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Python for ArcGIS Pro

By : Silas Toms, Bill Parker
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Python for ArcGIS Pro

By: Silas Toms, Bill 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)
1
Part I: Introduction to Python Modules for ArcGIS Pro
5
Part II: Applying Python Modules to Common GIS Tasks
10
Part III: Geospatial Data Analysis
14
Part IV: Case Studies
18
Other Books You May Enjoy
19
Index

What is the ArcGIS API for Python?

The ArcGIS API for Python is like ArcPy, in that it is a Python package. It contains classes, modules, and functions. However, it is not just a Python package: it is also an application programming interface (API). An API is code that allows different applications and software to talk to each other. It interacts primarily with the ArcGIS REST API. This means that you can use the module to make requests for data hosted on ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. This data is either in your own organization or is publicly available. It is a Pythonic API, in that it is designed to Python standards and best practices. As a Pythonic API, it allows Python programmers to easily use ArcGIS, and ArcGIS users familiar with Python to automate web GIS tasks.

ArcGIS API modules

The API is organized into different modules for your use. Each module has different functions and types to assist in your GIS.

These are the modules you are likely to use the...