NEW: ACPF Toolbox version 5 and the Annual Updates
David James
The ACPF National Hub is pleased to announce the release of the updated ACPF database and Version 5 of the ACPF toolbox! Updates include compatibility with ArcGIS Pro Versions 3.0 and above, updated ACPF core data to reflect 2022 land use and soils data, and a number of new watersheds – bringing us to a total of 12,211 watersheds.
The new version – Version 5 – of the ACPF Toolboxes includes:
- A new two-stage ditch tool included in the Riparian Assessment Toolbox
- A suite of Soil Vulnerability Index tools to identify the most vulnerable areas of the landscape to surface and subsurface losses
- A new query (drainage class) for the Tile-Drainage Classification tool, and a new Drainage Index field
- Bug fixes and ArcGIS Pro Version 3.0 compatibility
- A new user’s manual accompanying the ACPF toolbox as a training and reference resource
- Updated Utilities Suite for creating your own core data including a ‘Get US Roads’ tool
- Change several tools to insure consistent use of acres as the areal reporting units
A summary of the changes to the ACPF Version 5 toolbox can be found here. Please note, the ACPF Version 5 toolbox uses the new Esri Pro 3.x toolbox structure (.atbx) that is not compatible with earlier versions of Pro (Pro 2.x). Users with ArcGIS Pro version 2.x should use version 4.0 of the ACPF Toolbox, available on the ACPF website. Minimal testing has produced satisfactory results for use with ArcMap Desktop versions 10.7 and 10.8 using the Desktop version of the ACPF Toolbox version 4.0, also available for download.
Also note, this year’s ACPF Core Database has been updated to use a recent version of the USGS WBD (2022) watershed boundary feature class. The USGS Watershed Boundary Database (WBD) is updated quarterly and includes name changes and changes to the spatial data as well. For the ACPF Core Database, nearly 250 watersheds have been updated to reflect these USGS changes. The ACPF watershed changes can be found here.