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Python Geospatial Development - Second Edition

You're reading from Python Geospatial Development - Second Edition If you're experienced in Python here's an opportunity to get deep into Geospatial development, linking data to global locations. No prior knowledge required ‚Äì this book takes you through it all, step by step.

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2013

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781782161523

Length 508 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

PostGIS

Concepts

Geospatial Analysis

Author (1):

Erik Westra

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Python Geospatial Development

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

1. Geospatial Development Using Python FREE CHAPTER

2. GIS

3. Python Libraries for Geospatial Development

4. Sources of Geospatial Data

5. Working with Geospatial Data in Python

6. GIS in the Database

7. Working with Spatial Data

8. Using Python and Mapnik to Generate Maps

9. Putting It All Together – a Complete Mapping System

10. ShapeEditor – Implementing List View, Import, and Export

11. ShapeEditor – Selecting and Editing Features

Index

Chapter 6. GIS in the Database

This chapter examines the various open source options for storing geospatial data in a database. More specifically, we will cover:

The concept of a spatially-enabled database
Spatial indexes and how they work
A summary of the major open-source spatial databases
Recommended best practices for storing spatial data in a database
Working with geospatial databases using Python

This chapter is intended to be an introduction to using databases in a geospatial application; Chapter 7, Working with Spatial Data, will build on this to perform powerful spatial queries that are not possible using shapefiles and other geospatial data files.

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Authors (1)

Erik Westra

Erik Westra

Erik Westra has been a professional software developer for over 25 years, and has worked almost exclusively in Python for the past decade. Eriks early interest in Graphical User Interface design led to the development of one of the most advanced urgent courier dispatch systems used by messenger and courier companies worldwide. In recent years, Erik has been involved in the design and implementation of systems matching seekers with providers of goods and services across a range of geographical areas, as well as real-time messaging, payment, and identity systems. This work has included the creation of real-time geocoders and map-based views of constantly changing data. Erik is based in New Zealand, and works for companies worldwide. Erik is the author of the following Packt books: Python Geospatial Development (third edition), Python Geospatial Analysis, Building Mapping Applications with QGIS, and Modular Programming with Python. Erik has also authored the video course entitled Introduction to QGIS Python Programming.

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