Survey of python for GIS applications

Survey of python for GIS applications

This course covers the basics of the python language, the python language, and the core python packages for data analysis, especially of geospatial data. The goal of the course is to provide a broad introduction to the capabilities of python and how all the various packages work together. This will provide a starting point for deeper exploration on your own or in future courses.

• Introduction to python

• Object oriented python

• Packages and modules

• Unit tests

• Jupyter notebooks

• Numpy

• Matplotlib

• Pandas

• Fiona and shapely

• Geopandas

• Rasterio

• Geocoding

• PyQt

Introduction to the python language and ecosystem for GIS professionals

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What you will learn

• This course is broad rather than deep. My goal is that when finished, students have some knowledge of the tools in the python ecosystem for geospatial applications and more importantly, how they all work together. More detailed courses will be forthcoming. Some of the topics covered will be
• An introduction to the language and its core principles.
• An introduction to object oriented programming in python.

Rating: 4.1

Level: Intermediate Level

Duration: 13.5 hours

Instructor: Michael Miller