Add multiple point events by route and measure—ArcGIS Pro

Available with Location Referencing license.

Characteristics of a route can be represented as point events with measure information along the route. Use the Add Multiple Point Events tool to create multiple point events at the same time.

Add multiple point events

The example in the following workflow demonstrates adding multiple point events.

The following diagram shows the route attributes. The route (Route1) has measures from 0 to 20.

Before adding point events to a route using the Add Multiple Point Events tool

The following table provides details about the route attributes:


Route ID	From Date	To Date
Route1	1/1/2000	<Null>

Open the map in ArcGIS Pro and zoom to the location where you want to add the point events.
Click the Location Referencing tab, and in the Events group, click Add > Multiple Point Events .
The Add Multiple Point Events pane appears.
Using the Route and Measure method, the measure location is based on the measure values from the selected route.
Click Next.
The Route and Measure and Dates sections appear in the Add Multiple Point Events pane.
Click the Network drop-down arrow and choose the network that is the source for the event layers.
Specify the route where the point events will be created by doing one of the following:
- Provide a route name in the Route ID text box.
- Click Choose route from map and click the point on the route where you want to add the point events.
Tip:
After clicking Choose route from map or Choose measure from map , hover over the routes to see the route and measure at the location of the pointer.
You can set map scale options for display of route and measure information on the Options dialog box, on the Location Referencing tab.
Note:
If a message regarding acquiring locks or reconciling appears, conflict prevention is enabled.
After a route is selected, the tool will attempt to release the route lock if the route lock is acquired by the active user in a different version and its releasable status property value is yes.
Specify a new location by doing one of the following:
- Provide the value in the Measure text box.
- Click Choose route from map and click the measure value along the route on the map.
Once the measure is provided, a green dot appears on the map at that measure location.
Optionally, change the start date from the default value of the current date by doing one of the following:
- Provide the start date in the Start Date text box.
- Click Calendar and choose the start date.
- Check the Route start date check box.
Optionally, specify the end date for the point event by doing one of the following:
- Provide the end date in the End Date text box.
- Click Calendar and choose the end date.
- Check the Route end date check box.
If no end date is provided, the event remains valid from the event start date into the future.
Click Next.
Manage Attributes appears with the default attribute set.
The Attribute Set list includes other attribute sets if configured.
You can configure attribute sets in the same feature service.
Optionally, click the Attribute Set drop-down arrow and choose a custom attribute set.
The attributes configured in the attribute set appear in the pane.
Provide attribute information for the events in the chosen attribute set.
Note:
Click Copy attribute values by selecting event on the map and click an existing point event belonging to the same event layer on the map to copy event attributes from that event.
Note:
After events are selected, event locks will be acquired or transferred to the active user in the current version.
Unlike route locks, there is no attempt to release event locks in any editing activity.
Click Run.
A confirmation message appears after the new point events are created and appear on the map.

The following tables provide details about the point events by event layer:

Bridge


Event	Route ID	From Date	To Date	Measure	Location Error	Owner
Event1	Route1	1/1/2000	<Null>	5	No Error	County

Friction


Event	Route ID	From Date	To Date	Measure	Location Error	Friction Surface
Event1	Route1	1/1/2000	<Null>	5	No Error	Concrete

Signal


Event	Route ID	From Date	To Date	Measure	Location Error	Signal Mode
Event1	Route1	1/1/2000	<Null>	5	No Error	Stop Sign

The following diagram shows the route and the associated point events at measure 5 after the edit:

After adding multiple point events to a route using the Add Multiple Point Events tool

Referent offset when using the route and measure method

The Roads and Highways events data model supports the configuration of referent event fields and their enablement using the Enable Referent Fields tool. Once referent fields are configured and enabled in a layer, referent locations are populated and persisted in that layer when events are added or edited.

When a point event is created using route and measure in a referent-enabled layer, the parent LRS Network is used as the RefMethod value by default. The route ID is used as the RefLocation value, and the measure of the new point event is used as its RefOffset value.

If the measure of a point event is updated, the RefOffset value updates to reflect the measure value.

The examples below demonstrate the impact of adding multiple point event records to a layer that has referent values enabled.

Before adding multiple point events with referents

The following diagram shows Route1 before events are created:

The following table provides details about the route:


Route ID	From Date	To Date
Route1	1/1/2000	<Null>

After adding multiple point events with referents

The following diagram shows multiple point events that have been added to point event layers that have referents enabled:

The following table provides details about the event referent fields after event creation:


Event ID	RefMethod	RefLocation	RefOffset
Event1	PipeSeriesNetwork	Route1	5

The following tables provide details about the default event record fields after adding the point events at measure 5. The parent LRS Network is used as the RefMethod value, and the route is used as the RefLocation value.