ArcGIS Pro project that contains a tool that allows a user to create a csv output to be used as simulation file for ArcGIS GeoEvent Server. The tool takes a user edited track and a defined speed of a platform and creates points along the track line in a distance defined by the time of 1 sec. For instance, if a vessel is travelling 60 km/hr the line will have a point every 16.667 meters. When these points will be in the simulator (at 1 second updates), an updated will show the position 16.67 meters away. The tool also calculates the heading of the points along the line.
A user can open the CreateSimulatedProducts ArcGIS Pro Package to utilize the tool. The map opens with some example data of track polylines and points.
A user can delete the features in the "Tracks", manually or by running a tool like delete rows. The user can create new features by selecting "Create Features" and then begin to create tracks of different platform types. Make sure to edit the attribute data and specify a Speed (in km/hr) and a Platform Name . The Platform Name works as a track id and is very important.
The image below shows some example tracks and the create features tab.
If you already have created your own track data with a different schema be aware that there are fields in the template track data that allow the model to work. Please make sure you get your data into the fields below:
- FieldName - Used for Iterate Row Selection tool
- Distance_1_sec - Used for Calculate Distance Field tool and others
- PlatformTypeName - Used for Platform Type Name Field tool and others
- Count - Used for Iterate Count tool
- Date_Time_1 - Used for Calculate Time Field tool
Once a user creates the tracks the user must save the edits. Now the user can run the Create Simulated Points for GeoEvent tool. The tool allows the user to specify the tracks (in which the user edited above), an output folder, and a name for the CSV file.
The tool will take some time if you have a long track. When the tool executes, it will export a feature class of all the points, and a CSV of the points. The csv can be used in the GeoEvent Simulator. The updates in the simulator will passed to GeoEvent over Text over TCP Connection. When a GeoEvent Input retrives the positions in the simulator, you can create an output to update a feature service with new positions.
The image below shows the positions being updated in a web map.
