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Python for ArcGIS Pro

Python for ArcGIS Pro

By : Toms, Parker
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Python for ArcGIS Pro

Python for ArcGIS Pro

4.8 (52)
By: Toms, Parker

Overview of this book

Integrating Python into your day-to-day ArcGIS work is highly recommended when dealing with large amounts of geospatial data. Python for ArcGIS Pro aims to help you get your work done faster, with greater repeatability and higher confidence in your results. Starting from programming basics and building in complexity, two experienced ArcGIS professionals-turned-Python programmers teach you how to incorporate scripting at each step: automating the production of maps for print, managing data between ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, creating custom script tools for sharing, and then running data analysis and visualization on top of the ArcGIS geospatial library, all using Python. You’ll use ArcGIS Pro Notebooks to explore and analyze geospatial data, and write data engineering scripts to manage ongoing data processing and data transfers. This exercise-based book also includes three rich real-world case studies, giving you an opportunity to apply and extend the concepts you studied earlier. Irrespective of your expertise level with Esri software or the Python language, you’ll benefit from this book’s hands-on approach, which takes you through the major uses of Python for ArcGIS Pro to boost your ArcGIS productivity.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Part I: Introduction to Python Modules for ArcGIS Pro
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Part II: Applying Python Modules to Common GIS Tasks
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Part III: Geospatial Data Analysis
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Part IV: Case Studies
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

Setting up a layout for map automation

To create your custom map series, you need to first create a layout that contains all the elements you will need. In most cases, your layout will include the following elements, with many of the elements defined before you start writing Python code:

  • A map frame for your main map
  • A legend with any static data properly styled
  • A scale bar
  • A north arrow
  • A text box for the title
  • A map frame for an inset map

Optionally, you may also include the following elements:

  • Text boxes for additional information
  • Additional map frames as needed

You need to make sure that all of the settings that you cannot change using ArcPy are already set correctly for your map. Often, this is an iterative process of changing your map extent and exporting sample pages to ensure all the settings are correct. In this case study, we have already done that and created a layout for you in the Chapter12.aprx...

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