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Markup Reviewer Troubleshooting Tips

February 24, 2021

The Markup Reviewer tool is used by Stewards to review suggested changes to the NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR that are submitted through the Markup Application. For more information on suggesting changes to datasets through the Markup Application, please visit the National Hydrography Tools page.

If you are encountering errors or other issues when using the Markup Reviewer tool, try taking a step back and running through this basic troubleshooting checklist:

  • Are you using ArcMap version 10.5.1?
     
  • Do you have the latest version of Markup Reviewer tool installed (currently 1.3.0.0)?
     
  • Do you have the TLS 1.2 protocol patch installed?
     
  • Is the MXD data frame coordinate system set to GCS_North_American_1983 (Layers right-click > Properties > Coordinate System > Geographic Coordinate System > North America > NAD 1983)?
     
  • Have you added one or more hydrography layers (NHD or WBD) to the ArcMap Table of Contents?
     
  • Try closing and reopening ArcMap up to three (3) times.
     
  • Try removing all ancillary data layers (basemaps, other GDBs, markup results) from the MXD.
     
  • Try uninstalling and then reinstalling the Add-In tool:
    • To uninstall: Open ArcMap; go to Customize Menu->Add-in Manager->Add-Ins tab; select the add-in from the "My Add-Ins" list and click "Delete this Add-In". Remove Markup Reviewer button from toolbar where it was installed (drag button from toolbar or reset entire toolbar: Go to Customize Menu->Add-in Manager->Customize button->Toolbars tab-> select toolbar name -> "Reset...").
    • To reinstall: follow instructions in the Markup Reviewer User Guide.
       

For additional help, contact markup@usgs.gov

Note: If you are having issues using map service layers (and NGTOC services are not down), contact nhd@usgs.gov to ensure that USGS URLs/IP addresses are marked as safe by your agency’s IT firewalls and proxies. To confirm if The National Map service layers are running or down, check the TNM Services Uptime Details page at https://apps.nationalmap.gov/services-checker/#/

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