Export MGCP Metadata (Topographic Production)

Summary

Exports a Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP) or MGCP Urban Vector Data (MUVD) metadata dataset (Cell or ResourceSrf, Subregion, and Source feature classes) to an .xml file.

Usage

• One .xml file is created for each Cell or ResourceSrf feature that is selected. If none are selected, one .xml file is created for each feature in the Cell or ResourceSrf feature class.

• The Cell or ResourceSrf feature class must be named Cell or ResourceSrf, respectively.

• The XML schema matches the ISO 19139 specification and is compliant with MGCP or MUVD Technical Reference Documents (TRDs).

• The metadata file contains information from the MGCP_Metadata or MUVD_Metadata datasets that are part of an MGCP or MUVD database.

• The following feature classes are exported to an .xml file using this tool:

  • The Cell or ResourceSrf feature class contains metadata about individual 1 by 1 decimal degree extents with which the data is associated.
  • The Subregion feature class contains metadata about the specific area within the cell where the data meets requirements for a specific purpose.
  • The Source feature class supplies information about the source used in the feature extraction.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Cell or ResourceSrf Features	The MGCP Cell or ResourceSrf feature layer that will be exported.	Feature Layer
Export Location	The directory where the metadata .xml files will be created.	Folder
Metadata Type (Optional)	Specifies the type of metadata that will be exported. MGCP—Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program metadata will be exported. This is the default. MUVD—MGCP Urban Vector Data metadata will be exported.	String

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output Export Location	The path to the metadata .xml file.	Folder

Python

arcpy.topographic.ExportMetadata(in_cell_features, export_location, {metadata_type})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_cell_features	The MGCP Cell or ResourceSrf feature layer that will be exported.	Feature Layer
export_location	The directory where the metadata .xml files will be created.	Folder
metadata_type (Optional)	Specifies the type of metadata that will be exported. MGCP—Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program metadata will be exported. This is the default. MUVD—MGCP Urban Vector Data metadata will be exported.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_export_location	The path to the metadata .xml file.	Folder

Code sample

ExportMetadata example (stand-alone script)

In this example, the Metadata feature dataset is exported from the MGCP_TRD2 geodatabase to an .xml file in the Metadata directory.

# Name: ExportMGCPMetadata_sample.py
# Description: Export MGCP metadata from a geodatabase to an MGCP metadata XML file

# Import System Modules
import arcpy

# Check Out Extensions
arcpy.CheckOutExtension('Defense')

# Setting Local Variables
cell_features = r'C:\Testing\ExportMGCPMetadata\MGCP_TRD_4_3.gdb\MGCP_Metadata\Cell'
export_location = r'C:\Testing\ExportMGCPMetadata'
metadata_type = 'MGCP'

# Export MGCP metadata XML file
arcpy.topographic.ExportMetadata(cell_features, export_location, metadata_type)

# Check In Extensions
arcpy.CheckInExtension('Defense')

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Requires Defense Mapping
• Advanced: Requires Defense Mapping