This is as much a reminder as a ‘tip or trick,’ and the reminder is directed as much at ourselves as anyone.   A common tenet of modern software engineering is to use descriptive names for variables and fields. For example, if you have the need to store a transformer ‘s serial number you’d […]
Read more »

Along with many others we had long indulged ourselves in the practice of assigning alias names to database tables and fields in the hope that our assigned alias would be more “meaningful” to the end user.  Balderdash! (We say now taking full benefit of 20-20 hindsight.) Your honor, here’s our case. The object should be […]
Read more »

Before we start this discussion, all who load data into an ArcGIS Geodatabase with the intent of creating a utility Geometric Network should remember the value of the ArcGIS Topology validation and editing tools to help diagnose and resolve issues before the geometric network is built. (We’re thinking of tattoo ourselves as a gentle reminder.) […]
Read more »