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Getting started with Python on ArcGIS is easier than you can think. It is not required to master Python to perform a basic use in our work since ArcGIS and ESRI offer a complete and plenty of code examples. Reading the following Mapping Gis article ( http://mappinggis.com/2015/10/exportar-un-mxd-a-pdf-con-python/ ) has largely inspired what follows. Therefore we will discuss how to generate a pdf file based on the map…
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The QGis Python ScriptRunner plugin provides a go-between tool for the QGis automatization process, between the Python Interactive Console and the complicated plugins developments. Provides a script management dialog box that you can easily load, create,…
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The QGis tagging engine has been significantly enriched in version 2.12. In this article we will discuss advances: Quadrant from the data Priority from the data Control over the action of polygons as obstacles Draw labels…
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You might be surprised, but there are two ways to clip rasters with ArcMap. The classical technique is the “raster clip” tool with ArcToolbox. For a long time, this has the only one available. But since…
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At present most GIS software, including ArcGIS, QGIS, GRASS and other industrial applications as well as open source, use Python as scripting language and complement for plugins. This language is also used for programming needs that…
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We have prepared the corresponding data for each criterion, turning them into fuzzy numbers. While preparing the aptitude map with Spatial Analyst, we have discussed the fact that there were values of certain criteria which were…
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So far we have followed in parallel the two methods of data preparation corresponding to the different criteria for classifying the terrains according to their aptitude to host a new school. Both methods have resulted in…
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In the previous article, Tutorial : create an aptitude map with ArcMap, with and without fuzzy criteria (2) , we have started by preparing basic data ( criteria ) to build an aptitude map. Right now…
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Let’s go back literally to the Spatial Analyst tutorial: ” … Creation of an aptitude map The creation an aptitude map allows you to get an aptitude value for each location on the map. Once…
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An aptitude map is the answer to the question: Where is the best location for a new resource? The result you looking is a map representing all the possible sites (ranked from the most to the least likely) that would be suitable for the installation a new resource. This map is a classified aptitude map since it depicts a relative in the map, taking into consideration the criteria you enter in in your study. We will follow the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst tutorial http://help.arcgis.com/fr/arcgisdesktop/10.0/pdf/tutorial_spatial_analyst.pdf in parallel with http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00nt00000002000000 ): using the conventional tools based…
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