The following instructions are for participants using the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) Partnership Toolbox in ArcGIS Pro to create their BAS submission. For best results, use the toolbox in ArcGIS Pro 3.0 or higher (not ArcGIS Desktop).

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Download and Install the BAS Partnership Toolbox for ArcGIS Pro

The BAS Partnership Toolbox for ArcGIS Pro is available for download at the link above. Use the following instructions to download the toolbox for use in ArcGIS Pro.

1. Select the “Download BAS Partnership Toolbox Pro” link above and click “OK” when the prompt asks if you would like to download the file.
2. Unzip the file “Digital BAS Partnership Tools Pro.zip” to the C: drive or other preferred working folder. The folder location does not matter provided it can be accessed from ArcGIS Pro. Inside there will be a folder called DBAS containing all the files to work with for a government.

To access the toolbox in ArcGIS Pro:

1. Open ArcGIS Pro and select a new Map under the Blank Templates section of the splash screen. In the Name field, enter the BASID for your entity. In the Location field, navigate to and select the “…\DBAS\projects” folder. Ensure that the box to Create a new folder for this project is selected.
2. Once the new project opens, navigate to the Insert tab, click on the Toolbox drop down, then Add Toolbox. Navigate to the “…\DBAS\setup” folder and select the Partnership_BAS_Tools_Pro toolbox.

For additional information on toolbox functionality, instructions on downloading data for use with the BAS Partnership toolbox, as well as guidelines for creating your BAS submission using the toolbox, please see the BAS Partnership Toolbox Pro How-to Guide [PDF].

The following instructions are for participants using the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) Partnership Toolbox in ArcGIS Desktop to create their BAS submission.

These tools were developed in Python 2.7 for ArcGIS 10+ (not including ArcGIS Pro). They will continue to be supported for the next year at this level.

Due to Esri's deprecation of the ArcGIS Desktop suite, there will be limited support for these tools, and they will be phased out after the 2024 BAS.

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Download BAS Partnership Toolbox

Download and Install the BAS Partnership Toolbox for ArcGIS Desktop

The BAS Partnership Toolbox is available for download at the link above. Use the following instructions to download the toolbox for use in ArcGIS Desktop. These tools were designed primarily for use in ArcCatalog though they run in ArcMap as well.

1. Select the “Download BAS Partnership Toolbox” link above and click “OK” when the prompt asks if you would like to download the file.
2. Unzip the file “Digital BAS Partnership Tools.zip” to the C: drive or other preferred working folder. The folder location does not matter provided it can be accessed from ArcCatalog.
3. From ArcCatalog, navigate to the saved folder location. Inside there will be a folder called DBAS containing all the files to work with for a government.
4. Expand the DBAS folder, then the “setup” folder to access the Partnership BAS Tools toolbox.

To access the toolbox in ArcMap:

1. In ArcMap, open the ArcToolbox window and right click in the white space. Click on “Add Toolbox”. Navigate to the location you saved the unzipped contents, click on the “DBAS” folder, and then click on the “setup” folder.
2. Click on the Digital BAS Partnership Toolbox and click “OK”. The toolbox should appear in your list of toolboxes.

For additional information on toolbox functionality, instructions on downloading data for use with the BAS Partnership toolbox, as well as guidelines for creating your BAS submission using the toolbox, please see the BAS Partnership Toolbox How-to Guide [PDF]..