Create Indoors Database (Indoors)

Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the Indoors extension.

Summary

Creates an Indoors geodatabase that conforms to the ArcGIS Indoors Information Model and contains the feature classes, fields, and tables required for maintaining indoor data for floor plan mapping, routing, space planning, and workspace reservations.

Usage

• The target geodatabase must already exist.

• When using an enterprise geodatabase, the connection file must connect directly to the database, and the connection must be established as the database owner.

• The output of this tool can be used by the Import Floorplans To Indoors Geodatabase tool to import CAD floor plans to an Indoors workspace. The output can also be used by the Import BIM To Indoor Dataset tool to load BIM floor plans to an Indoors workspace.

• The optional Create Indoors Network parameter creates the Network and PrelimNetwork datasets and feature classes to support routing between indoor spaces.

• Use the Coordinate System parameter to set the spatial reference of the output Indoors database. Both a horizontal and a vertical coordinate system are required. If no spatial reference is set, the output Indoors database will use WGS84 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere) as the horizontal coordinate system and WGS84 as the vertical coordinate system.

  Note:

  When choosing a coordinate system:

  • Use the same coordinate system for the Indoors dataset and Indoors Network dataset.

    Learn more about coordinate systems and projections

  • Account for restrictions when sharing scenes and choose a coordinate system that meets your publication requirements.

    Learn more about restrictions when sharing scenes

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Target Geodatabase	The geodatabase that will contain the ArcGIS Indoors Information Model to manage indoor GIS information for use with Indoors apps.	Workspace
Create Indoors Network (Optional)	Specifies whether a network dataset containing the indoor transportation network feature classes—Landmarks, Pathways, and Floor Transitions—will be created in the Indoors database. Checked—A network dataset and feature classes will be created. This is the default. Unchecked—A network dataset and feature classes will not be created.	Boolean
Coordinate System (Optional)	The spatial reference of the output Indoors database. If no spatial reference is set, the output Indoors database will use WGS84 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere) as the horizontal coordinate system and WGS84 as the vertical coordinate system.	Spatial Reference

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Updated Geodatabase	The geodatabase in which the Indoors schema and data results will be generated.	Workspace

Python

arcpy.indoors.CreateIndoorsDatabase(target_gdb, {create_network}, {spatial_reference})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
target_gdb	The geodatabase that will contain the ArcGIS Indoors Information Model to manage indoor GIS information for use with Indoors apps.	Workspace
create_network (Optional)	Specifies whether a network dataset containing the indoor transportation network feature classes—Landmarks, Pathways, and Floor Transitions—will be created in the Indoors database. CREATE_NETWORK— A network dataset and feature classes will be created. This is the default. NO_CREATE_NETWORK— A network dataset and feature classes will not be created.	Boolean
spatial_reference (Optional)	The spatial reference of the output Indoors database. If no spatial reference is set, the output Indoors database will use WGS84 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere) as the horizontal coordinate system and WGS84 as the vertical coordinate system. You can specify the spatial reference in several ways, including the following: Reference a feature class or feature dataset with the spatial reference you want to apply, such as C:/workspace/myproject.gdb/indoors/details. Define a SpatialReference object. You can define the spatial reference object using either of the following: Factory codes, for example: sr = arcpy.SpatialReference(3857, 115700) Names, for example: sr = arcpy.SpatialReference("WGS 1984 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere)", "WGS 1984") Use the well-known text (WKT) string of a spatial reference. One way to determine the WKT for a spatial reference is to export the spatial reference as a string, for example, arcpy.SpatialReference(3857, 115700).exportToString().	Spatial Reference

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
updated_gdb	The geodatabase in which the Indoors schema and data results will be generated.	Workspace

Code sample

CreateIndoorsDatabase example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the CreateIndoorsDatabase function in immediate mode to create an Indoors geodatabase with a network.

import arcpy
arcpy.indoors.CreateIndoorsDatabase("C:/Indoors/ExampleCampus.gdb", "CREATE_NETWORK", "C:/workspace/myproject.gdb/featureclass")

CreateIndoorsDatabase example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the CreateIndoorsDatabase function to create an Indoors geodatabase without a network.

# Name: Indoors_CreateIndoorsDatabase_example2.py
# Description: Creates Indoors model items in an empty file geodatabase.

import arcpy

# Set local variables
out_folder_path = r"C:\Indoors"
out_name = "ExampleCampus.gdb"
indoors_network = "NO_CREATE_NETWORK"
spatial_reference = arcpy.SpatialReference("WGS 1984 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere)", "WGS 1984")

# Execute CreateFileGDB
arcpy.CreateFileGDB_management(out_folder_path, out_name)

# Execute CreateIndoorsDatabase on empty file geodatabase
arcpy.indoors.CreateIndoorsDatabase(r"{0}\{1}".format(out_folder_path, out_name), indoors_network, spatial_reference)

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Requires Indoors
• Advanced: Requires Indoors