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Precision for New Coverages (Environment setting)

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Tools that honor the Precision for New Coverages environment will create output coverages that have the specified precision.

Usage notes

  • This environment should be set to DOUBLE when using the Generate tool to convert a double precision file to a double precision coverage.

Dialog syntax

  • SINGLE—New coverages will be created with single precision. This is the default.
  • DOUBLE—New coverages will be created with double precision.

Scripting syntax

arcpy.env.newPrecision = precision_option

precision_optionExplanation

SINGLE

New coverages will be created with single precision. This is the default.

DOUBLE

New coverages will be created with double precision.

newPrecision syntax
import arcpy

# Set the newPrecison environment to DOUBLE
arcpy.env.newPrecision = "DOUBLE"

Related Topics

  • An overview of coverage settings
  • Coverage resolution (precision)
  • An overview of geoprocessing environments
  • Environment levels and hierarchy
  • Setting geoprocessing environments
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