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QGIS Python Programming Cookbook: Over 140 recipes to help you turn QGIS from a desktop GIS tool into a powerful automated geospatial framework

QGIS Python Programming Cookbook: Over 140 recipes to help you turn QGIS from a desktop GIS tool into a powerful automated geospatial framework


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    Book DescriptionIf you are a geospatial analyst who wants to learn more about automating everyday GIS tasks or a programmer who is responsible for building GIS applications,this book is for you. The short, reusable recipes make concepts easy to understand. You can build larger applications that are easy to maintain when they are put together.What you will learn
    • Build a library of reusable scripts with ScriptRunner
    • Create, import, and edit geospatial data on disk or in memory
    • Get to know more about dynamic mapping
    • Create and add features to static maps
    • Create a mapbook
    • Reproject a vector layer
    • Geolocate photos on a map
    • Combine multiple rasters into one image
    Who this book is for

    If you are a geospatial analyst who wants to learn more about automating everyday GIS tasks or a programmer who is responsible for building GIS applications,this book is for you. The short, reusable recipes make concepts easy to understand. You can build larger applications that are easy to maintain when they are put together.



    Table of Contents:
    Table of Contents
    1. Automating QGIS
    2. Querying Vector Data
    3. Editing Vector Data
    4. Using Raster Data
    5. Creating Dynamic Maps
    6. Composing Static Maps
    7. Interacting with the User
    8. QGIS Workflows
    9. Other Tips and Tricks


    About the Author :
    Lawhead Joel :

    Joel Lawhead is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a certified GIS Professional (GISP), and vice president of NVision Solutions, Inc., an award-winning firm specializing in geospatial technology integration and sensor engineering for NASA, FEMA, NOAA, the US Navy, and many other commercial and non-profit organizations. Joel began using Python in 1997 and started combining it with geospatial software development in 2000. He has authored multiple editions of Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python and QGIS Python Programming Cookbook, both from Packt. He is also the developer of the open source Python Shapefile Library (PyShp) and maintains a geospatial technical blog.


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    Product Details
    • ISBN-13: 9781783984992
    • Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    • Publisher Imprint: Packt Publishing Limited
    • Edition: Digital original
    • No of Pages: 340
    • ISBN-10: 1783984996
    • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2025
    • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
    • Language: English
    • Sub Title: Over 140 recipes to help you turn QGIS from a desktop GIS tool into a powerful automated geospatial framework


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