Use ArcPy to Match Spatial Reference
Frequently when performing data preparation or analysis in GIS the spatial reference or projections need to be modified to match. Also, much of the time the »
Creating a SpatialDataFrame from a Web GIS Item
The relatively recent addition of the SpatialDataFrame object to the ArcGIS Python API was a gigantic leap forward. The SpatialDataFrame marries the common data structure used »
Keeping the ArcGIS Python API with ArcGIS Pro Current
If you are running the ArcGIS Python API in a virgin Conda environment, this very likely does not apply to you. If you are running the »
Filter NotNull Geometries in an ArcGIS SpatialDataFrame
When working with Pandas DataFrames it is fairly common to filter out records with null values using the notnull Pandas function. This however, does not work »
PyCharm Debugging - Stop on Unhandled Exceptions
One of the most useful features of PyCharm is the robust debugging capabilities, especially the ability to set it to stop during debugging when encountering an »
ArcGIS Python Reproject Geometry Object List
Frequently I have a large list of geometry objects I need to get reprojected for analysis. A while back I discovered the reprojectAs method of the »
ArcGIS Pro + Conda + Jupyter Notebook + ArcGIS Python API
ArcGIS Pro, like it's predecessor ArcMap, installs Python tightly integrated with the software. ArcGIS Pro 1.4 installs Python 3.5 complete with the Conda package »
ArcGIS Chunk Data for Analysis Using Python
Frequently I have to process very large datasets so large my computer with a quad core i7 with 20GB of RAM cannot handle it. The solution »
ArcGIS to Pandas Data Frame v2.0
One of the most popular posts on my blog discusses loading data from an ArcGIS table, either spatial (a Feature Class) or even nonspatial, to a »
Displaying Matplotlib Graphs Inline in Jupyter Notebook
Updated to include how to modify the config file so this is the default behavior. Recently I have begun to try, at least at a cursory »