README.md

wsdot-traffic-agol-update

The scripts in this repository are used to update items on ArcGIS Online using data from the WSDOT Traveler Information API.

References wsdot-traffic-gp as a git submodule.

Requirements

• ArcGIS Pro 2.0 or higher
• ArcGIS API for Python
• Python 3.X (comes with ArcGIS Pro)

Setup

1. Install ArcGIS Pro
2. Install ArcGIS API for Python
3. Clone this git repository using the --recursive option. (If you've already cloned the repository without using this option, run git submodule update --init --recursive to get the submodules.)

   git clone --recursive https://github.com/WSDOT-GIS/wsdot-traffic-agol-update.git

4. Create an environment variable called WSDOT_TRAFFIC_API_CODE with its value set to a valid WSDOT Traveler Information API access code.
5. Create a file called login-info.json containing ArcGIS Online login username and password.

   Example

   {
       "username": "JohnQPublic",
       "password": "Y0urP@55w0rd"
   }

Scripts

update.py

• Creates File Geodatabase of traffic data.
• Logs into ArcGIS Online (AGOL)
• Uploads zipped GDB to AGOL.
• Publishes the uploaded GDB as a feature service
• Inspired by the Transportation 511 overwrite-hosted-features script