arc gis 10.1 version error

Question

When I try to add given xy coordinates to the arc map it added.but when i put my country's layer in to the same arc map those added points are out of my country.if i set the coordinates of both points and layer in to same coordinate system this error always there.pls give an answer

Answer 1

There are a few possible solutions to this:

- A common mistake is possibly you're putting the X or the Y coordinate in a different hemisphere. Check if your study area is the western hemisphere then the X coordinates (Longitudes) should be in negative values, if the study area is located in the southern hemisphere then the Y coordinates (Latitude) should be negative too.

- Also check if you are assigning X to Longitude and Y to Latitude and not the other way around.

- Defining the coordinate system to your point data should not necessarily match those of the countries, you should define their coordinate system based on their data origin. If they're long/lat then they should be Geographic Coordinate System with the proper Datum (NAD83 for north america and WGS84 for World).