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Calculate End Time and Field, Convert Time Field and Convert Time Zone

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Calculate End Time and Field, Convert Time Field and Convert Time Zone Tools

Calculate End Time

How to Calculate End Time Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Calculate End Time Tool
Calculate End Time

Path to access the tool

:

Calculate End Time Tool, Fields Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Calculate End Time

Calculates the end time of features based on the time values stored in another field.

End Time Field values are calculated using the time values from the Start Time Field. The end time value for a record is equal to the start time of the next record. For the last record in the table, the end time will be equal to the start time.



1. Input Table

The feature class or table for which an End Time Field is calculated based on the Start Time Field specified.

2. Start Time Field

The field containing values that will be used to calculate values for the End Time Field. The Start Time Field and the End Time Field must be of the same type. For example, if the Start Time Field is of type LONG, the End Time Field should be of type LONG as well.

3. End Time Field

The field that will be populated with values based on the Start Time Field specified. The Start Time Field and the End Time Field must be of the same format.

4. ID Fields (optional)

The name of the field or fields that can be used to uniquely identify spatial entities. These fields are used to first sort based on entity type if there is more than one entity. For instance, for a feature class representing population values per state over time, the state name could be the unique value field (the entity). If population figures are per county, you would need to set the county name and state name as the unique value fields, since some county names are the same for different states. If there is only one entity, this parameter can be ignored. 

Calculate Field

How to Calculate Field Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Calculate Field Tool
Calculate Field

Path to access the tool

:

Calculate Field Tool, Fields Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Calculate Field

Calculates the values of a field for a feature class, feature layer, or raster.



1. Input Table

The table containing the field that will be updated with the new calculation.

2. Field Name

The field that will be updated with the new calculation.

3. Expression

The simple calculation expression used to create a value that will populate the selected rows.

4. Expression Type (optional)

Specifies the type of expression that will be used.

  1. VB—The expression will be written in a standard VB format. This is the default.
  2. PYTHON—The expression will be written in a standard Python format. Use of geoprocessor methods and properties is the same as creating a 9.2 version geoprocessor.
  3. PYTHON_9.3—The expression will be written in a standard Python format. Use of geoprocessor methods and properties is the same as creating a 9.3 version geoprocessor.

Field calculations with a VB Expression type are not supported on 64-bit products, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Desktop—Background Geoprocessing (64-bit)—and ArcGIS Server. To successfully use Calculate Field in these products, expressions should be converted to Python, or in the case of Background Geoprocessing (64-bit), background processing can alternatively be disabled.

5. Code Block (optional)

A block of code that will be entered for complex expressions.Code Block (optional)

Convert Time Field

How to Convert Time Field Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Convert Time Field Tool
Convert Time Field

Path to access the tool

:

Convert Time Field Tool, Fields Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Convert Time Field

Converts time values stored in a string or numeric field to a date field. The tool can also be used to convert time values stored in string, numeric, or date fields into custom formats such as day of the week and month of the year.



1. Input Table

The layer or table that contains the field containing the time values that need to be converted.

2. Input Time Field

The field containing the time values. May be of type short, long, float, double, text, or date.

3. input Time Format

The format in which the time values were stored in the input time field. Either a standard time format can be selected from the drop-down list or a custom format can be entered.

The format strings are case sensitive.

  • If the data type of the time field is date, no time format is required.
  • If the data type of the time field is numeric (Short, Long, Float, or Double), a list of standard numeric time formats is provided in the drop-down list.
  • If the data type of the time field is string, a list of standard string time formats is provided in the drop-down list. For string fields, you can also choose to specify a custom time format. For example, the time values may have been stored in a string field in one of the standard formats such as yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss or in a custom format such as dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss. For the custom format, you can also specify the a.m., p.m. designator. Some commonly used formats are listed below:
  1. yyyy - Year represented by four digits.
  2. MM - Month as digits with leading zero for single-digit months.
  3. MMM - Month as a three-letter abbreviation.
  4. dd - Day of month as digits with leading zero for single-digit days.
  5. ddd - Day of week as a three-letter abbreviation.
  6. hh - Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock.
  7. HH - Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock.
  8. mm - Minutes with leading zero for single-digit minutes.
  9. ss - Seconds with leading zero for single-digit seconds.
  10. t - One character time marker string, such as A or P.
  11. tt - Multicharacter time marker string, such as AM or PM.

4. Output Time Field

The name of the output field in which the converted time values will be stored.

5. Output Time Type (optional)

The data type of the output time field.

  1. DATE—Date and/or time
  2. TEXT—Any string of characters
  3. LONG—Whole numbers between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647
  4. SHORT—Whole numbers between -32,768 and 32,767
  5. DOUBLE—Fractional numbers between -2.2E308 and 1.8E308
  6. FLOAT—Fractional numbers between -3.4E38 and 1.2E38

6. Output Time Format (optional)

  • The format in which the output time values will be saved. The list of output time formats depends on the output data type specified for the output time field. A custom format can also be used when the data type of the output time field is not Date. For a list of custom formats, see the explanation of Input Time Format.
  • If the data type of the output time field isn't long enough to store the converted time value, the output value will be truncated.

Convert Time Zone

How to Convert Time Zone Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Convert Time Zone Tool
Convert Time Zone


Path to access the tool

:

Convert Time Zone Tool, Fields Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Convert Time Zone

Converts time values recorded in a date field from one time zone to another time zone.

Converting time values from one time zone to another helps normalize temporal data from different time zones. This improves display and query performance for visualizing temporal data from different time zones using the Time Slider.



1. Input Table

The input feature class or table that contains the time stamps that will be transformed to a different time zone.

2. Input Time Field

The input field that contains the time stamps that will be transformed to a different time zone.

3. Output Time Field

The output field in which the time stamps transformed to the desired output time zone will be stored.

4. Output Time Zone

The time zone to which the time stamps will be transformed. By default, the output time zone is the same as the input time zone.

5. Input time field values are adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (optional)

Indicates whether the time stamps were collected while observing Daylight Saving Time rules in the input time zone. When reading the time values to convert the time zone, the time values will be adjusted to account for the shift in time during Daylight Saving Time.

By default, this option is checked and the input time values are adjusted to account for the shift in time due to the Daylight Saving Time rules observed in the input time zone.

  1. Checked—The input time values are adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.
  2. Unchecked—The input time values are not adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.

6. Output time field values will be adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (optional)

Indicates whether the output time values will account for the shift in time due to the Daylight Saving Time rules observed in the output time zone.

By default, this option is checked and the output time values are adjusted to account for the shift in time due to the Daylight Saving Time rules observed in the output time zone.

  1. Checked—The output time values are adjusted for Daylight Saving Time in the output time zone.
  2. Unchecked—The output time values are not adjusted for Daylight Saving Time in the output time zone.

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