Learn GIS with Python

Question

I would like to study GIS, I already know a lot of python, so I was looking for online sources to study GIS.

Do any of you know any good information to get you started? textbooks? physical exercise?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You will be glad to know that there is a Stack exchange site dedicated to GIS ( here ), you can ask more specific questions here.

As for the specific answer to your very broad question: do you have an idea about which GIS program you plan to study (do you plan to buy a full-fledged program (which can be quite expensive) or do you have access to the full price for your workplace \ study or are you looking for a free open source program (FOSS)? Or do you want general “philosophical” records about GIS (algorithms, etc.)?

I will be happy to help, but GIS is a very broad subject (this is how to ask a librarian for a book about science ...), so try to narrow down your needs a bit.

Answer 2

You can write python-plugins for the free QGIS GIS, as far as I remember.

Answer 3

Start with GDAL, then you will not be tied to any particular GIS and learn how to deal with data exchange for many GIS packages.

http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/GdalOgrInPython

Answer 4

There is a whole raft of Python APIs for all kinds of GIS samples. I offer a good starting point, for the most part that should be OSGeo . OSGeo is an organization that promotes and supports open source GIS tools of all kinds from desktop applications such as QGIS or GRASS, through APIs such as GDAL / OGR, for web mapping tools.

Most people, I think, start with GDAL / OGR, as recommended above, but you can add Shapely, Spatialite and PostGIS to get more full access to the full GEOS library functionality through Python.

Good Python Geospatial Development Review Book. This book covers the most common Python GIS APIs.

Answer 5

A Good Introduction to Python for GIS - A Personal Affair About Love