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Import Metadata

Summary

Imports metadata into a Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP) database to perform maintenance on cells and subregions.

Usage

  • The metadata can only be imported into an MGCP database that already contains the MGCP_Metadata feature dataset.

  • The input XML files must match the ISO 19139 specification and be compliant with TRD 2 or TRD 3.

  • Data is imported into the following feature classes using this tool:

    • The Cell feature class contains metadata about individual 1x1-decimal degree extents with which the data is associated.
    • The Subregion feature class contains metadata about the specific area within the cell where the data meets requirements for a specific purpose.
    • The Source feature class supplies information about the source used in the feature extraction.

Syntax

ImportMetadata_defense (files, in_cell_features)
ParameterExplanationData Type
files
[files,...]

The XML files that contain the metadata to import.

File
in_cell_features

The Cell feature class where the metadata will be imported.

Feature Layer

Code sample

Import Metadata example (stand-alone Python script)

In this example, the W118N32.xml file is imported into the MGCP_TRD2 geodatabase.

# Name: ImportMetadata_Example.py
# Description: Imports the metadata dataset from an XML file to a geodatabase
# Requirements: Defense Mapping extension

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Check out a DefenseMapping extension license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("defense")

# Local variables:
inFiles = "C:/Data/Defense/Metadata/W118N32.xml"
inCellFeatures= "C:/Data/Defense/MGCP_TRD3.mdb/MGCP_Metadata/Cell"

# Execute Import Metadata function
arcpy.ImportMetadata_defense(inFiles, inCellFeatures)

# Check in the Defense Mapping extension
arcpy.CheckInExtension("defense")

Environments

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS Desktop Basic: No
  • ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Requires Defense Mapping
  • ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Requires Defense Mapping

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