Python For ArcGIS

This book introduces Python scripting for geographic information science (GIS) workflow optimization using ArcGIS. It builds essential programming skills for automating GIS analysis. Over 200 sample Python scripts and 175 classroom-tested exercises reinforce the learning objectives. Readers will learn to: • Write and run Python in the ArcGIS Python Window, the PythonWin IDE, and the PyScripter IDE • Work with Python syntax and data types • Call ArcToolbox tools, batch process GIS datasets, and manipulate map documents using the arcpy package • Read and modify proprietary and ASCII text GIS data • Parse HTML web pages and KML datasets • Create Web pages and fetch GIS data from Web sources. • Build user-interfaces with the native Python file dialog toolkit or the ArcGIS Script tools and PyToolboxes Python for ArcGIS is designed as a primary textbook for advanced-level students in GIS. Researchers, government specialists and professionals working in GIS will also find this book useful as a reference.

本書介紹了使用ArcGIS進行地理信息科學（GIS）工作流程優化的Python腳本。它建立了自動化GIS分析的基本編程技能。超過200個示例Python腳本和175個經過課堂測試的練習強化了學習目標。讀者將學習到： • 在ArcGIS Python窗口、PythonWin IDE和PyScripter IDE中編寫和運行Python • 使用Python語法和數據類型 • 調用ArcToolbox工具，批處理GIS數據集，並使用arcpy包操作地圖文檔 • 讀取和修改專有和ASCII文本GIS數據 • 解析HTML網頁和KML數據集 • 創建網頁並從Web源獲取GIS數據。 • 使用本地Python文件對話框工具包或ArcGIS腳本工具和PyToolboxes構建用戶界面 Python for ArcGIS設計為GIS高級學生的主要教材。研究人員、政府專家和從事GIS工作的專業人士也會發現本書作為參考書非常有用。