polygonsToDeepestPoint

Polygons to Deepest Points

Creates from each polygon in the input feature class an inside point located farthest from the polygons boundary. Attributes of the original features are transferred to the resulting polygons.

Inputs:

A Polygon feature layer

Outputs:

A point layer. All attributes of the original features are preserved
A new field [ET_Depth] is added and populated for each polygon.

Note:

The function uses an interpolation algorithm and the precision of the calculation might not be 100%

Examples (the center of the circle in the images below are the "deepest" points for each polygon):

Example 1

Deepest Points 1

Example 2 - Europe

Deepest Points 2

Running Programmatically

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Parameters

Expression	Explanation
Function Name	PolygonsToDeepestPoints
<input dataset>	A String representing the input layer. Must be of polygon type.
<output dataset>	A String - the full name of the output layer.

Running the function

ETGWPath used in the table below is the full path to ETGWRun.exe (E.G. "C:\Program Files\ETSpatial Techniques\ETGeo Wizards\ETGWRun.exe")

Language	Syntax
Python	subprocess.call([ETGWPath, "PolygonsToDeepestPoints", "input dataset", "output dataset"])
.NET using ETGWRun.exe	StartInfo.FileName = ETGWPath StartInfo.Arguments = "PolygonsToDeepestPoints" "input dataset" "output dataset"
.NET using ETGWOutX.dll	PolygonsToDeepestPoints(input dataset, output dataset)
ArcPy	arcpy.PolygonsToDeepestPoints(input dataset, output dataset)

Notes:

<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter
See examples for Python , .NET or ArcPy
The argument separator for StartInfo.Arguments is space. If a string might contain a space, you need to double quote it.

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