Data Extraction Tool

Question

Hello,

I am looking for a way to utlize an AOI in order to search for data. I deally I would like to eliminate the need to search through folders and sub folders for the data I am looking for in a specific area. I would use the AOI to extract only the data within it. I know there is a data extraction tool within the server tools toolbox, but that only extracts data from within the table of contents. I am looking to create something that will look at an actual drive on the network and create a GDB or something.

Any thoughts?

RyanFortier · Answer

Thank you guys, much appreciated. The I jumped the gun on what I had thought the project will be. I will however try to implement these scripts into tools later on. Thanks you for your time.

GerryGabrisch · Answer

Here is code that will sift though a directory (and all sub directories) and create a convex hull for all GIS data.  The convex hulls are written to a new feature class.  You can then add the feature class to an ArcMap project and see all the data that covers your area of interest.  The output feature class contains an attribute listing the path to the data.

try:
    print "Create Convex Hulls for All Vector Data..."
    print "Created by Gerry Gabrisch (geraldg@lummi-nsn.gov)"
    print "Copy?Right! Lummi Indian Business Council 10-1-2013"
   
    import arcpy, math, os, sys, traceback, winsound
    winsound.Beep(1000,500)
    winsound.Beep(2500,500)
    
    inDir = "Z:\Data"
    appendeddata = "C:\gtemp\DataExtentsZData.shp"
   
    arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
    datapaths = []
   
    def GetBoundingGeometry(inFC,datapaths):
        outFeatureClass = "C:\gtemp\convexhulltemp2.shp"
        appendeddata = "C:\gtemp\DataExtentsZData.shp"
        try:
            arcpy.MinimumBoundingGeometry_management(inFC, outFeatureClass,"CONVEX_HULL", "ALL")
            arcpy.Append_management(outFeatureClass, appendeddata, "NO_TEST","","")
            desc = arcpy.Describe(inFC)
            datapaths.append(desc.catalogPath)
        except:
            pass
     
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(inDir):
        print "working in ", root
        #Get all geodatabase feature classes and feature dataset feature classes...
        if root.endswith(".gdb"):
            arcpy.env.workspace = root
            FeatureClasses = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*", "All")
            for features in FeatureClasses:
                desc = arcpy.Describe(features)
                GetBoundingGeometry(features, datapaths)
            datasets = arcpy.ListDatasets("*", "FEATURE")
            for dataset in datasets:
                arcpy.env.workspace = root + "\" + dataset
                FeatureClasses = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*", "All")
                for features in FeatureClasses:
                    GetBoundingGeometry(features, datapaths)
       
        else:
            arcpy.env.workspace = root
            FeatureClasses = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*", "All")
            for features in FeatureClasses:
                desc = arcpy.Describe(features)
                if desc.dataType == "CoverageFeatureClass":
                    pass
                else:
                    GetBoundingGeometry(features, datapaths)

rows = arcpy.UpdateCursor(appendeddata)
    counter = 0
    for row in rows:
        row.filepath = datapaths[counter]
        counter += 1
        rows.updateRow(row)           
    print "done"
    winsound.Beep(2500,1000)
except arcpy.ExecuteError:
    msgs = arcpy.GetMessages(2)
    arcpy.AddError(msgs)
    print msgs
except:
    tb = sys.exc_info()[2]
    tbinfo = traceback.format_tb(tb)[0]
    pymsg = "PYTHON ERRORS:
Traceback info:
" + tbinfo + "
Error Info:
" + str(sys.exc_info()[1])
    msgs = "ArcPy ERRORS:
" + arcpy.GetMessages(2) + "
"
    arcpy.AddError(pymsg)
    arcpy.AddError(msgs)
    print pymsg + "
"
    print msgs

LukeWebb · Answer

Here's some half written code that would work if you sort out the names of the files etc.

import arcpy
from arcpy import env

def process (folder):
    env.workspace = folder
    for file in arcpy.listFeatureclasses (folder):
        arcpy.clip (file, study area, output)
        #If there were no features in the study area
        if arcpy.getcount (output) == 0:
            arcpy.delete(output)

workspaces = arcpy.listWorkspaces()
    for workspace in workspaces:
        process(workspace )

inputfolder = r'C:\where\is	he\data'
process(inputfolder)