May Program
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Bergmann Associates
19th Floor
First Federal Plaza
28 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14614 Cost: Free
Optional $5.00 lunch to follow (payable at the door)
Register: By Friday, May 13th to mdebyah@townofpittsford.org
Please register early as seating is limited and this event
is likely to fill quickly.
Python Essentials in ArcGIS
Jeff Bigos, Instructor, Esri
Python is a vital skill for any ArcGIS professional interested in furthering their automation and analysis tasks. Python allows users to create custom data management or analysis tools ranging from single functions to complex multi-function processes with validation, which can be easily reused, shared, and even executed with little to no user interaction. This workshop introduces the Python scripting language and shows how it can be used to access and automate geoprocessing tools and functionality.
-Python scripting basics
-Why use Python scripting?
-Python 101
-What’s new in ArcGIS 10? (ArcPy, Python window)
-Executing geoprocessing tools
-Messages and error handling
-Geoprocessing tasks
-ArcPy functions
-Batch processing
-Receiving arguments