following:
    • Type the end date in the End Date text box.
    • Click Calendar and choose the end date.
    • Check the Route end date check box.

    The end date is optional. If no end date is provided, the event remains valid from the event start date and into the future.

    

15. Choose a data validation option to prevent erroneous input while characterizing a route with line events.
    • Retire overlaps—The measure, start date, and end date of existing events are adjusted to prevent overlaps with respect to time and measure values once the new line event or events are created. For additional information and examples, see the retire overlaps scenarios.

      

    • 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 an existing event in terms of its measure values and its time slices are coincident or overlapping, the new event is merged with the existing event and the measure range is expanded accordingly. For additional information and examples, see the merge coincident events scenarios.

      

16. Click Next.

    The attributes for the chosen event layer appear under Manage Attributes.

    

17. Provide attribute information for the new event.

    Note:

    Click Copy attribute values by selecting event on the map and click an existing line event belonging to the same event layer on the map to copy event attributes from that event.

18. Click Run.

    A confirmation message appears when the line event is added and appears on the map.

Add multiple line events by coordinates

Complete the following steps using the Add Multiple Line Events tool to create multiple line events using coordinates:

1. Open the map in ArcGIS Pro and zoom to the location where you want to add the line events.
2. On the Location Referencing tab, in the Events group, click Add > Multiple Line Events .

   The Add Multiple Line Events pane appears with the default Route and Measure value.

3. Click the From Method drop-down arrow and choose Coordinates.
4. Click the To Method drop-down arrow and choose Coordinates.

   

   Tip:

   You can use a combination of any of the methods to locate the from measure and to measure values. For example, you can use Route and Measure to choose the from measure value, and use Coordinates to define the to location on the map.

   The methods you choose appear in the from and to section labels. For example, From: Route and Measure and To: Coordinates appear if the chosen from method is Route and Measure and the chosen to method is Coordinates.

5. Click Next.

   The Network drop-down list, and the From: Coordinates and To: Coordinates sections appear in the pane.

6. Click the Network drop-down arrow and choose a network.
7. If the chosen LRS Network is a line network, specify the name of the line feature by doing one of the following:
   • Type the line name in the Line Name text box.
   • Click Choose line from map and click the line on the map.

   The line is highlighted in light blue.

8. Specify the route in the From: Coordinates section by doing one of the following:
   • Click the Route Name drop-down arrow and choose the route.
   • Type the route name in the Route Name text box.
   • Click Choose route from map and click the route on the map.

   The line is highlighted in light blue.

   Note:

   If a message appears that is related to acquiring locks, the need to reconcile, or not being able to acquire locks, conflict prevention is enabled.

9. Optionally, in the From: Coordinates section, provide a geographic coordinate factor value in the GC Factor text box.
10. In the From: Coordinates section, choose a spatial reference from the Spatial Reference drop-down menu.
    • LRS Spatial Reference—The spatial reference of the LRS network
    • Web Map Spatial Reference—The spatial reference of the basemap
    • GCS_WGS_1984—A geographic spatial reference using degree decimals as units
11. In the From: Coordinates section, provide coordinate values for X, Y, and optionally, Z, for the from location.

    A green square is placed at the specified coordinate on the map for the from location.

    A green dot appears on the route at the location nearest to the green square. This is the location of the from measure value of the event.

    Tip:

    Click Choose measure from map and click the location on the route.

    The route measure closest to the original coordinates is selected and its distance from the route is displayed.

12. Specify the route in the To: Coordinates section by doing one of the following:
    • Click the Route Name drop-down arrow and choose the route.
    • Type the route name in the Route Name text box.
    • Click Choose route from map and click the route on the map.
13. In the To: Coordinates section, provide coordinate values for X, Y, and optionally, Z, for the to location.

    A red square is placed at the specified coordinate on the map for the to location.

    A red dot appears at the measure on the route to which the coordinate values correspond. This is the location of the to measure value for the event.

    Tip:

    Click Choose measure from map and click the location on the route.

    The route measure closest to the original coordinates is selected and its distance from the route is displayed.

