Generate Sector Lines (Crime Analysis and Safety)

Summary

Creates line features that represent the extent of cell site antenna sectors.

Usage

• The tool requires an input point feature class derived from the Cell Site Records to Feature Class or Cell Phone Records to Feature Class tool.

• The output features are determined by the azimuth (direction), beamwidth (angle), and radius (signal distance) fields of the input features.

• The tool creates output lines used to represent the azimuth positioning of the cell site antenna sectors as well as the beamwidth. Visualizing cell site sectors using lines is important because it illustrates that extent of the cell site antenna sector is not definitive.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Cell Site Points	The point feature class derived from the Cell Site Records to Feature Class or Cell Phone Records to Feature Class tool.	Feature Layer
Output Sector Lines	The output feature class containing the sector lines.	Feature Class

Python

arcpy.ca.GenerateSectorLines(in_site_features, out_feature_class)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_site_features	The point feature class derived from the Cell Site Records to Feature Class or Cell Phone Records to Feature Class tool.	Feature Layer
out_feature_class	The output feature class containing the sector lines.	Feature Class

Code sample

GenerateSectorLines example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the GenerateSectorLines function in immediate mode.

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:/data/city_pd.gdb"
arcpy.ca.GenerateSectorLines("CDR_Phone_1_Sites", "sector_lines")

GenerateSectorLines example 2 (stand-alone script)

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

# Name: GenerateSectorLines.py
# Description: Create cell site antenna sector lines.

# Import module
import arcpy

# Set environmental variables
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\data\city_pd.gdb"

# Set local variables
in_features = "CDR_Phone_1_Sites"
out_features = "sector_lines"

# Execute the GenerateSectorLines tool
arcpy.ca.GenerateSectorLines(in_features, out_features)

Environments

Current Workspace, Scratch Workspace, Output Coordinate System, Geographic Transformations, Extent, XY Resolution, XY Tolerance, Output has M values, M Resolution, M Tolerance, Output has Z values, Default Output Z Value, Z Resolution, Z Tolerance, Qualified Field Names, Output CONFIG Keyword, Maintain Attachments, Auto Commit, Output XY Domain, Output M Domain, Output Z Domain

Licensing information

• Basic: Yes
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes