Professor of GIS
Cayuga Community College
197 Franklin Street, Auburn, NY 13210
Live: (315) 294-8610
Fax: (315) 255-2117
Email: badruddin@cayuga-cc.edu
Office: M274 Main Building
PYTHON Scripting for ArcGIS - Paul A. Zandbergen, ESRI Press (required)
This course is designed to introduce students the basic capabilities of Python scripting in a GIS environment. Students will learn how to use ArcPy site-package to automate any geoprocessing task in ArcGIS.
Each lab assignment is due in the following week and late submission will not be accepted except in case of an emergency. Students are expected to behave professionally throughout the class and lab time. This includes, but not limited to, regular attendance, timely arrival, class participation, dealing appropriately with frustration and anger, avoiding un-necessary web surfing, instant messaging, chatting , etc. Positive work ethics and common curtesies to all are needed in order to maintain a healthy learning atmosphere in the classroom.
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Exams & Project | 50% |
| Lab exercises | 50% |
*** The above grading is subject to change at the instructor's discretion ***
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Course Introduction and Demonstration
Introduction to Python |
| Week 2 | Basic Python syntax using variables, lists, dictionaries, etc. |
| Week 3 | Conditional statements |
| Week 4 | Looping Exam1 |
| Week 5 | Looping (cont.) |
| Week 6 | Introduction to ArcPy |
| Week 7 | Accessing ArcGIS functionalities in ArcPy |
| Week 8 | Using Describe |
| Week 9 | Using List |
| Week 10 | SPRING BREAK |
| Week 11 | Using Geoprocessing in ArcPy |
| Week 12 | Creating and Using Cursors |
| Week 13 | Search Cursor |
| Week 14 | Search Cursor (cont.) |
| Week 15 | Update Cursor |
| Week 16 | Review and FINAL EXAM |