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How do You Install the TabulateArea ArcScript?

Description: This tool is used to compute cross areas between two datasets. The input for value raster has to be an integer type.

How to use:

  • Locate the "tabulate_areas_arcscript" folder in today's project_folder.
  • Using a file manager (e.g., Windows Explorer) copy the "tabulate_areas_arcscript" folder to the "c:/arcgis" folder on the harddrive of the computer you are using.
  • Start ArcMap.
  • Register the "TabulateArea.dll" file in ArcMap:
  • Click "Tool/Customize", click button "Add from file" in the Customize dialog, navigate to the file "TabulateArea.dll" and click the "OK" button.
  • Click "Commands" tab in Customize dialog, find "SA Sample Tools" category, and then drag the "TabulateArea" command to the "Spatial Analyst" toolbar.
  • Add the required layers into ArcMap, fill the parameters, then it is ready to run.
 

 

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