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
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.
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
The Data Interoperability Extension for Desktop would be one possible solution as it converts most Esri formats to *.gdb or *.shp.
Is Feature Class to Feature Class—Conversion toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop not working?
SummaryConverts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class.
Summary
Converts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class.
Cool! undocumented stuff is the best. Does the path have significance ?
Very cool undocumented workflows! The path to piracy begins with yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! 😉
I thought it might have been an 'R workspace'
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
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
@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.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm using this in my grad class tonight.
@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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