Programming ArcGIS with python cookbook : over 85 hands-on recipes to teach you how to automate your ArcGIS for desktop geoprocessing tasks using python / Eric Pimpler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pimpler, Eric, author.

Series:

Quick answers to common problems.

Quick answers to common problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ArcGIS.

Geographic information systems.

Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems).

Python (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai, [India] : Packt Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Pimpler Eric: Eric Pimpler is the founder and owner of GeoSpatial Training Services and has over 20 years of experience in implementing and teaching GIS solutions using Esri, Google Earth/Maps, and open source technology. Currently, he focuses on ArcGIS scripting with Python and the development of custom ArcGIS Server web and mobile applications using JavaScript. He is the author of Programming ArcGIS 10. 1 with Python Cookbook. Eric has a bachelor's degree in geography from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in applied geography with a specification in GIS from Texas State University.

Summary:

Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook, Second Edition, is written for GIS professionals who wish to revolutionize their ArcGIS workflow with Python. Whether you are new to ArcGIS or a seasoned professional, you almost certainly spend time each day performing various geoprocessing tasks. This book will teach you how to use the Python programming language to automate these geoprocessing tasks and make you a more efficient and effective GIS professional.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Credits""; ""About the Author""; ""About the Reviewers""; ""www.PacktPub.com""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Fundamentals of the Python Language for ArcGIS""; ""Using IDLE for Python script development""; ""Using the ArcGIS Python window""; ""Python language fundamentals""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 2: Managing Map Documents and Layers""; ""Introduction""; ""Referencing the current map document""; ""Referencing map documents on a disk""; ""Getting a list of layers in a map document""; ""Restricting the list of layers""

""Zooming in to selected features""""Changing the map extent""; ""Adding layers to a map document""; ""Inserting layers into a map document""; ""Updating layer symbology""; ""Updating layer properties""; ""Working with time-enabled layers in a data frame""; ""Chapter 3: Finding and Fixing Broken Data Links""; ""Introduction""; ""Finding broken data sources in your map document and layer files""; ""Fixing broken data sources with MapDocument.""; ""findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()""; ""Fixing broken data sources with MapDocument.replaceWorkspaces()""

""Fixing individual layer and table objects with replaceDataSource()""""Finding broken data sources in all map documents in a folder""; ""Chapter 4: Automating Map Production and Printing""; ""Introduction""; ""Creating a list of layout elements""; ""Assigning a unique name to layout elements""; ""Restricting the layout elements returned by ListLayoutElements()""; ""Updating the properties of layout elements""; ""Getting a list of available printers""; ""Printing maps with PrintMap()""; ""Exporting a map to a PDF file""; ""Exporting a map to an image file""; ""Exporting a report""

""Building a map book with Data Driven Pages and ArcPy mapping""""Publishing a map document to an ArcGIS Server service""; ""Chapter 5: Executing Geoprocessing Tools from Scripts""; ""Introduction""; ""Finding geoprocessing tools""; ""Retrieving a toolbox alias""; ""Executing geoprocessing tools from a script""; ""Using the output of a tool as an input to another tool""; ""Chapter 6: Creating Custom Geoprocessing Tools""; ""Introduction""; ""Creating a custom geoprocessing tool""; ""Creating a Python toolbox""; ""Chapter 7: Querying and Selecting Data""; ""Introduction""

""Constructing a proper attribute query syntax""""Creating feature layers and table views""; ""Selecting features and rows with the Select Layer by Attribute tool""; ""Selecting features with the Select by Location tool""; ""Combining a spatial and attribute query with the Select by Location tool""; ""Chapter 8: Using the ArcPy Data Access Module with Feature Classes and Tables""; ""Introduction""; ""Retrieving features from a feature class with SearchCursor""; ""Filtering records with a where clause""; ""Improving cursor performance with geometry tokens""

""Inserting rows with InsertCursor""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 5, 2015).

ISBN:

9781523106103

1523106107

9781785281259

1785281259

OCLC:

916950372