<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><metadata>
<Esri>
<CreaDate>20181108</CreaDate>
<CreaTime>14230800</CreaTime>
<ArcGISFormat>1.0</ArcGISFormat>
<SyncOnce>TRUE</SyncOnce>
<ModDate>20181108</ModDate>
<ModTime>15304300</ModTime>
</Esri>
<dataIdInfo>
<idCitation>
<resTitle>Stream Link (Raster Analysis)</resTitle>
<date>
<createDate>20181108</createDate>
</date>
</idCitation>
<idAbs>
<para>Assigns unique values to sections of a raster linear network between intersections.</para>
</idAbs>
<descKeys KeyTypCd="005">
<keyTyp>
<keyTyp>005</keyTyp>
</keyTyp>
<keyword>Water</keyword>
<keyword>Catchment</keyword>
<keyword>Flow</keyword>
<keyword>Link</keyword>
<keyword>Raster Linear Network</keyword>
<keyword>Surface Water</keyword>
</descKeys>
</dataIdInfo>
<distInfo>
<distributor>
<distorFormat>
<formatName Sync="TRUE">ArcToolbox Tool</formatName>
</distorFormat>
</distributor>
</distInfo>
<mdDateSt>20181108</mdDateSt>
<mdContact>
<rpOrgName>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)</rpOrgName>
<rpCntInfo>
<cntAddress>
<delPoint>380 New York Street</delPoint>
<city>Redlands</city>
<adminArea>California</adminArea>
<postCode>92373-8100</postCode>
<eMailAdd>info@esri.com</eMailAdd>
<country>United States</country>
</cntAddress>
<cntPhone>
<voiceNum>909-793-2853</voiceNum>
<faxNum>909-793-5953</faxNum>
</cntPhone>
<cntOnlineRes>
<linkage>http://www.esri.com</linkage>
</cntOnlineRes>
</rpCntInfo>
<role>
<RoleCd>007</RoleCd>
</role>
</mdContact>
<tool displayname="Stream Link (Raster Analysis)" name="StreamLink" softwarerestriction="none" toolboxalias="ra">
<summary>
<para>Assigns unique values to sections of a raster linear network between intersections.</para>
</summary>
<alink_name>StreamLink_ra</alink_name>
<toolIllust alt="Stream Link tool illustration" src="withheld" type="dialog"/>
<toolIllust alt="Stream Link tool illustration" src="withheld" type="illustration"/>
<parameters>
<param datatype="Raster Layer; Image Service; String" direction="Input" displayname="Input Stream Raster" expression="inputStreamRaster" name="inputStreamRaster" sync="true" type="Required">
<pythonReference>
<para>An input raster that represents a linear stream network.</para>
</pythonReference>
<dialogReference>
<para>An input raster that represents a linear stream network.</para>
</dialogReference>
</param>
<param datatype="Raster Layer; Image Service; String" direction="Input" displayname="Input Flow Direction Raster" expression="inputFlowDirectionRaster" name="inputFlowDirectionRaster" sync="true" type="Required">
<pythonReference>
<para>The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell.</para>
</pythonReference>
<dialogReference>
<para>The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell.</para>
</dialogReference>
</param>
<param datatype="String" direction="Input" displayname="Output Name" expression="outputName" name="outputName" sync="true" type="Required">
<pythonReference>
<para>The name of the output stream link raster service.</para>
<para>The default name is based on the tool name and the input layer name. If the layer already exists, you will be prompted to provide another name.</para>
</pythonReference>
<dialogReference>
<para>The name of the output stream link raster service.</para>
<para>The default name is based on the tool name and the input layer name. If the layer already exists, you will be prompted to provide another name.</para>
</dialogReference>
</param>
</parameters>
<returnvalues/>
<environments>
<environment label="Cell size" name="cellSize"/>
<environment label="Output extent" name="extent"/>
<environment label="Mask" name="mask"/>
<environment label="Output coordinate system" name="outputCoordinateSystem"/>
<environment label="Snap raster" name="snapRaster"/>
</environments>
<usage>
<bullet_item>
<para>Links are the sections of a stream channel connecting two successive junctions, a junction and the outlet, or a junction and the drainage divide.</para>
</bullet_item>
<bullet_item>
<para>The input stream raster can be created by thresholding the results of the Flow Accumulation tool.</para>
<para>The stream raster linear network should be represented as values greater than or equal to one on a background of NoData.</para>
</bullet_item>
</usage>
<scriptExamples>
<scriptExample>
<title>StreamLink example 1 (Python window)</title>
<para>This example assigns unique values to sections of a raster linear network between intersections.</para>
<code xml:space="preserve">import arcpy
arcpy.StreamLink_ra("https://myserver/rest/services/streams/ImageServer","https://myserver/rest/services/flowdir/ImageServer","outStreamLink1")
</code>
</scriptExample>
<scriptExample>
<title>StreamLink example 2 (stand-alone script)</title>
<para>This example assigns unique values to sections of a raster linear network between intersections.</para>
<code xml:space="preserve">#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name: StreamLink_example02.py
# Requirements: ArcGIS Image Server
# Import system modules
import arcpy
# Set local variables
inStreams = "https://myserver/rest/services/streams/ImageServer"
inFlowDirection = "https://myserver/rest/services/flowdir/ImageServer"
outputStreamLink = "outStreamLink2"
# Execute Stream Link raster analysis tool
arcpy.StreamLink_ra(inStreams, inFlowDirection, outputStreamLink)
</code>
</scriptExample>
</scriptExamples>
<shortdesc>ArcGIS geoprocessing tool that assigns unique values to sections of a raster linear network between intersections.</shortdesc>
<arcToolboxHelpPath>withheld</arcToolboxHelpPath>
</tool>
</metadata>
