SciPy integration in ArcGIS
Most of GIS users today will probably work with ArcGIS. Since version 10 the implementation / integration of Python into the ArcGIS framework and ArcPy it’s important for…
Category: Python
Anaconda: a interesting Python distribution
When working with GIS and statistical data there is an emerging need to know some scripting language. Python is one of the most widely used. It is not…
Python Script for “depth vs. data” plots
Today I want to share a Python script that I wrote to plot some lab data against the core depth it was taken from. I know its not…
QGIS Plugin – Profile Tool
Previous Posts in this series QGIS Plugin – RasterCalc QGIS Plugin – OpenLayers So, this will be a pretty quick post on one of my most used…
Python for Geospatial Data Analysis (Part IV)
GDAL Geotransforms and World Files The last post in this series considered how to write a geospatially aware file, in that case a Geotiff. In the example the…
Python for Geospatial Data Analysis (Part III)
Writing Geospatial Files In the last post in this thread I began discussing basic syntax and how to open and read a geospatial raster file. This installment in…
Python for Geospatial Data Analysis (Part II)
Reading Geospatial Files In the last post in this thread I provided a bit of background and some simple instructions for installing python and the necessary modules for…
Python for Geospatial Data Analysis (Part I)
For my first post on digital-geography.com I wanted to begin a discussion on a topic I have strong feelings about, Python. A common question I get from students…
“Python” or the agony of choice
The work as a geographer with statistical and remote-sensing related focus arise the necessity of mastering a programming language sooner or later. Lets choose: C, C + +,…
create and edit shapefiles with Python only
Some days ago I’ve presented a way to load and monitor the content of a shapefile using pyshp. But since then I was remembering my work with shapefiles…
importing shapefiles in Python
Python is a very common scripting language which seems like a swiss knife for programming. This is the reason to use it as a framework for the program…
file monitoring using python
In the context of “where are your customers” one main element is to monitor file changes: everytime your customer-file changes the new customer entry must be mapped to…