Choosing a new spatial reference for the solution

Available with Production Mapping license.

The spatial reference that will be used when the product class is created needs to be defined at the solution level of the product library. The areas of interest will be stored using this spatial reference. The steps below are to define a new spatial reference, but you can also define an existing spatial reference for your solution. The new spatial reference can be defined in the New Solution or the Solution Properties dialog box.

1. Start ArcMap.
2. If you do not have the New Solution dialog box open, right-click an existing solution from the Product Library tree view and click Properties to open the Solution Properties dialog box.
3. Click the plus sign (+) next to Default Spatial Reference.

   Tip:

   You can do this in the New Solution or the Solution Properties dialog box, depending on which one you have open.

   

4. Click the cell next to Use Existing.
5. Click the drop-down arrow that appears and choose False.
6. Click the cell next to Base Spatial Reference and click the ellipsis (...) that appears.

   The Spatial Reference Properties dialog box appears.

7. Click Select.

   The Browse for Coordinate System dialog box appears.

8. Navigate to the coordinate system you want to use for your area of interest.
9. Click Add.

   The Spatial Reference Properties dialog box appears.

10. Click OK.

    The New Solution or the Solution Properties dialog box appears, depending on which one you have open.

11. Click OK.