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Create Adjoining Sheet Guide Data

Summary

Creates data used in the adjoining sheet guide of defense mapping templates. This tool uses an input area of interest (AOI) to identify surrounding AOIs. It creates data within those AOIs in the ASG_COAST_L and ASG_LAND_A feature classes.

Usage

  • The Input Geodatabase parameter must contain a CARTO dataset.

    • ASG_SHEETS_A
    • ASG_SHEETS_L
    • ASG_AOI
    • ASG_LAND_A
    • ASG_COAST_L

  • The Area of Interest parameter must have only one selected feature.

  • The Scale and Area of Interest parameters are used together to identify surrounding AOIs. The extent of the AOI is expanded by a factor specified in MIL-T-89301A for scale 1:50000 or MIL-T-89306 for scale 1:100000. The expanded extent is used to select adjoining AOIs to include in the adjoining sheet guide.

Syntax

arcpy.defense.CreateAdjoiningSheetGuideData(input_geodatabase, input_area_of_interest, input_land_features, scale)
ParameterExplanationData Type
input_geodatabase

A geodatabase that contains the CARTO feature dataset and ASG* feature classes. Data created for the adjoining sheet guide is appended to the feature classes in this geodatabase.

Workspace
input_area_of_interest

A feature layer with a single selected feature used to identify the center and surrounding AOIs. Adjoining sheet guide data is created within these AOIs.

Layer
input_land_features

The land features used to create adjoining sheet guide data in the ASG_COAST_L and ASG_LAND_A feature classes in the input geodatabase.

Feature Layer
scale

Specifies the factor by which the extent of the input_area_of_interest parameter layer will be expanded. The expanded extent is used to select adjoining AOIs. Data from the adjoining AOIs is included in the adjoining sheet guide.

  • 1:50000 —The MIL-T-89301A specification will be used to expand the width and height of the input_area_of_interest parameter layer extent.
  • 1:100000 —The MIL-T-89306 specification will be used to expand the width and height of the input_area_of_interest parameter layer extent.
String

Code sample

CreateAdjoiningSheetGuideData example (Python window)

The following code sample demonstrates how to use the CreateAdjoiningSheetGuideData function.

# set gp environment
arcpy.env.addOutputsToMap = True

# local variables
geodb="c:/data/CARTO.gdb"
areaOfInterest = "C:/Program Files (x86)/ArcGIS/EsriDefenseMapping/Desktop10.1/ReferenceData/MapIndex.mdb/MapIndex/TLM100_Index"
areaOfInterestLyr="TLM100IDX"
whereclause="NRN='V695X1856'"
landFeatures="C:/Program Files (x86)/ArcGIS/EsriDefenseMapping/Desktop10.1/ReferenceData/MapIndex.mdb/MapIndex/LandPoly"
scale="1:50000"

# create a feature layer for processing
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(areaOfInterest,areaOfInterestLyr)
arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(areaOfInterestLyr,"NEW_SELECTION",whereclause)

desc=arcpy.Describe(areaOfInterestLyr)
fidlist=desc.FIDSet.split(";")
if len(fidlist) == 1:
    # execute the CreateAdjoiningSheetGuideData tool
    arcpy.CreateAdjoiningSheetGuideData_defense(geodb, areaOfInterestLyr, landFeatures, scale)

Environments

Licensing information

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

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