14. Specify the date that defines the start date of the events by doing one of the following:
    • Type the start date in the Start Date text box.
    • Click Calendar and choose the start date.
    • Check the Route start date check box.

    Note:

    The start date cannot be before the start date of the selected route.

    The start date default value is today's date, but you can choose a different date.

15. Optionally, specify the date that defines the end date of the events by doing one of the following:
    • Type the end date in the End Date text box.
    • Click Calendar and choose the end date.
    • Check the Route end date check box.

    The end date is optional. If no end date is provided, the event remains valid from the event start date and into the future.

    

16. Choose a data validation option to prevent erroneous input while characterizing a route with line events.
    • Retire overlaps—The measure, start date, and end date of existing events are adjusted to prevent overlaps with respect to time and measure values once the new line event or events have been created. For additional information and examples, see the retire overlaps scenarios.

      

    • 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 an existing event in terms of its measure values, and its time slices are coincident or overlapping, the new event is merged with the existing event and the measure range is expanded accordingly. For additional information and examples, see the merge coincident events scenarios.

      

17. Click Next.

    Manage Attributes appears with the default attribute set in the Attribute Set drop-down list.

    The Attribute Set drop-down list includes other attribute sets if configured.

    You can configure attribute sets for yourself and for others in the same feature service.

18. Optionally, click the Attribute Set drop-down arrow and choose an attribute set.
19. Provide attribute information for the new events.

    

    Note:

    Click Copy attribute values by selecting event on the map and click an existing line event belonging to the same event layer on the map to copy event attributes from that event.

20. Click Run.

    A confirmation message appears when the line events are added and appear on the map.

Referent offset when using the coordinates method

The Pipeline Referencing events data model supports the configuration of referent fields and their enablement using the Enable Referent Fields tool. Once referent fields are configured and enabled in a layer, referent locations are populated and persisted in that layer when events are added or edited.

When line events are created using the coordinates method in a referent-enabled layer, X/Y is used as the FromRefMethod and ToRefMethod values, geographic coordinates are used as the FromRefLocation and ToRefLocation values, and the FromRefOffset and ToRefOffset fields are populated with 0.

If either measure of a line event is updated, the corresponding offset value updates to reflect the new measure.

The examples below demonstrate the impact of adding line event records that have referent values enabled.

Before adding a line event with referents

The following diagram shows the routes before event creation:

The following table provides details about the routes:

Route ID	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
R1	0	5	1/1/2000	<Null>
R2	7	12	1/1/2000	<Null>
R3	13	18	1/1/2000	<Null>

After adding a line event with referents

The following diagram shows Event1 after event creation:

The following table provides details about the event referent fields in Event1 after event creation:

FromRefMethod	FromRefLocation	FromRefOffset	ToRefMethod	ToRefLocation	ToRefOffset
X/Y	33.984980, -117.306397, 20	0	X/Y	33.965456, -117.265669, 20	0

The following table provides details about the default event fields after event creation:

Event ID	FromRouteID	ToRouteID	From Date	To Date	From Measure	To Measure
Event1	R1	R3	1/1/2000	<Null>	1.25	16.75

You can edit the event using the attribute table so that it uses referents other than the default values. If subsequent route edits are made, the RefMethod and RefLocation values revert to the parent LRS Network and the FromRefMethod, ToRefMethod, FromRefLocation, and ToRefLocation values revert to the route.

Before adding multiple line events with referents

When events are created using the coordinates method in a referent-enabled layer, X/Y is used as the FromRefMethod and ToRefMethod values, the geographic coordinates are used as the FromRefLocation and ToRefLocation values, and the FromRefOffset and ToRefOffset fields are populated with 0.

