Erase Point (Editing)

License Level:BasicStandardAdvanced

Summary

Deletes points from the input that are either inside or outside the Remove Features, depending on the Operation Type.

Illustration

Erase Point Illustration

Usage

Syntax

ErasePoint_edit (in_features, remove_features, {operation_type})
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_features

The input point features.

Feature Layer
remove_features

Input features inside or outside the Remove Features will be deleted, depending on the Operation Type parameter.

Feature Layer
operation_type
(Optional)

Determines if points INSIDE or OUTSIDE the Remove Features will be deleted.

  • INSIDEInput point features inside or on the boundary of the Remove Features will be deleted.
  • OUTSIDEInput point features outside the Remove Features will be deleted.
String

Code Sample

ErasePoint Example 1 (stand-alone script)
# Name: ErasePoint_Example.py
# Description: Erase points inside polygon features

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace="C:/data"
inFeatures="wells.shp"
removeFeatures="land.shp"
operationType="INSIDE"
try:
    arcpy.ErasePoint_edit(inFeatures, removeFeatures, operationType)
except Exception, e:
    # If an error occurred, print line number and error message
    import traceback, sys
    tb = sys.exc_info()[2]
    print "Line %i" % tb.tb_lineno
    print e.message
ErasePoint Example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the ErasePoint function.

# Name: ErasePoint_Example2.py
# Description: Replacing low resolution elevation points inside 
# lake areas by high resolution lidar points.
 
# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
 
# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/data/Portland.gdb/relief"
 
# Set local variables
inElevationFeatures = "elevation_points"
inLidarFeatures = "lidar_points"
inLakeFeatures = "lakes"
 
# Erase elevation points inside lakes
arcpy.ErasePoint_edit(inElevationFeatures, inLakeFeatures, "INSIDE")

# Clip lidar points inside lakes
arcpy.ErasePoint_edit(inLidarFeatures, inLakeFeatures, "OUTSIDE")
  
# Append the clipped lidar points to the remaining elevation points
arcpy.Append_management(inElevationFeatures, inLidarFeatures, "NO_TEST")
ErasePoint Example (Python Interactive Window)

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

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data"
arcpy.ErasePoint_edit("trees.shp", "park_boundaries", "INSIDE")

Environments

Related Topics

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No
ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes
3/6/2014