Recognizing the limitations of the previous arcgisscripting
module, ESRI designed the ArcPy module to not only work with data but also included the arcpy.mapping
module to allow direct interaction with map documents (MXDs) and the layers they contain. This new module opened up a multitude of map automation possibilities. A script might aid in identifying broken layer links, update the data source of these layers, and apply new color schemes to layers. Another script might use a map template and create a set of maps, one from each feature class in a feature dataset. A third script could create a map book from an MXD, moving from cell to cell in a grid layer to output the pages of the book, or even calculating the coordinates on the fly. Dynamically created maps, based on data from a fresh analysis, can be outputted at the same time the data is produced. Arcpy.mapping
moves the ArcPy module from helpful to instrumental, in any geospatial workflow.
ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python
ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python
Overview of this book
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
ArcPy and ArcGIS – Geospatial Analysis with Python
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Python for ArcGIS
Configuring the Python Environment
Creating the First Python Script
Complex ArcPy Scripts and Generalizing Functions
ArcPy Cursors – Search, Insert, and Update
Working with ArcPy Geometry Objects
Creating a Script Tool
Introduction to ArcPy.Mapping
More ArcPy.Mapping Techniques
Advanced Geometry Object Methods
Network Analyst and Spatial Analyst with ArcPy
The End of the Beginning
Index
Customer Reviews