Point Node (Coverage)

Summary

Performs a spatial JOINITEM on the point coverage and the node coverage. It transfers the attributes from a point feature class to a node feature class. Each point feature in the point coverage is matched to the corresponding node feature in the node coverage. If any point is within the search radius of a node, the attributes are copied.

Illustration

Point Node illustration

Usage

Syntax

PointNode_arc (point_cover, node_cover, {search_radius})
ParameterExplanationData Type
point_cover

The coverage containing point features to be transferred.

Coverage
node_cover

An existing cover whose node attribute values will be updated or created if the NAT does not exist.

Coverage
search_radius
(Optional)

The maximum distance apart that points and nodes can be for the attributes of the point class to be transferred and recorded to the node coverage as a node class. The radius is given in coverage units. The default search radius is the width or height of the node coverage's BND divided by 100, whichever is larger.

Double

Code Sample

PointNode example (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the Point Node tool.

# Name: PointNode_Example.py
# Description: Performs PointNode on two coverages.
# Requirements: ArcInfo Workstation
# Author: ESRI

# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env

# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/data"

# Set local variables
pointCover = "wells142"
nodeCover = "county"
searchRadius =  3600

# Execute PointNode
arcpy.PointNode_arc(pointCover, nodeCover, searchRadius)

Environments

Related Topics

Licensing Information

ArcView: No
ArcEditor: No
ArcInfo: Requires ArcInfo Workstation installed

Published 6/8/2010