Python geospatial development essentials : utilize Python with open source libraries to build a lightweight, portable, and customizable GIS desktop application

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionWhat you will learnDesign and structure a basic GIS application based on existing toolsCustomize Tkinter application widgets to make your very own toolkit of flexible and reusable GIS widgetsLoad, manipulate, and save spatial data, both vector and rasterCreate an interactive and zoomable window for visualizing spatial dataManage and organize spatial dataCreate the beginnings of a comprehensive Python library for many types of geospatial tasks, and use this API as the engine behind your applicationPackage your final application into a lightweight and portable executable applicationWho this book is forThis book is ideal for Python programmers who are tasked with or wish to make a special-purpose GIS application. Analysts, political scientists, geographers, and GIS specialists seeking a creative platform to experiment with cutting-edge spatial analysis, but who are still only beginners in Python, will also find this book beneficial. Familiarity with Tkinter application development in Python is preferable but not mandatory.