Python GeoSpatial Analysis Essentials

Key Features

Book Description

What you will learn

• Understand the key geospatial concepts and techniques needed to analyze and work with geospatial data
• Learn how to read and write geospatial data from within your Python code
• Use PostGIS to store spatial data and perform spatial queries
• Use Python libraries to analyze and manipulate geospatial data
• Generate maps based on your spatial data
• Implement complete geospatial analysis systems using Python
• Use the Shapely and NetworkX libraries to solve problems such as distancearea calculations, finding the shortest path between two points, buffering polygons, and much more

Who this book is for

If you are an experienced Python developer and wish to get up-to-speed with geospatial programming, then this book is for you. While familiarity with installing third-party Python libraries would be an advantage, no prior knowledge of geospatial programming is required.