Overlay Events (Location Referencing)

Available with Location Referencing license.

Summary

Overlays one or more line and point event layers onto a target network and outputs a feature class or table that represents the dynamic segmentation of the inputs.

Illustration

Usage

• The following table is the output for the tool illustration above:

  Output (Overlay Events)

  Type	From Measure	To Measure	Line Event 1	Line Event 2	Point Event
  Line	0	2	A	1	<Null>
  Point	2	2	A	1	PE1
  Line	2	3	A	1	<Null>
  Line	3	4	B	1	<Null>
  Line	4	5	B	2	<Null>

• The Event Layers parameter values can be either line events only or can include both point and line events.

• The Event Layers parameter can only include event feature classes registered with an LRS Network.

  Note:

  • The centerline feature class can be input to the Event Layers parameter to dynamically segment events when it is part of an Address Data Management configuration or an ArcGIS Utility Network configuration. When the centerline feature class is part of an Address Data Management configuration, the centerline direction is honored in the output.
  • In an Address Data Management configuration, use the Configure Address Feature Classes tool to configure the centerline feature class for use with an LRS.
  • In a Utility Network configuration, use the Configure Utility Network Feature Class tool to configure the centerline feature class for use with an LRS.

• If the input layer has address range fields from an Address Data Management configuration and is configured as an Address Range feature class in an LRS, the values in the address range fields will be updated for each segment in the output.

• If the input event layers use different linear referencing methods (LRM), they will be translated using the LRM of the target network.

• This tool supports selection sets and definition queries on the Input Route Features and Event Layers parameter values.

  Note:

  To include all event records associated with the input routes, turn off the Use the selected records or the Use the filtered records toggle button for each input event layer.

• This tool supports input event layers that are configured to contain events that span multiple routes. The output will still dynamically segment at the route level of the target network using the Network Fields parameter value.

• This tool supports temporal segmentation (time slicing). This will occur by default and can be overridden by creating a time-based definition query or applying a selection set to the inputs.

• This tool supports the inclusion of one or more fields from the network feature class in the output using the Network Fields parameter.

• The output can be saved as either a table or a feature class.

• If the output is saved as a table or feature class, the output will have the following indexes and fields:

  Index	Field
  route_id	Route_ID
  rid_dates_measures	Route_ID From_Date To_Date From_Measure To_Measure

• If more than one LRS Network exists in the Utility Network configuration, the measures for the input event layers will match the measures shown in the second column of the following table:

  If the LRS with the Utility Network configuration contains	The measures in the Pipeline Line feature class belong to
  Line network, non-line network	Line network
  Line network	Line network
  More than one line network	Line network that has the derived network
  More than one line network with no derived network	Line network that has the lowest number in the coded-value domain, dLRSNetworks
  More than one line network with derived networks	Line network that has the lowest number in the coded-value domain, dLRSNetworks
  One non-line network	Non-line network
  More than one non-line network	Network that has the lowest number in the coded-value domain, dLRSNetworks

• This tool supports physically gapped routes and events as input routes and input events, respectively.

• Only one event per layer can be on a route segment. For example, for a layer named Speed Limit, only one event record in that layer can be on that segment. A segment can have multiple events, each in its own event layer. Use the ArcGIS Data Reviewer Invalid Event Measures check to identify and resolve issues with event data.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Route Features	The target network onto which the event layers will be dynamically segmented.	Feature Layer
Event Layers	The event layers that will be dynamically segmented together onto a target network. The centerline layer can be used as an input to dynamically segment events.	Feature Layer
Output Dataset	The table or feature class containing the output event records that will be created.	Table
Include Geometry (Optional)	Specifies whether the Output Dataset parameter value will include event geometry. Unchecked—The Output Dataset parameter value will not include event geometry. Event records will be stored as a table. This is the default. Checked—The Output Dataset parameter value will include event geometry. Event records will be stored as a feature class.	Boolean
Network Fields (Optional)	The fields from the network layer that will be included in the output.	Field

