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Use the ArcPy module to automate the analysis and ping of geospatial data in ArcGIS --------------- About This Book --------------- * Perform GIS analysis faster by automating tasks, such as selecting data or buffering data, by accessing GIS tools using scripting * Access the spatial data contained within shapefiles and geodatabases, for updates, analysis and even transformation between spatial reference systems * Produce books and automate the ping of geospatial analyses, reducing the time needed to produce and display the results -------------------- Who This Book Is For -------------------- If you are a GIS student or professional who needs an understanding of how to use ArcPy to reduce repetitive tasks and perform analysis faster, this book is for you. It is also a valuable book for Python programmers who want to understand how to automate geospatial analyses. ------------------- What You Will Learn ------------------- * Understand how to integrate Python into ArcGIS and make GIS analysis faster and easier * Model an analysis and export it to Python for further improvement * Create Python functions from exported scripts using ArcToolbox tools to avoid repetitive code * Update the records of interest in your existing geospatial data automatically using data cursors * Add new geospatial data to existing datasets automatically from field-collected data or data produced during analysis * Export formatted analysis results to spreadsheets automatically * Update documents with analysis-generated data and export s to PDF or image formats * Create geometric networks and analyze routes using scripts --------- In Detail --------- ArcGIS allows for complex analyses of geographic information. The ArcPy module is used to script these ArcGIS analyses, providing a productive way to perform geo-analyses and to automate production. This book will guide you from basic Python scripting to advanced ArcPy script tools. This book starts off with setting up your Python environment, demonstrates a complex ArcPy script tool with multiple iterations, illustrates data access module cursors, and explains how to use ArcPy Geometry classes. Then, you will learn how to output s using ArcPy.ping, and how to create ArcGIS script tools. With the help of this book, you will be able to create repeatable analyses reducing the time-consuming nature of GIS, making you into a GIS professional as powerful as a whole team.