[TriPython] TriPython May 2018 Meeting: ArcPy: Wrangling Geospatial Data with Python

[Calloway, Chris]

There will be much interest for this talk, our first meeting at WebAssign in awhile:

http://tripython.org/Members/sgambino/may-18-mtg

When: Thursday, May 24, 2018, 7pm
Where: WebAssign, NCSU Centennial Campus, 1791 Varsity Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh

What: ArcPy<http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/get-started/what-is-arcpy-.htm>, the Python interface for ArcGIS Desktop/ArcGIS Pro, allows you to work with geographic datasets and invoke the powerful tools that have been developed by ESRI for analyzing and visualizing geospatial. This talk will provide an overview of the functionality exposed by the ArcPy API and demonstrate how these functionalities can be invoked. Python can be used to invoke any of the built-in tools for processing geospatial data (e.g., finding buffer zones to identify streams near proposed highways, intersecting geospatial data layers to find overlap of historical habitat and urban sprawl, calculating changes in landscapes with raster algebra, and so forth). Attendees will learn how to interpret the ArcPy help documentation and how Python can be used to call geoprocessing tools, to programmatically manage proprietary GIS data formats (list and describe the data), read and modify proprietary data formats such as shapefiles with arcpy, work with ArcGIS map documents, generate custom ArcGIS GUIs.

Our speaker, Laura G. Tateosian<http://www4.ncsu.edu/~lgtateos/>, is a professor at the Center for Geospatial Analytics<http://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/> at North Carolina State University where she leads an active research program in geovisualization and recently authored a textbook on Python for ArcGIS<http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319183978>. Her lab works with geoparsing, eye trackers, and open source web mapping and visualization tools to investigate plant disease spread and human trafficking and to develop innovative digital reading environments. She earned her B.A. in Mathematics from Towson University, her M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma, and her Ph.D. in computer science from North Carolina State University. She teaches Python Geospatial Programming and Geovisualization in the Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. and the Master’s in Geospatial Information Science and Technology. She has traveled extensively<http://pankajlaura.blogspot.com/> and likes to body surf.

Extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration are also welcome and don't need to be pre-announced. Lightning talks are for you to "show and tell" something you've learned about Python recently, no matter how small. We all use Python, therefore, we are always learning something new about Python that we can tell others. Plenty of free after hours parking is available in the upper level of the deck behind WebAssign (turn through the median just before the intersection of Varsity and Main Campus Drives). If the door is locked, call the number posted on the door. An after-meeting location for food and beverage will be decided at the meeting (usually BaDa Wings at Mission Valley). Come join us for a fun and informative evening.
Read more about TriPython monthly meetings.<http://tripython.org/meetings/>

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Sincerely,

Chris Calloway
Applications Analyst
University of North Carolina
Renaissance Computing Institute
(919) 599-3530

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   There will be much interest for this talk, our first meeting at WebAssign
   in awhile:



   http://tripython.org/Members/sgambino/may-18-mtg



   When: Thursday, May 24, 2018, 7pm

   Where: WebAssign, NCSU Centennial Campus, 1791 Varsity Drive, Suite 200,
   Raleigh

   What: [1]ArcPy, the Python interface for ArcGIS Desktop/ArcGIS Pro, allows
   you to work with geographic datasets and invoke the powerful tools that
   have been developed by ESRI for analyzing and visualizing geospatial. This
   talk will provide an overview of the functionality exposed by the ArcPy
   API and demonstrate how these functionalities can be invoked. Python can
   be used to invoke any of the built-in tools for processing geospatial data
   (e.g., finding buffer zones to identify streams near proposed highways,
   intersecting geospatial data layers to find overlap of historical habitat
   and urban sprawl, calculating changes in landscapes with raster algebra,
   and so forth). Attendees will learn how to interpret the ArcPy help
   documentation and how Python can be used to call geoprocessing tools, to
   programmatically manage proprietary GIS data formats (list and describe
   the data), read and modify proprietary data formats such as shapefiles
   with arcpy, work with ArcGIS map documents, generate custom ArcGIS GUIs.

   Our speaker, [2]Laura G. Tateosian, is a professor at the [3]Center for
   Geospatial Analytics at North Carolina State University where she leads an
   active research program in geovisualization and recently authored a
   textbook on [4]Python for ArcGIS. Her lab works with geoparsing, eye
   trackers, and open source web mapping and visualization tools to
   investigate plant disease spread and human trafficking and to develop
   innovative digital reading environments. She earned her B.A. in
   Mathematics from Towson University, her M.S. in Mathematics from the
   University of Oklahoma, and her Ph.D. in computer science from North
   Carolina State University. She teaches Python Geospatial Programming and
   Geovisualization in the Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. and the Master's in
   Geospatial Information Science and Technology. She has [5]traveled
   extensively and likes to body surf.

   Extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration are also welcome
   and don't need to be pre-announced. Lightning talks are for you to "show
   and tell" something you've learned about Python recently, no matter how
   small. We all use Python, therefore, we are always learning something new
   about Python that we can tell others. Plenty of free after hours parking
   is available in the upper level of the deck behind WebAssign (turn through
   the median just before the intersection of Varsity and Main Campus
   Drives). If the door is locked, call the number posted on the door. An
   after-meeting location for food and beverage will be decided at the
   meeting (usually BaDa Wings at Mission Valley). Come join us for a fun and
   informative evening.

   [6]Read more about TriPython monthly meetings.



   --

   Sincerely,



   Chris Calloway

   Applications Analyst

   University of North Carolina

   Renaissance Computing Institute

   (919) 599-3530



References

   Visible links
   1. http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/get-started/what-is-arcpy-.htm
   2. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~lgtateos/
   3. http://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/
   4. http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319183978
   5. http://pankajlaura.blogspot.com/
   6. http://tripython.org/meetings/