The document describes using Python scripts and ArcGIS tools to analyze drive time service areas and population data. It discusses using a cursor to select individual records from a feature class, creating a new feature class for each record, clipping census block groups to the new feature class, calculating total population for the service area, and merging the individual feature classes into a single output. The purpose is to summarize the total population within different drive time thresholds from a given location.

1. Python & Drive Time Analyses Python 2.6 ArcCatalog 9.3.1 ArcMap 9.3.1 Project technologies Programming language: Software products: Janice Poehlman Division of Forestry, Dept. Natural Resources [email_address]

2. Use python scripts to summarize the total number of people who are within drive times of a location. 30 Minute 60 Minute 90 Minute 120 Minute Drive Time Service Area Network Analyst }

3. Data WI, MN, MI, IL, IA Census 2000 Block Groups TIGER 2000 Road PLSS Township

15. #--------------------------------------------------------------------- #Author: JP # #Last Update: December, 2010 # #Purpose: #Use cursors to select individual records (rows) in feature class. The #individual record is saved to an individual feature class and used to #clip census block groups. A town-range field is added and calculated #for each census block group feature class. The block group individual #files are merged into a single feature class, which can be summarized #by DTR for total population for each drive time service area. #-----------------------------------------------------------------------

16. What is a cursor and how does it work.

17. What is a cursor and how does it work.

18. What is a cursor and how does it work.

19. What is a cursor and how does it work.

20. What is a cursor and how does it work.

21. The cursor selects an individual record in a feature class and uses the python tool to create a new feature class with one feature. (data export selected set): gp.SearchCursor

22. What the python script does inside the cursor with one record: 2. Creates a new feature class from the record gp.Select_Analysis 3. Clips block groups by the new feature class gp.Clip_Analysis 4. Calculates a total population for the service area gp.Calculate_Field 40417

23. #import modules import arcgisscripting, sys, os, time #create the geoproccessor object and set file overwrite gp = arcgisscripting.create() gp.overwriteoutput = 1 #set workspace variables and add toolboxes gp.workspace = "D:\drivetime\RoadsTigerResultsDT120Min_processing4.gdb” gp.addtoolbox("C:/Program Files/ArcGIS/ArcToolBox/Toolboxes/Data Management Tools.tbx") gp.addtoolbox("C:/Program Files/ArcGIS/ArcToolBox/Toolboxes/Analysis Tools.tbx") servicearea = "DriveTime120Minutes_SEW_NN” log = open('D:/drivetime/logprocessing.log', 'a’) log.write('\n\nFile is ' + servicearea) timestamp = time.strftime('%I:%M:%S %p', time.localtime()) log.write('\nStarting time is ' + timestamp)

24. What the python script does inside the cursor with one record: 2. Creates a new feature class from the record gp.Select_Analysis 3. Clips block groups by the new feature class gp.Clip_Analysis 4. Calculates a total population for the service area gp.Calculate_Field 40417

25. try: rows = gp.SearchCursor(servicearea) row = rows.Next() while row <> None: ShapeName = str(row.DTR) gp.Select_analysis(servicearea, &quot;xxsel&quot; +ShapeName, '&quot;DTR&quot;=' +ShapeName) gp.clip_analysis(&quot;pop2000&quot;, &quot;xxsel&quot;+ShapeName, &quot;xxclipSEWNN&quot;+ShapeName, &quot;&quot;) gp.calculatefield_management(&quot;xxclipSEWNN&quot;+ShapeName, &quot;DTR&quot;, row.DTR) gp.delete_management (&quot;xxsel&quot; +ShapeName) row = rows.next() del row, rows except: if not gp.getmessages() == &quot;”: gp.addmessage(gp.getmessages(2)) if 'row' in dir(): del row if 'rows' in dir(): del rows

26. After the cursor is used for geoprocessing every record, the individual feature classes containing block groups for each service area are merged together using a value table. gp.merge_management vTab = gp.createobject(&quot;ValueTable”) fcList = gp.listfeatureclasses(&quot;xxclipSEWNN*”) fc = fcList.Next() while fc: fcpath = gp.workspace + &quot;\\&quot; + fc vTab.Addrow(fcpath) fc = fcList.Next() gp.merge_management(vTab, &quot;AMergedDriveTime120MinutesSEWNN&quot;, &quot;”) print &quot;Completed merged file for features of %s&quot; %(servicearea) timestamp = time.strftime('%I:%M:%S %p', time.localtime()) log.write('\nFinishing time is ' + timestamp) print&quot;Done.” del vTab del fc del fcpath del servicearea del timestamp log.close()

29. A supply and demand analysis of location to people. Using hunting or fishing licensing information to determine if quality or quantity of lands support types of recreation. Using the density of people to determine where to build facilities or infrastructure. Voila !

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