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Learn how to create geoprocessing scripts with ArcPy

Customize and modify ArcGIS with Python

Create time-saving tools and scripts for ArcGIS

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ArcGIS is an industry standard geographic information system from ESRI.This book will show you how to use the Python programming language to create geoprocessing scripts, tools, and shortcuts for the ArcGIS Desktop environment.This book will make you a more effective and efficient GIS professional by showing you how to use the Python programming language with ArcGIS Desktop to automate geoprocessing tasks, manage map documents and layers, find and fix broken data links, edit data in feature classes and tables, and much more."Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook" starts by covering fundamental Python programming concepts in an ArcGIS Desktop context. Using a how-to instruction style you'll then learn how to use Python to automate common important ArcGIS geoprocessing tasks.In this book you will also cover specific ArcGIS scripting topics which will help save you time and effort when working with ArcGIS. Topics include managing map document files, automating map production and printing, finding and fixing broken data sources, creating custom geoprocessing tools, and working with feature classes and tables, among others.In "Python ArcGIS 10.1 Programming Cookbook" you'll learn how to write geoprocessing scripts using a pragmatic approach designed around an approach of accomplishing specific tasks in a Cookbook style format.

What you will learn

Fundamental Python programming skills

Update layer properties and symbology

Automate map production, printing, and the creation of PDF map books

Find and fix broken data links in your map document files

Create custom geoprocessing tools that can be shared with others

Schedule your geoprocessing scripts to run after hours

Create new feature classes or tables and add records, as well as edit feature classes and tables

Customize the ArcGIS Desktop interface with Python add-ons

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Doina Brownell Oct 04, 2014

Very good book for Python programmers, with a lot of "cookbook" recipes to use. This book corroborated with the ArcGIS Resource Center online helped me relearn and create a script for automating a county parcel layer. Good job, Eric!

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Nicholas Trichel Mar 18, 2014

Pros: Excellent BookCons: Had to convert MXD's to 10.0 compatible version because they are meant for 10.1. Other than that. No concerns!

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Vedette Bianciotti Mar 30, 2013

I brought a copy of this book for a friend of mine who is studying GIS and in particular ArcGIS and so far they have absolutely loved it!They have decent understanding of ArcGIS and python but they are no master and wanted help combining the two things together. Not being an expert in the two subjects myself I thought that this book might hit the spot (being practical!).So far it has totally lived up to its promise of being practical.The chapters are thus:PrefaceChapter 1: Fundamentals of the Python Language for ArcGISChapter 2: Writing Basic Geoprocessing Scripts with ArcPyChapter 3: Managing Map Documents and LayersChapter 4: Finding and Fixing Broken Data LinksChapter 5: Automating Map Production and PrintingChapter 6: Executing Geoprocessing Tools from ScriptsChapter 7: Creating Custom Geoprocessing ToolsChapter 8: Querying and Selecting DataChapter 9: Using the ArcPy Data Access Module to Select, Insert, and Update Geographic Data and TablesChapter 10: Listing and Describing GIS DataChapter 11: Customizing the ArcGIS Interface with Add-InsChapter 12: Error Handling and TroubleshootingAppendix A: Automating Python ScriptsAppendix B: Five Things Every GIS Programmer Should Know How to Do with PythonAccording to my friend this book covers all of the basics of day-to-day ArcGIS processes so is perfect if you want to speed up things that take hours previously and automate simple but annoying tasks like creating maps and general geoprocessing tasks.This book isn't a "Mastering" book but like every cookbook it is practical and will get you improving real-world issues in no time. My friend absolutely loves it as a reference guide to getting things done and I don't think you can ask much more than that.

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Susan Nash Apr 10, 2013

I agree that the "cookbook" part of the title is a bit of a misnomer. However, it does include very helpful scripts which take advantage of ArcGIS 10 features.What I find most useful is the fact that the organization of the book takes a building block approach which is helpful for someone who may need to get started, and equally so for someone who would like to simply pinpoint and extract what they want and need.Here are some of the useful features:* automated map production and printing: can automate the production of map production and printing (including exporting PDFs), which is helpful when creating a set of maps or map files.* quickly using geoprocessing tools: this is a quick way to increase functionality and power without having to do everything separately; application-level environment settings are utilized quite helpfully as well.* creating custom tools: the example shows how to filter the data for North American wildfires -- it's a useful example; I think it might be even more helpful to list some of the common sources of data and practice importing them and working with them by developing additional custom tools.* working with attribute and spatial queries: I think it would have been good to go into a bit more detail about how / why syntax decisions are made, and to discuss the logic, the flow, and the structure; after all, mind and the mental processes are where clean code begins and ends. That said, the section discusses how Python interprets the queries and how / when it matters where a string is placed. The examples are clear, but I always need lots of examples, so I would have welcomed even more examples, but that would perhaps confuse some users, so I concluded that the book hit the right balance.* for the more adventurous, the book includes how to use the add-in wizard. I have always been a bit leery of add-ins, believing (perhaps superstitiously) that they will create conflicts, and unleash a small troop of gremlins. This chapter shows how / where to place an add-in in a folder that is easily discoverable by ArcGIS Desktop. This is probably the key to having the thing work, and it solves a small mystery of why add-ins sometimes do not work.In sum, I'd like to say that I find the book to be very clear, well-organized, and helpful. It's likely to have a nice, long shelf life as well.

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John Williams Mar 13, 2013

I thought this was a very well written introduction to the topic of programming ArcGIS with Python. As a beginner to the subject I felt that it gave me the tools that I need to start writing my own scripts to automate geoprocessing tasks in ArcGIS. The topic of cursors (Chapter 9) was particularly good for me since we have a lot of geoprocessing workflows that edit or add records to feature classes and tables.I enjoyed it very much and cannot wait to start putting these new tools to work.

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Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook: This book provides the recipes you need to use Python with AcrGIS for more effective geoprocessing. Shortcuts, scripts, tools, and customizations put you in the driving seat and can dramatically speed up your workflow.

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