Dear arcpy.ddd.Contour Tool Development Team,
I am writing to propose the inclusion of a additional options to the Contour tool. The suggested enhancements pertain to the ability to add {depression} Flag directly within the tool's parameters.
The enhanced tool syntax would appear as follows:
arcpy.ddd.Contour(in_raster, out_polyline_features, contour_interval, {base_contour}, {z_factor}, {contour_type}, {max_vertices_per_feature}, {depression})
Since all the depression contours are output as counter-clockwise and non-depression contours as clockwise, this feature is very valuable and should be mentioned in the tool's documentation.
Currently, I have to write separate Python code to flag the closed depression contours. This step is crucial for our flood analysis in urban and sub-urban areas, specifically for flagging closed depression contours.
We would greatly appreciate it if these enhancements could be considered for inclusion in your next release.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
Best regards,
Wentao Che
Tokyo, Japan