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Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook, Second Edition

By : Donald Eric Pimpler, Eric Pimpler
Book Image

Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook, Second Edition

By: Donald Eric Pimpler, Eric Pimpler

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Building a map book with Data Driven Pages and ArcPy mapping


Many organizations have a need to create map books containing a series of individual maps that cover a larger geographical area. These map books contain a series of maps and some optional and additional pages, including title pages, an overview map, and some other ancillary information, such as reports and tables. For example, a utility company might want to generate a map book detailing their assets across a service area. A map book for this utility company could include a series of maps, each at a large scale, along with a title page and an overview map. These resources would then be joined together into a single document that could be printed or distributed as a PDF file.

Getting ready

ArcGIS for Desktop provides the ability to efficiently create a map book through a combination of Data Driven Pages along with an arcpy.mapping script. With a single map document file, you can use the Data Driven Pages toolbar to create a basic...