Python

arcpy.locref.OverlayEvents(in_route_features, event_layers, output_dataset, {include_geometry}, {network_fields})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_route_features	The target network onto which the event layers will be dynamically segmented.	Feature Layer
event_layers [event_layers,...]	The event layers that will be dynamically segmented together onto a target network. The centerline layer can be used as an input to dynamically segment events.	Feature Layer
output_dataset	The table or feature class containing the output event records that will be created.	Table
include_geometry (Optional)	Specifies whether the output_dataset parameter value will include event geometry. EXCLUDE_GEOMETRY—The output_dataset parameter value will not include event geometry. Event records will be stored as a table. This is the default. INCLUDE_GEOMETRY—The output_dataset parameter value will include event geometry. Event records will be stored as a feature class.	Boolean
network_fields [network_fields,...] (Optional)	The fields from the network layer that will be included in the output.	Field

Code sample

OverlayEvents example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the OverlayEvents function in the Python window.

# Name: OverlayEvents_ex1.py
# Description: Overlays linear event feature layers against a target network and output a feature class or table that represents the dynamic segmentation of those inputs.
# Requirements: ArcGIS Location Referencing

# tool variables
in_route_features = r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\LRS\LRSN_MilePoint"
event_layers = [r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\LRS\LRSE_Access_Control", r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\LRS\LRSE_Functional_Class"]
output_dataset = r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\Output"
Geometry = "EXCLUDE_GEOMETRY"
network_fields = ""

# Set current workspace
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb"

# Execute the tool
arcpy.locref.OverlayEvents(in_route_features, event_layers, output_dataset, Geometry, network_fields)

OverlayEvents example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following Python script demonstrates how to use the OverlayEvents function in a stand-alone Python script.

# Name: OverlayEvents_ex2.py
# Description: Overlay linear event feature layers against a target network then output a feature class or table that represents the dynamic segmentation of those inputs.
# Requires: ArcGIS Location Referencing
 
# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
 
# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

# Local variables:
Network = r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\LRS\LRSN_MilePoint"
Events = [r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\LRS\LRSE_Access_Control", r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\LRSE_Functional_Class"]
Output_Dataset = r"C:\Data\NY_Data.gdb\Output"
Geometry = "EXCLUDE_GEOMETRY"
Network_Fields = ""

# Process: Overlay Events
arcpy.locref.OverlayEvents(Network, Events, Output_Dataset, Geometry, Network_Fields)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')

OverlayEvents example 3 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the OverlayEvents function in a feature service.

# Name: OverlayEvents_Pro_Ex3.py
# Description: Overlay events using a feature service. It is recommended to work in a version and post to the default version.
# Requires: ArcGIS Location Referencing
 
# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
 
# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

#Input LRS network and events are in feature service. Portal signi is required to access the feature service.
arcpy.SignInToPortal('https://yourdomain.com/portal', 'username', 'password')

# Map the input LRS network and events from the feature service. Here, 1 corresponds to the input LRS network and 2 and 3 corresponds to input events.
in_network  = r"https://yourdomain.com/server/rest/services/FeatureServiceName/FeatureServer/1"
event1 = r"https://yourdomain.com/server/rest/services/FeatureServiceName/FeatureServer/2"
event2 = r"https://yourdomain.com/server/rest/services/FeatureServiceName/FeatureServer/3"
in_events = [event1, event2]

# Set tool variables
Output_Dataset = r"C:\Data\LocationReferencing.gdb\output"
Geometry = "EXCLUDE_GEOMETRY"
Network_Fields = ""

# Process: Overlay Events.
arcpy.locref.OverlayEvents(in_network, in_events, Output_Dataset, Geometry, Network_Fields)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing (ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing or ArcGIS Roads and Highways)
• Standard: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing (ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing or ArcGIS Roads and Highways)
• Advanced: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing (ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing or ArcGIS Roads and Highways)