An overview of creating route feature classes

A route is a linear feature that stores a unique identifier and contains measure (m) coordinates . Routes can be stored in coverages, shapefiles, or geodatabases (which is the preferred method for storing and managing routes).

Routes can be stored in coverages, shapefiles and geodatabase feature classes

ArcCatalog and the Linear Referencing toolbox contain tools for creating new route feature classes in shapefiles and geodatabases.

In addition to tools to create new route feature classes for subsequent digitizing or importing, there are tools for creating routes by merging existing line features, calibrating route data with points, and migrating route data from one format to another.

Creating route feature classes

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Creating new route feature classes

About creating route feature classes

Creating routes from existing line features

Using existing linear features to create routes

About creating routes from existing lines

Calibrating route feature measurements

About calibrating routes with points

Importing route features into the geodatabase

Migrating route features to the geodatabase

Creating route feature classes

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2/10/2012