ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python
Use the ArcPy module to automate the analysis and mapping of geospatial data in ArcGIS
About This Book
Perform GIS analysis faster by automating tasks, such as selecting data or buffering data, by accessing GIS tools using scriptingAccess the spatial data contained within shapefiles and geodatabases, for updates, analysis and even transformation between spatial reference systemsProduce map books and automate the mapping of geospatial analyses, reducing the time needed to produce and display the results
Who This Book Is For
If you are a GIS student or professional who needs an understanding of how to use ArcPy to reduce repetitive tasks and perform analysis faster, this book is for you. It is also a valuable book for Python programmers who want to understand how to automate geospatial analyses.
In Detail
ArcGIS allows for complex analyses of geographic information. The ArcPy module is used to script these ArcGIS analyses, providing a productive way to perform geo-analyses and to automate map production.
This book will guide you from basic Python scripting to advanced ArcPy script tools. This book starts off with setting up your Python environment, demonstrates a complex ArcPy script tool with multiple iterations, illustrates data access module cursors, and explains how to use ArcPy Geometry classes. Then, you will learn how to output maps using ArcPy.Mapping, and how to create ArcGIS script tools.
With the help of this book, you will be able to create repeatable analyses reducing the time-consuming nature of GIS, making you into a GIS professional as powerful as a whole team.
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The first three chapters give you a brief overview of Python as a scripting language and walk you through the initial Python and ArcGIS setup. It doesn’t go deep into the language but it will be enough to understand the initial scripts. The Python setup is targeted to Windows users. I’m a Mac user and it was not difficult to convert the examples to make them work on a Mac, I do have previous experience with Python though. ArcGIS is also available for Mac. I used the desktop…
Silas Toms book on Arcpy and ArcGIS scripting is a very comprehensive introduction to Python in the ArcGIS environment. The book starts out with the basics of Python (data types, iteration, concepts). I also like that he talks about the PYTHONPATH, the Python interpreter and what happens under the hood when a script is ran. This is an important concept that seems to be often overlooked in ArcGIS Python scripting books.After covering the basics and important background information, the…