Geography (line and polygon features)

The Geography tab is used to display and edit the coordinates of point features or vertices of line and polygon features. When accessed via the Identify tool, all values are read-only. When accessed via the Feature Properties tool—or by double-tapping a feature with the Select tool—all fields are read/write.

To modify the coordinates of a particular vertex of the selected line or polygon feature, double-tap the vertex coordinate on the Geography tab. The Vertex dialog box will be displayed. The fields of the Vertex dialog box are exactly the same as the fields of the Geography tab for point features, which are discussed in the previous section.

Part

Displays the part number of each vertex in the selected line or polygon feature. The first part is part number 0, the second part is part number 1, and so on.

This is a display-only field.

#

Displays the vertex number of each vertex in each part of the selected line or polygon feature. The first vertex is vertex number 0, the second vertex is vertex number 1, and so on.

This is a display-only field.

X

Displays the x-coordinate location of each vertex in the selected line or polygon feature.

This is a display-only field.

Y

Displays the y-coordinate location of each vertex in the selected line or polygon feature.

This is a display-only field.

Z

Displays the z-coordinate location of each vertex in the selected line or polygon feature.

This is a display-only field.

M

Displays the m-value of each vertex in the selected line or polygon feature.

This is a display-only field.

Length

Displays the length of the selected feature. If the selected feature is a polygon, this is the perimeter. The length is calculated dynamically by ArcPad and is not stored with the feature.

This is a display-only field.

Area

Displays the area of the selected feature. If the selected feature is a line, the area is 0. The area is calculated dynamically by ArcPad and is not stored with the feature.

This is a display-only field.