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Update Traffic Data and Incidents Tools

Update Traffic Data

How to use Update Traffic Data Tool in Arc Toolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Update Traffic Data

Path to access the tool

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Update Traffic Data Tool, Server Toolset, Network Analyst Tools Toolbox

 

Update Traffic Data

Downloads live traffic data from a web service and stores it in a dynamic traffic format (DTF) file, which is a file that network datasets can read for live-traffic analysis and display.

1.    Provider

Choose the name of your traffic data provider and the region.

1. HERE North America
2. HERE Europe
3. HERE South America
4. HERE Middle East & Africa
5. HERE Asia Pacific
6. TomTom North America
7. TomTom Europe

2.    User Name

The user name authorized by the data provider to download traffic data. The tool fails to execute if the user name cannot be authenticated by the data provider.

If the Provider parameter is TomTom North America or TomTom Europe, use "APIKEY" as the parameter value.

3.    Password

The password provided by the data provider to download traffic data. The tool fails to execute if the password cannot be authenticated by the data provider.

4.    Regions

Check the regions for which you want to download traffic data.

5.    Traffic Data Output Folder

The folder in which the DTF file will be created. If the folder is empty, the tool creates a TrafficIndex.xml file along with the DTF file. For subsequent tool runs, the tool updates TrafficIndex.xml and creates a DTF file.

If you download data from multiple data providers, a unique folder should be specified for each data provider.

6.    Expected Update Interval in Minutes

The time interval in minutes after which the downloaded traffic data is no longer up-to-date, and the data provider makes available refreshed data. After this interval has elapsed, it is recommended that you rerun the tool and download the latest data.

7.    Prediction Cutoff in Minutes

The time interval (in minutes) for which the predictive traffic data is processed by the tool. Data providers may supply predictive data for the next 24 hours, week, or other time period. The time-span value for this parameter is used to limit the amount of predictive traffic data that is processed by the tool to speed up tool execution. For example, if your traffic provider has a prediction depth of 24 hours, but you need only one hour of prediction depth, you can save time by specifying 60 here.

8.    Compress Data

1. Checked—Downloads the TrafficIndex.xml and DTF files, then creates copies of the DTF files in a zipped folder. Use this option if network datasets will connect to the live traffic data via a geoprocessing service; transferring the zipped folder of DTF files to clients is quicker than transferring the DTF files themselves.
2. Unchecked—Downloads the TrafficIndex.xml and DTF files without creating copies of them in a zipped folder. Use this option if network datasets will connect to the live traffic data via a folder connection.

9.    Maximum File Age in Minutes (optional)

The time interval (in minutes) for which the traffic files (that is, the DTF files) will be kept in the traffic data output folder. This parameter facilitates deleting traffic files that are no longer required. When the tool is rerun, any traffic data files that are older than the maximum file age are deleted automatically. The default value is 720 minutes (12 hours).

10. Speed Unit (optional)

The speed units when downloading data from a custom traffic feed. This parameter is ignored if you are using one of the standard commercial feeds that are documented in the Provider parameter.

1. MPH—Miles per hour. This is the default.
2. KPH—Kilometers per hour.

Specifying the proper speed units of a custom traffic feed ensures the network dataset will interpret the speed values correctly.

Update Traffic Incidents

How to use Update Traffic Incidents Tool in Arc Toolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Update Traffic Incidents

Path to access the tool

:

Update Traffic Incidents Tool, Server Toolset, Network Analyst Tools Toolbox

 

Update Traffic Incidents

Creates a point feature class containing live traffic-incident data from a web service. Traffic incidents include events such as accidents and road construction.

1.    Provider

Choose the name of your traffic-incident data provider and the region.

1. HERE North America
2. HERE Europe
3. HERE South America
4. HERE Asia Pacific
5. HERE Middle East & Africa
6. TomTom North America
7. TomTom Europe

2.    User Name

The user name authorized by the data provider to download incidents. The tool fails to execute if the user name cannot be authenticated by the data provider.

If the Provider parameter is TomTom North America or TomTom Europe, use APIKEY as the parameter value.

3.    Password

The password provided by the data provider to download traffic-incident data. The tool fails to execute if the password cannot be authenticated by the data provider.

4.    Regions

Check the regions for which you want to download traffic-incident data.

5.    Incidents Feature Class Location

The geodatabase in which the output feature class will be created. This workspace must already exist.

6.    Incidents Feature Class Name

The name of the feature class to be created. If the tool has been run before and the feature class already exists, the tool will delete existing features and create new ones based on the most recent incident data.

7.    Time Zone Boundaries (optional)

The polygon feature class whose features delineate time zones. By providing this feature class, incidents occurring within time zone boundaries can be reported in local time, not only Coordinated Universal Time.

If you don't provide a time zone boundaries feature class, incident start and end times can be reported in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) only; all local time fields are assigned null values. Occasionally, certain incidents from traffic feeds such as weather events have null geometries. In this situation, the local time fields are assigned null values even if the time zone boundaries feature class is provided.

Setting the Time Zone ID Field property is required if you provide a time-zone-boundaries feature class.

8.    Time Zone ID Field (optional)

The text field, from the time-zone-boundaries feature class, that contains Windows time zone identifiers.

The values in this field correspond to time zone keys in the Windows registry. You can follow similar steps to those outlined in the topic Adding time zones to a network dataset to find proper time zone names for the polygons in your input feature class.