{"id":78731,"date":"2017-07-27T14:03:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T14:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/streamline-your-arcgis-pro-geoprocessing-workflows-with-interactive-feature-inputs\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:14:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:14:02","slug":"streamline-your-arcgis-pro-geoprocessing-workflows-with-interactive-feature-inputs","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/analytics\/analytics\/streamline-your-arcgis-pro-geoprocessing-workflows-with-interactive-feature-inputs","title":{"rendered":"Streamline Your ArcGIS Pro Geoprocessing Workflows with Interactive Feature Inputs"},"author":5181,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341],"tags":[23391],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-78731","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","tag-spatial-analytics","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"This post was contributed by Cyrus Maden. Cyrus is a Product Engineer intern on the Geoprocessing and Analysis development team at Esri.\n...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><em>This post was contributed by Cyrus Maden. Cyrus is a Product Engineer intern on the Geoprocessing and Analysis development team at Esri.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In ArcGIS Pro 2.0 a number of geoprocessing tools have been enhanced so you can create new input features on the fly. Let&#8217;s work through an analysis of graffiti abatement in New York City to show this new capability.<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s set the scene: You work for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) as a planner. Two of your (many) jobs are to manage 311 data and coordinate graffiti cleanups. Today you received four new complaints of graffiti vandalism in Queens and your team springs into action. This is the existing graffiti dataset from <a href=\"https:\/\/data.cityofnewyork.us\/City-Government\/DSNY-Graffiti-Information\/gpwd-npar\">NYC OpenData<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/overview_graffiti_map.png\" alt=\"New York City Graffiti, NYC OpenData\" width=\"624\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can leverage <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/help\/analysis\/geoprocessing\/basics\/interactive-feature-input.htm\">interactive feature inputs<\/a> to quickly add the new graffiti locations to your map and streamline your geoprocessing workflows. Depending on the geoprocessing tool you use, you can draw points, lines, polygons, or 3D multipatches interactively on your map or scene, and immediately use these new features as input to the tool.<\/p>\n<p>For this scenario we will use the <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/analysis\/summarize-nearby.htm\">Summarize Nearby<\/a> tool to identify existing graffiti near the new complaints. Since the crew will already be in the area, they can clean up this nearby graffiti too. The mayor will be over the moon.<\/p>\n<p>Open the Summarize Nearby tool, and click on the pencil icon to open a menu of feature types. We want to add new point locations to the map, so select <strong>Points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84008 aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/summarize-nearby1.png\" alt=\"Summarize Nearby\" width=\"666\" height=\"496\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After selecting <strong>Points<\/strong>, a new, empty feature class is created in your project geodatabase, and a new point layer is added to the map.<\/p>\n<p>Using the point creation tools embedded in the geoprocessing tool you can create simple point features, a point at the end of a line, or points along a line. The default tool that creates a simple point feature is already selected, and it\u2019s the right tool for the job. You could start drawing points on the map immediately, or click the blue arrow below the pencil to view and modify the active <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/help\/editing\/enter-attributes-for-new-features.htm\">feature template<\/a>. You can use the feature template to enter the attributes of each new feature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84016 noIMGBackground aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/active-template.png\" alt=\"Active Template\" width=\"562\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add attributes for the point you are about to create:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84018 noIMGBackground aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/active-template-pane.png\" alt=\"Active Template Pane\" width=\"288\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the map to create a new point feature. Each point is the location of a new instance of graffiti. Before adding each new point, update the <strong>Active Template<\/strong> with the new address. Alternatively, you can add new points on the map, then enter their attributes using the layer\u2019s attribute table. These edits are automatically saved to the feature class in your project geodatabase, and the layer is just like any other feature layer so it can be used in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n<p>You can also add points interactively based on a geocoded address. For example, one location of graffiti only includes the store name \u201cHollis Deli\u201d, not other information like an address or street intersection. Using the <strong>Locate<\/strong> pane, search for the name \u201cHollis Deli\u201d. Then right-click the result \u201cHollis Deli Grocery, 206-02 Hollis Ave, Queens Village, NY, 11429, USA\u201d and select <strong>Add To Feature Class<\/strong>. This address point is added to your new interactive layer, near the other new graffiti locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84024 noIMGBackground aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/interactive-points.png\" alt=\"Interactive Points\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last feature you draw in the map is selected by default, and since geoprocessing tools automatically use only selected features you should clear the selection after you\u2019re finished adding points to the layer.<\/p>\n<p>Now run the tool to find out how much graffiti is within a 1-mile buffer of the new points. If a lot of graffiti appears in this area, you may want to consider an alternative graffiti abatement approach. Why send out your crew to remove graffiti if it\u2019s just going to reappear tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84025 noIMGBackground aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/output-table.png\" alt=\"Output Table\" width=\"640\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It looks like there isn\u2019t much graffiti here relative to Queens\u2019 dense population. Time to send out the crew. But first, let\u2019s see if the crew can remove some additional vandalism while they\u2019re out. Run the Summarize Nearby tool again with a <strong>1-minute drive time<\/strong> to see where graffiti exists within a short drive of the new vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>In total, there are 12 instances of graffiti within a 1-minute drive of the new points. <em>(Some points overlap in the map below.)<\/em> 6 of the 12 instances have yet to be resolved, so you can send your crew to go check them out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84026 noIMGBackground aligncenter\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/07\/summarize-nearby-output-map.png\" alt=\"Drive Time Buffer\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you know how to simplify your geoprocessing workflows with interactive feature inputs. For more information, explore the help documentation <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/help\/analysis\/geoprocessing\/basics\/interactive-feature-input.htm\">here<\/a>. And see a recent blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2017\/06\/30\/using-interactive-features-with-spatial-analyst-tools\/\">\u201cUsing interactive features with Spatial Analyst tools\u201d<\/a> to review more workflows that leverage interactive input. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":5181,"user_firstname":"Drew","user_lastname":"Flater","nickname":"Drew Flater","user_nicename":"drewf","display_name":"Drew Flater","user_email":"dflater@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:51","user_description":"Group Lead Product Engineer for the Geoprocessing development team at Esri, leading and contributing to projects across ArcGIS products with focus on ArcGIS Pro.\r\nDrew joined Esri in 2008, after completing his Masters in GIS at the University of Akron. Now he designs, codes, tests, and documents tools that can be used to understand and find meaning in raw geospatial data. 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