Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python : Unleash the power of Python 3 with practical techniques for learning GIS and remote sensing, 4/e (Paperback)

Harness the powerful Python programming language to navigate the realms of geographic information systems, remote sensing, topography, and more, while embracing a guiding framework for effective geospatial analysis

Key Features

• Create GIS solutions using the new features introduced in Python 3.10
• Explore a range of GIS tools and libraries, including PostGIS, QGIS, and PROJ
• Identify the tools and resources that best align with your specific needs
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Geospatial analysis is used in almost every domain you can think of, including defense, farming, and even medicine. In this special 10th anniversary edition, you'll embark on an exhilarating geospatial analysis adventure using Python.

This fourth edition starts with the fundamental concepts, enhancing your expertise in geospatial analysis processes with the help of illustrations, basic formulas, and pseudocode for real-world applications. As you progress, you'll explore the vast and intricate geospatial technology ecosystem, featuring thousands of software libraries and packages, each offering unique capabilities and insights. This book also explores practical Python GIS geospatial applications, remote sensing data, elevation data, and the dynamic world of geospatial modeling. It emphasizes the predictive and decision-making potential of geospatial technology, allowing you to visualize complex natural world concepts, such as environmental conservation, urban planning, and disaster management to make informed choices. You'll also learn how to leverage Python to process real-time data and create valuable information products.

By the end of this book, you'll have acquired the knowledge and techniques needed to build a complete geospatial application that can generate a report and can be further customized for different purposes.

What you will learn

• Automate geospatial analysis workflows using Python
• Understand the different formats in which geospatial data is available
• Unleash geospatial tech tools to create stunning visualizations
• Create thematic maps with Python tools such as PyShp, OGR, and the Python Imaging Library
• Build a geospatial Python toolbox for analysis and application development
• Unlock remote sensing secrets, detect changes, and process imagery
• Leverage ChatGPT for solving Python geospatial solutions
• Apply geospatial analysis to real-time data tracking and storm chasing

Who this book is for

This book is for Python developers, researchers, or analysts who want to perform geospatial modeling and GIS analysis with Python. Basic knowledge of digital mapping and analysis using Python or other scripting languages will be helpful.

Table of Contents

1. Learning about Geospatial Analysis with Python
2. Learning about Geospatial Data
3. The Geospatial Technology Landscape
4. Geospatial Python Toolbox
5. Python and Geospatial Algorithms
6. Creating and Editing GIS Data
7. Python and Remote Sensing
8. Python and Elevation Data
9. Advanced Geospatial Modeling
10. Working with Real-Time Data
11. Putting It All Together

利用強大的Python程式語言，探索地理資訊系統、遙感、地形等領域，同時採用有效的地理空間分析框架。

主要特點:
- 使用Python 3.10中引入的新功能創建地理資訊系統解決方案
- 探索一系列地理資訊系統工具和庫，包括PostGIS、QGIS和PROJ
- 確定最符合您特定需求的工具和資源
- 購買印刷版或Kindle電子書，可獲得免費PDF電子書

書籍描述:
地理空間分析幾乎應用於所有領域，包括國防、農業甚至醫學。在這本特別的十週年紀念版中，您將使用Python展開一場令人振奮的地理空間分析冒險。

這本第四版從基本概念開始，通過插圖、基本公式和實際應用的偽代碼，提升您在地理空間分析過程中的專業知識。隨著學習的深入，您將探索龐大而複雜的地理空間技術生態系統，其中包含數千個軟體庫和套件，每個都提供獨特的功能和見解。本書還探討了實際的Python地理資訊系統應用、遙感數據、高程數據以及動態的地理空間建模世界。它強調地理空間技術的預測和決策潛力，使您能夠視覺化複雜的自然世界概念，例如環境保護、城市規劃和災害管理，以做出明智的選擇。您還將學習如何利用Python處理實時數據並創建有價值的信息產品。

通過閱讀本書，您將獲得構建完整地理空間應用所需的知識和技巧，該應用可以生成報告並可根據不同目的進行進一步定制。

學到的內容:
- 使用Python自動化地理空間分析工作流程
- 了解地理空間數據的不同格式
- 利用地理空間技術工具創建令人驚艷的可視化效果
- 使用Python工具（如PyShp、OGR和Python Imaging Library）創建主題地圖
- 構建用於分析和應用開發的地理空間Python工具箱
- 揭示遙感的秘密，檢測變化並處理影像
- 利用ChatGPT解決Python地理空間問題
- 將地理空間分析應用於實時數據追踪和風暴追蹤

本書適合對Python開發、研究或分析，並希望使用Python進行地理空間建模和地理資訊系統分析的讀者。具備使用Python或其他腳本語言進行數位地圖和分析的基礎知識將有所幫助。

目錄:
1. 學習使用Python進行地理空間分析
2. 學習地理空間數據
3. 地理空間技術概況
4. 地理空間Python工具箱
5. Python和地理空間算法
6. 創建和編輯地理資訊系統數據
7. Python和遙感
8. Python和高程數據
9. 高級地理空間建模
10. 處理實時數據
11. 綜合應用