Add XY Coordinates (Data Management Tools)

Summary

Adds the fields POINT_X and POINT_Y to the point input features and calculates their values. The tool also appends the POINT_Z and POINT_M fields if the input features are z- and m-enabled.

Illustration

Usage

Caution:

This tool modifies the input data. See Tools that modify or update the input data for more information and strategies to avoid undesired data changes.

• If the POINT_X, POINT_Y, POINT_Z, and POINT_M fields exist, their values are recalculated.

• The output POINT_X and POINT_Y field values are based on the coordinate system of the dataset, not the coordinate system of the map display. To force the POINT_X and POINT_Y values to be in a coordinate system different than the input dataset, set the Output Coordinate System environment.

• If points are moved after using Add XY Coordinates, their POINT_X and POINT_Y values, and POINT_Z and POINT_M values—if present—must be recomputed by running Add XY Coordinates again.

• The Project tool does not modify the values of POINT_X, POINT_Y, POINT_Z, or POINT_M fields.

• If the input features are in a geographic coordinate system, POINT_X and POINT_Y represent the longitude and latitude, respectively.

Parameters

• Dialog
• Python

Label	Explanation	Data type
Input Features	The point features whose x,y coordinates will be appended as POINT_X and POINT_Y fields.	Feature Layer

Derived output

Label	Explanation	Data type
Updated Input Features	The updated input features.	Feature Layer

Environments

Current Workspace, Extent, Output Coordinate System, Geographic Transformations

Licensing information

• Basic: Yes
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes

Related topics

• An overview of the Features toolset
• Find a geoprocessing tool