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How can I convert coverages to something I can use in ArcGIS Pro?

JosephKerski

I have coverages that my users in education downloaded from FAO... but they only have Pro and not ArcMap. How can they convert these coverages to something they can use in ArcGIS Pro? ... such as a shapefile or a gdb feature class?

Thank you.

--Joseph Kerski

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Robert_LeClair

Here's a "Pro" tip I learned from Steve Lynch (Esri) today - use the Copy Features GP tool and for the Input Features parameter, type the full coverage path including the geometry to convert. Then define our Output Feature Class parameter to be a shapefile or gdb feature class. Voila! Coverage vector data converted with the core application.

Convert Coverage to GDB FC

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DanPatterson_Retired

Pro doesn't cover coverages and as you indicate you don't have arcmap.

Are you sure FAO only publishes coverages? Is there no other data source?

Maybe if you publish the link people could troll around for comparables for you. Otherwise, pre-converting and hosting somewhere may be an option if the data are mission-critical

ADDENDUM

They have there own portal

http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home?uuid=ac02a460-da52-11dc-9d70-0017f293bd28

and I also checked FAO , searched on 'shapefile' got a gazillion hits

http://www.fao.org/search/en/?cx=018170620143701104933%3Aqq82jsfba7w&q=shapefile&cof=FORID%3A9&siteurl=www.fao.org%2Fstatistics%2Fdatabases%2Fen%2F&ref=www.fao.org%2Fstatistics%2Fen%2F&ss=1336j280018j9

perhaps you could specify the dataset that is needed rather than the 'coverage' aspect of the problem

Robert_LeClair

The Data Interoperability Extension for Desktop would be one possible solution as it converts most Esri formats to *.gdb or *.shp.

JayantaPoddar

Is Feature Class to Feature Class—Conversion toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop not working?

Summary
Converts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class.

Robert_LeClair

Convert Coverage to GDB FC

DanPatterson_Retired

Cool! undocumented stuff is the best. Does the path have significance ?

Robert_LeClair

Very cool undocumented workflows! The path to piracy begins with yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! 😉

DanPatterson_Retired

I thought it might have been an 'R workspace'

juliaharrell2

GDAL/OGR is your friend. It can read an ArcINFO binary coverage, and write out a shapefile, or file geodatabase

http://www.gdal.org/drv_avcbin.html

ElizabethZizzamia1

Hello and thank you to Robert! I am using this method to convert a large dataset of coverages across mulitiple directories. I found using wildcard naming conventions useful in sorting throughthe outputs. This is a nice article on that! https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/2.8/help/analysis/geoprocessing/modelbuilder/inline-variable-substitution.htm

EricBowman1

@JosephKerski - well 5 years later, I'm using this in my spatial databases course where the professor gives us coverages to convert. I only have ArcGIS Pro on my laptop and this saved the day. Haven't used coverages in ages.

EricBowman1

Thanks for sharing this. I'm using this in my grad class tonight.

JosephKerski

So glad it was useful… Joseph Kerski.

Bud

@AlfredBaldenweck might find this post interesting.

I found it via Has Anyone found a workaround for Getting shapefiles out of an MDB without Arcmap?

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