KSHC_DataSpider

Daryl Van Dyke - USFWS Klamath Strategic Habitat Conservation GIS Analyst daryl_van_dyke@fws.gov

	"On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr.
	Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, 
	will the right answers come out?' I am not able 
	rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas 
	that could provoke such a question."
		-Charles Babbage, 
			on the difference engine

This repo contains the v1.0.1 python script SHC_DataSpider - a GIS data inventory tool develop for the United States Fish & Wildlife Service's Strategic Habitat Conservation program.

This program contains both the original and *_v2 functions; once deployed in beta I chose to template and replace the function calls rather than expunge them. That, and the devotedly sequential style makes this an OK approach.
There were 'reasons' why I approached it this way, at the time; I'll add that not all of them were due to my lack of depth of OO-mindset.

The other decision to discuss is the 'one giant list' processing order. There were good reasons for that decision, as well, and I think the overall structure of the program is 'acceptable'. However, future versions will be class based in 'in-line' operations on the OS.WALK iterator are expected. <\mea>

The best use of this program is to cut-n-paste useful chunks out. I am currently (8/2014) working on an updated, multiprocessing version.

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