ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python
| By: | Silas Toms |
| Publisher: | Packt Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781783988662 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783988679 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2015 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.What you will learn
- Understand how to integrate Python into ArcGIS and make GIS analysis faster and easier
- Model an analysis and export it to Python for further improvement
- Create Python functions from exported scripts using ArcToolbox tools to avoid repetitive code
- Update the records of interest in your existing geospatial data automatically using data cursors
- Add new geospatial data to existing datasets automatically from fieldcollected data or data produced during analysis
- Export formatted analysis results to spreadsheets automatically
- Update map documents with analysisgenerated data and export maps to PDF or image formats
- Create geometric networks and analyze routes using scripts