Metadata check

Question

On ArcGIS online there is an Item Information section that ranks the completeness of item metadata.

Is it possible to access this information using the Python API?

Egge-Jan_Pollé · Answer

Hi Alex Gilvarry, Please have a look at the script below. I use this to publish data (Feature Classes in a zipped File Geodatabase) and populate all the metadata at once. In this way I have a very high Item Information score immediately after publishing 🙂 The input should be: * The path to the zip file containing the input File Geodatabase E.g. data = 'C:/Data/MY_NEW_FGDB.gdb.zip' * The path to a thumbnail file (a 600*400 pixels PNG file) for your service E.g. service_thumbnail_path = 'C:/Data/Thumbnail_test.png' * All the metadata information can be configured in the script file below What do you think? HTH, Egge-Jan ## ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ## Script: agol_publish_fc_from_fgdb_to_featureserver_layer.py ## Goal: to publish a Feature Class from a File Geodatabase to a FeatureServer Layer ## Author: Egge-Jan Polle - Tensing GIS Consultancy ## Date: April 3, 2019 ## ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # # This script should be run within a specific ArcGIS/Python environment using the batch file below # (This batch file comes with the installation of ArcGIS Pro) # "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\scripts\propy.bat" agol_publish_fc_from_fgdb_to_featureserver_layer.py # import os, datetime from arcgis.gis import GIS from provide_credentials import provide_credentials # Variables to complete before publishing the service ===================================================================================== # data - The path to the zip file containing the input File Geodatabase # E.g.'C:/Data/MY_NEW_FGDB.gdb.zip' data = '' # service_name - The name of the FeatureServer # E.g. 'MY_VERY_FIRST_FEATURE_SERVER' service_name = 'MY_VERY_FIRST_FEATURE_SERVER_TEST' # service_description - Description of the item. In the Dutch interface: "Beschrijving" # E.g. 'Here you can put a description of the Feature Layer' service_description = 'Here you can put a description of the Feature Layer' # service_snippet - Provide a short summary (limit to max 250 characters) of the what the item is. # E.g. 'Here you can put a short snippet describing the Feature Layer' service_snippet = 'Here you can put a short snippet describing the Feature Layer' # service_terms_of_use - Any license information or restrictions regarding the content. In the Dutch interface: "Gebruiksvoorwaarden" # E.g. 'FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY' service_terms_of_use = 'FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY' # service_credits - Information on the source of the content. In the Dutch interface: "Credits (toeschrijving)" # E.g. '© Me, myself and I' service_credits = '© Me, myself and I' # service_tags - Tags listed as comma-separated values, or a list of strings. Used for searches on items. In the Dutch interface: "Labels" # E.g. ['INSPIRE','Open Data'] service_tags = ['INSPIRE','Open Data'] # service_wkid - To set the targetSR to the SR of your input data. # If you don't specify the targetSR data will be transformed to wkid 102100 (-> wkid 3857 -> Web Mercator) # E.g. 28992 (i.e. RD_New) service_wkid = 28992 # service_thumbnail_path - The path to a thumbnail file (a 600*400 pixels PNG file) for your service # E.g.'C:/Data/Thumbnail_test.png' service_thumbnail_path = '' # ========================================================================================================================================= print('===================') print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + ' - Start') print('First you have to log in to ArcGIS Online') # Log in username, password = provide_credentials() my_agol = GIS("https://www.arcgis.com", username, password) del password # It is best to remove the password from memory asap # Add input File Geodatabase filegdb = my_agol.content.add({"type" : "File Geodatabase"}, data) print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + " - Input FGDB has been added to content on ArcGIS Online") wait = input("Optionally: check your content - PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE") # Publish the FeatureServer srv_publish_parameters = {'name' : service_name, 'description' : service_description, 'copyrightText' : service_credits, 'targetSR' : { 'wkid' : service_wkid }} published_service = filegdb.publish(publish_parameters=srv_publish_parameters) item_id = published_service.id print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + " - Service has been published on ArcGIS Online") print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + " - The ItemID of the new service is: {}".format(item_id)) wait = input("Optionally: check your content - PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE") # Update description of the service item item_properties = {'snippet' : service_snippet, 'title' : service_name, 'description' : service_description, 'licenseInfo' : service_terms_of_use, 'accessInformation' : service_credits, 'tags' : service_tags} if published_service.update(item_properties, thumbnail=service_thumbnail_path): print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + " - The item properties and the thumbnail of the published service have been updated") wait = input("Optionally: check your content - PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE") # Remove the input File Geodatabase from ArcGIS Online (as it is no longer needed) if my_agol.content.delete_items([filegdb]): print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + " - The input FGDB has been deleted from the content on ArcGIS Online") print('===================') print(str(datetime.datetime.now()) + " - Your Feature Layer has been published") print('===================')‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ provide_credentials.py: import json, os from getpass import getpass #to accept passwords in an interactive fashion def provide_credentials(): file_with_credentials = 'my_credentials.json' username = '' password = '' if os.path.exists(file_with_credentials): with open(file_with_credentials) as f: data = json.load(f) username = data['username'] password = data['password'] if not username or username == 'USERNAME' or not password or password == 'PASSWORD': username = input('Please enter your username: ') password = getpass('Please enter your password (this will remain invisible): ') return username, password‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ my_credentials.json: { "username":"USERNAME", "password":"PASSWORD" }‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