The following diagram shows Route1 before line event creation:

The following table provides details about the routes:

Route ID	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
R1	0	5	1/1/2000	<Null>
R2	7	12	1/1/2000	<Null>
R3	13	18	1/1/2000	<Null>

After adding multiple line events with referents

The following diagram shows multiple line events that have referents enabled:

The following table provides details about the Event1 event referent fields after event creation:

FromRefMethod	FromRefLocation	FromRefOffset	ToRefMethod	ToRefLocation	ToRefOffset
X/Y	34.071192, -117.191739, 20	0	X/Y	33.998575, -117.342102, 20	0

The following tables provide details about the default event fields after event creation:

ConsequenceSegment

Event ID	FromRouteID	ToRouteID	From Date	To Date	From Measure	To Measure
Event1	R1	R3	1/1/2000	<Null>	1.25	16.75

DOTClass

Event ID	FromRouteID	ToRouteID	From Date	To Date	From Measure	To Measure
Event1	R1	R3	1/1/2000	<Null>	1.25	16.75

ExcavationDamage

Event ID	FromRouteID	ToRouteID	From Date	To Date	From Measure	To Measure
Event1	R1	R3	1/1/2000	<Null>	1.25	16.75

You can edit the event using the attribute table so that it uses referents other than the default values. If subsequent route edits are made, the RefMethod and RefLocation values revert to the parent LRS Network, and the FromRefMethod, ToRefMethod, FromRefLocation, and ToRefLocation values revert to the route.

Retire overlaps scenarios

The examples below demonstrate adding line events that overlap when the Retire overlaps check box is checked.

Single event scenario

In this example, Route1 has an existing DOT Class event that has dates from 1/1/2000 to <Null>. The impact of adding a second DOT Class event with overlapping measures is demonstrated.

The following diagram shows the route and the existing event:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventA before the edit:

Event ID	Event Layer	Class Type
Event A	DOT Class	Class 1

The following table provides details about the default field values for EventA before the edit:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	3	7	1/1/2000	<Null>

The following diagram shows the route and a second event that is added with dates from 1/1/2005 to <Null>:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventB:

Event ID	Event Layer	Class Type
EventB	DOT Class	Class 2

The following table provides details about the default field values for EventB after the edit:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventB	Route1	5	7	1/1/2005	<Null>

The following diagram shows the impact of checking the Retire Overlaps check box on the route and both events:

The following table provides details about the custom values for both events after event creation:

Event ID	Event Layer	Class Type
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1
EventB	DOT Class	Class 2

Tip:

EventA has two event records with identical custom values with different dates (and different from and to measures).

The following table provides details about the default values after retire overlaps is applied:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	3	7	1/1/2000	1/1/2005
EventA	Route1	3	5	1/1/2005	<Null>
EventB	Route1	5	7	1/1/2005	<Null>

Multiple events scenario

In this example, Route1 has two existing events, a DOT Class event and an Operating Pressure Range event, both of which have dates from 1/1/2000 to <Null>. The impact of adding a second pair of events in the same event layers that have overlapping measures is demonstrated.

The following diagram shows the route and the existing events:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventA and EventC. The DOT Class layer has the custom fields Class Type and Class Source, and the Operating Pressure Range layer has the custom fields Pressure Type and Pressure Value.

Event ID	Event Layer	Custom Value 1	Custom Value 2
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1	Calculated
EventC	Operating Pressure Range	Design	500

The following table provides details about the default field values for EventA and EventC before the edit:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	3	7	1/1/2000	<Null>
EventC	Route1	2	7	1/1/2000	<Null>

The following diagram shows the route and two new events in the same event layers that are added with dates from 1/1/2005 to <Null>:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventB and EventD:

Event ID	Event Layer	Custom Value 1	Custom Value 2
EventB	DOT Class	Class 2	Calculated
EventD	Operating Pressure Range	Certificate	700

The following table provides details about the default field values for EventB and EventD:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventB	Route1	5	7	1/1/2005	<Null>
EventD	Route1	5	7	1/1/2005	<Null>

The following diagram shows the route and events after retire overlaps has been applied:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventA and EventB in DOT Class, as well as EventC and EventD in Operating Pressure Range:

Tip:

Each event has multiple custom fields whose values are shown in the Custom Value 1 and Custom Value 2 columns in the following table. Values in these columns correspond to the Event Layer value in the same row.

