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ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python

ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python

By : Silas Toms
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ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python

ArcPy and ArcGIS: Geospatial Analysis with Python

3.9 (11)
By: Silas Toms

Overview of this book

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.
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Getting field information from feature classes

When creating script tools, or just running a script, there can be times that extracting field information from a feature class (or shapefile) is necessary. This information can include field names and aliases, field type and length, scale, domains, or subtypes. These are all properties available through the arcpy.ListFields method. We'll explore the many properties, how to extract them, and how to use them in a script.

By organizing the ArcPy methods into a function, the data is organized in a form that we prefer, instead of relying on the default organization used by the designers of ArcPy. It's important to remember that scripts you create should reflect your needs, and creating these function wrappers is one step forward towards polishing the raw ArcPy tools to work in your workflows.

Accessing the ListFields' properties

The List Fields tool is available as an ArcPy method. Arcpy.ListFields accepts only one parameter, a feature...

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