Overview:
This 2 day course introduces students to the basic concepts needed to create Python Scripts which interact with Esri's ArcGIS software suite. Students learn how to create Python scripts using IDE which use the ArcPy module to access Map Document and layer controls, execute geoprocessing tools, and run queries. They also learn how to turn scripts into Add-Ins for ArcGIS Desktop which can be assigned to custom toolbars and buttons in ArcMap or ArcCatalog.
Courses Modules:
This 2 day course introduces students to the basic concepts needed to create Python Scripts which interact with Esri's ArcGIS software suite. Students learn how to create Python scripts using IDE which use the ArcPy module to access Map Document and layer controls, execute geoprocessing tools, and run queries. They also learn how to turn scripts into Add-Ins for ArcGIS Desktop which can be assigned to custom toolbars and buttons in ArcMap or ArcCatalog.
Courses Modules:
- Fundmentals of the Python Language for ArcGIS
- Writing basic geoprocessing scripts for ArcPy
- Managing Map Documents and Layers
- Finding & Fixing Broken data links
- Automating map production & printing
- Executing geoprocessing tools
- Creating custom geoprocessing tools
- Querying & selecting data
- Using ArcPy to manipulate tables & geographic data
- Listing and Describing data
- Creating custom ArcGIS Add-ins with Python scripts
- Error handling
- 5 things every GIS programmer should know how to do in Python
- Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook by Eric Pimpler, GISP
- Access to course materials via web even after class is finished including recorded lectures and exercise data