Event ID	Event Layer	Custom Value 1	Custom Value 2
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1	Calculated
EventB	DOT Class	Class 2	Calculated
EventC	Operating Pressure Range	Design	500
EventD	Operating Pressure Range	Certificate	700

The following table provides details about the default values after retire overlaps is applied:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	3	7	1/1/2000	1/1/2005
EventC	Route1	2	7	1/1/2000	1/1/2005
EventA	Route1	3	5	1/1/2005	<Null>
EventC	Route1	2	5	1/1/2005	<Null>
EventB	Route1	5	7	1/1/2005	<Null>
EventD	Route1	5	7	1/1/2005	<Null>

Merge coincident events scenarios

The examples below demonstrate adding line events that have coincident measures when the Merge coincident events check box is checked.

Single event scenario

In this example, Route1 has an existing DOT Class event that has dates from 1/1/2000 to <Null>. The impact of adding a DOT Class event that has coincident measures when Merge coincident events is checked is demonstrated.

The following diagram shows the route and the existing event:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventA:

Event ID	Event Layer	Class Type
Event A	DOT Class	Class 1

The following table provides details about the default field values for EventA before the edit:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	0	4	1/1/2000	<Null>

The following diagram shows the route and a second event that is added with dates from 1/1/2000 to <Null>:

The following table provides details about the custom values for the new input:

Event ID	Event Layer	Class Type
[NewEvent input]	DOT Class	Class 1

The following table provides details about the default field values for the new input:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
[NewEvent input]	Route1	4	8	1/1/2000	<Null>

The following diagram shows the impact of checking the Merge coincident events check box when adding the new event:

The following table provides details about the custom values for the event after event creation:

Event ID	Event Layer	Class Type
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1

The following table provides details about the default values after the new event measures are merged with EventA:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	0	8	1/1/2000	<Null>

Multiple events scenario

In this example, Route1 has two existing events, a DOT Class event (EventA) and an Operating Pressure Range event (EventB), both of which have dates from 1/1/2000 to <Null>. The impact of adding a second pair of events that have coincident measures in the same event layers, but different from and to dates, is demonstrated.

The following diagram shows the route and the existing events:

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventA and EventB before the edit. The DOT Class layer has the custom field Class Type with the value Class 1, and the Operating Pressure Range layer has the custom field Pressure Type with the value Design.

Event ID	Event Layer	Custom Value 1
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1
EventB	Operating Pressure Range	Design

The following table provides details about the default field values for EventA and EventB before the edit:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	0	4	1/1/2000	<Null>
EventB	Route1	0	5	1/1/2000	<Null>

The following diagram shows the route and input for the new events that are added with dates from 1/1/2005 to <Null>:

The following table provides details about the custom values in the new event inputs:

Event ID	Event Layer	Custom Value
[NewEvent1 input]	DOT Class	Class 1
[NewEvent2 input]	Operating Pressure Range	Design

The following table provides details about the default field values in the new event inputs:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
[NewEvent1]	Route1	4	8	1/1/2005	<Null>
[NewEvent2]	Route1	4	8	1/1/2005	<Null>

The following diagram shows the route and events after the new events have been merged based on the coincident measures. In this case, the dates result in a new event record, or new time slice, for the existing events with the updated measures.

The following table provides details about the custom values for EventA in DOT Class and EventB in Operating Pressure Range. DOT Class has two event records with the custom Class Type value, Class 1. Operating Pressure Range also has two event records with the custom Pressure Type value, Design.

Event ID	Event Layer	Custom Value
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1
EventA	DOT Class	Class 1
EventB	Operating Pressure Range	Design
EventB	Operating Pressure Range	Design

The following table provides details about the default values after events are merged:

Event ID	Route Name	From Measure	To Measure	From Date	To Date
EventA	Route1	0	4	1/1/2000	1/1/2005
EventA	Route1	0	8	1/1/2005	<Null>
EventB	Route1	0	5	1/1/2000	1/1/2005
EventB	Route1	0	8	1/1/2005	<Null>