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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

Automated Map Production

The arcpy.mp module is used to work with maps, layers, and layouts within an ArcGIS Pro project. It was introduced with ArcGIS Pro to replace the arcpy.mapping module from ArcMap. The new features of ArcGIS Pro allow for additional functionality in the arcpy.mp module. While the goal is still to assist with map automation, the added functionality allows you more control over symbology settings in map automation. Creating maps that display geospatial analysis is a vital task for the GIS Professional, and the arcpy.mp module allows you to automate and update maps en masse. In this chapter, you will learn about the following:

  • Referencing projects and maps within projects
  • Updating data sources for a layer in a map
  • Adding, removing, and moving layers from a map
  • Adjusting the symbology of layers in a map
  • Working with the different layout elements: legend, north arrow, scale bar, and text
  • Exporting maps

All of these...