ArcGIS with Python Scripting Training in Cork, Ireland

This training introduces participants to the integration of Python scripting within ArcGIS to automate geospatial workflows, enhance productivity, and extend GIS functionality. The course covers the fundamentals of Python in the ArcGIS environment, the ArcPy library, geoprocessing tools, and automation of spatial analysis tasks. Hands-on exercises will reinforce the ability to build scripts that solve real-world GIS problems.

Python and ArcPy Fundamentals

Module 1: Introduction to Python for ArcGIS

• Python basics for GIS users (variables, loops, functions)
• Python environment in ArcGIS (ArcGIS Pro + ArcPy)
• Working with Python window in ArcGIS Pro

Module 2: Introduction to ArcPy

• Overview of ArcPy site package
• Accessing geoprocessing tools with ArcPy
• Understanding ArcGIS data types (feature class, raster, shapefile)

Module 3: Automating Geoprocessing Workflows

• Automating geoprocessing models with Python
• Running multiple tools in sequence
• Managing input and output parameters in scripts

Module 4: Data Management with ArcPy

• Listing and describing datasets
• Creating, renaming, and deleting feature classes
• Reading and writing attributes with cursors

Advanced ArcPy Scripting and Applications

Module 5: Spatial Analysis with Python

• Automating vector analysis (buffer, dissolve, overlay)
• Raster analysis with ArcPy (map algebra, reclassification)

Module 6: Map Automation (ArcPy.mp)

• Introduction to ArcPy.mp module in ArcGIS Pro
• Automating map document updates (layers, symbology, extent)
• Exporting maps and layouts (PDF, image formats)

Module 7: Error Handling and Scripting Best Practices

• Debugging Python scripts in ArcGIS
• Error handling with try/except
• Writing reusable functions and modular scripts

Module 8: Final Exercises and Wrap-Up

• Q&A and final assessment discussion
• Next steps