Python Scripting for ArcGIS Author: Paul A. Zandbergen | Language: English | ISBN:
1589482824 | Format: PDF
Python Scripting for ArcGIS Description
Python Scripting for ArcGIS is a guide to help experienced users of ArcGIS® for Desktop get started with Python® scripting. This book teaches how to write Python code that works with spatial data to automate geoprocessing tasks in ArcGIS. Readers can thus learn the skill set needed to create custom tools. The book contains 14 chapters, with the corresponding data and exercises on the accompanying DVD. A 180-day trial of ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop software is also provided as an online download.
Key topics in this book include:
- Python language fundamentals
- Automating geoprocessing tasks
- Exploring and manipulating spatial data
- Working with geometries and rasters
- Map scripting
- Debugging and error handling
- Creating functions and classes
- Creating and sharing script tools
More details on the book can be found at the Esri Press website: esriurl.com/5564. This includes sample chapters for download. Instructor who are considering the book as a textbook for a course can request a deskcopy from Esri Press: esripress.esri.com/offers/deskcopy.
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Esri Press; Pap/DVD edition (January 9, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1589482824
- ISBN-13: 978-1589482821
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Given this is only the second book on the market for this particular topic, I think it is a great book. I am an adjunct faculty that teaches a Python programming course in ArcGIS and I plan to quickly adopt this book.
My only suggestion is to consider having more exercises developed for each chapter so that it can be used more in an academic setting.
By Billy
Paul Zandbergen has filled a badly needed void with this book. For you college instructors who have been looking for a text to teach an ArcPy course, this is it. It has 14 chapters and accompanying labs. For the self learner, the book is quite accessible both in layout and content.
Paul has a thorough understanding of ArcPy and Python and he does a marvelous job teaching the basics and providing some useful inside tips. He is also comprehensive and thorough. For the instructor, you will need to get your lab up to ArcGIS 10.1. For the self-learner, the text comes with a 6-month license along withe data and labs.
No need to wait any longer. This is the text for learning ArcPy and now is the time.
By Gregory A. Newkirk
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