Split Straight Lines at Irregular Distances AKA Create Plots along Transects

Ecologists frequently set up sampling quadrats along straight line transects or record transitions from one type of vegetation to another along transects. This simple tool can be used to help visualize the location of those quadrats. Others may have need of such methods to split lines as well. This tool is contingent upon the lines being straight lines. You'll need the following: 1) A point shapefile representing the start end of the transect attributed with XY coordinates, line distance, bearing (polar coodinates in degrees from north), and a unique ID field (FID will do). Make sure that you've declinated the bearing to account for the difference between magentic and true north. 2) A table with unique IDs for each line and distances along the line where points will be generated. Also, check out Line Intercept Tools for ArcGIS - https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6d39ac09fd384d29ba8cc32861e6fb0c