https://github.com/telnet23/arcgis-dl

Recursively download all layers from an ArcGIS Server REST API
https://github.com/telnet23/arcgis-dl

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Recursively download all layers from an ArcGIS Server REST API

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/telnet23/arcgis-dl
• Owner: telnet23
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2021-02-21T13:24:25.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-01-30T18:35:53.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-13T07:08:01.716Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: arcgis, arcgis-rest-api, arcgis-server, esri, geojson, geopackage, geospatial, geospatial-data, gis, python, spatial-data
• Language: Python
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• Size: 18.6 KB
• Stars: 14
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# arcgis-dl

Recursively download all layers from an ArcGIS Server REST API.

## Command-Line Examples

Download all layers under a site:

```

arcgis-dl https://example.com/ExampleSite/rest/services

```

Download all layers under a folder:

```

arcgis-dl https://example.com/ExampleSite/rest/services/ExampleFolder

```

Download all layers under a service:

```

arcgis-dl https://example.com/ExampleSite/rest/services/ExampleFolder/ExampleService

```

```

arcgis-dl https://example.com/ExampleSite/rest/services/ExampleFolder/ExampleService/ExampleType

```

Download a specific layer:

```

arcgis-dl https://example.com/ExampleSite/rest/services/ExampleFolder/ExampleService/ExampleType/0

```

## Command-Line Usage

```

usage: arcgis-dl [-h] [-c CACHE_DIR] [-l LAYER_DIR] [-f {geojson,json}] [-t LAYER_TYPE] [-k TOKEN] url [url ...]

positional arguments:

  url                   site url, folder url, service url, or layer url. requires at least one url.

optional arguments:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -c CACHE_DIR, --cache-dir CACHE_DIR

                        directory to write cache of raw content. default: None

  -l LAYER_DIR, --layer-dir LAYER_DIR

                        directory to write layers. default: layers

  -f {geojson,json}, --layer-format {geojson,json}

                        preferred format of layers to download. default: GeoJSON

  -t LAYER_TYPE, --layer-type LAYER_TYPE

                        type(s) of layers to download. default: Feature Layer, Table

  -k TOKEN, --token TOKEN

                        authentication token

```

## Formats

Layers can be downloaded from the server in GeoJSON format or Esri JSON format. Third-party utilities, such as [`ogr2ogr`](https://gdal.org/programs/ogr2ogr.html), may be used to convert layers to other formats, such as GeoPackage or Esri Shapefile:

```

ogr2ogr -f GPKG example.gpkg layers/example/**.geojson

```

```

ogr2ogr -f 'Esri Shapefile' example layers/example/**.geojson

```

## Considerations

Layers may be protected under copyright. Be aware of any copyright notices or licenses associated with the layers that you plan to download.