ArcGIS Pro was released in January 2015, and ESRI has called it the "Next Generation" of desktop applications for all GIS users. It is important to acknowledge that ArcGIS Pro is not considered a replacement for ArcMap but rather a powerful addition to the ESRI platform. ArcGIS Pro is designed to work seamlessly along with all other ESRI desktop apps, including ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcScene. I would even say that ArcGIS Pro has fused some of the most used functionality of all three into one. In this chapter, we will go over some of the significant differences between ArcGIS Pro and the rest of the ESRI desktop app suite, especially as it relates to Python. For example, one significant change with the release of ArcGIS Pro was that ArcGIS Pro 1.4, the current version, relies on Python 3.5.2. Up until this point in the book, everything we...
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Overview of this book
ArcGIS allows for complex analyses of geographic information. The ArcPy module is used to script these ArcGIS analyses, providing a productive way to perform geo-analyses and automate map production.
The second edition of the book focuses on new Python tools, such as the ArcGIS API for Python. Using Python, this book will guide you from basic Python scripting to advanced ArcPy script tools.
This book starts off with setting up your Python environment for ArcGIS automation. Then you will learn how to output maps using ArcPy in MXD and update feature class in a geodatabase using arcpy and ArcGIS Online. Next, you will be introduced to ArcREST library followed by examples on querying, updating and manipulating ArcGIS Online feature services. Further, you will be enabling your scripts in the browser and directly interacting with ArcGIS Online using Jupyter notebook. Finally, you can learn ways to use of ArcPy to control ArcGIS Enterprise and explore topics on deployments, data quality assurances, data updates, version control, and editing safeguards.
By the end of the book, you will be equipped with the knowledge required to create automated analysis with administration reducing the time-consuming nature of GIS.
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ArcPy and ArcGIS - Second Edition
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Python for ArcGIS
Creating the First Python Script
ArcPy Cursors - Search, Insert, and Update
ArcPy Geometry Objects and Cursors
Creating a Script Tool
The arcpy.mapping Module
Advanced Analysis Topics
Introduction to ArcGIS Online
ArcPy and ArcGIS Online
ArcREST Python Package
ArcPy and ArcGIS Pro
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