ELM-GPR - HFT Stuttgart

Modulbezeichnung/
Title of module:
GIS Programming
Kürzel/ Module code:
GPR
Semester:
PG 2
Modulverantwortliche(r)/
Responsible for module:
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schröder
Dozent(in)/ Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Behr/ Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schröder
Zuordnung zum Curriculum/
Relation to curriculum:
Elective subject MSc Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics
Lehrform/Teaching methods
SWS/hours per week:
In the lecture part the theoretical background in the use of
a modern scripting language like Python will be discussed.
The focus will be in using the scripting language in the
context of geoprocessing in proprietary GIS like ArcGIS as
well as Open Source GIS.
Arbeitsaufwand/Workload:
The lectures are accompanied by guided practices and
intensive hand-on workshops in the computer lab.
(2 SWS)
contact hours 30
self-study 30
Kreditpunkte/ Credit points:
Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse/
Recommended prerequisite
subjects:
Lernziele/
Learning outcomes:
2
Basic knowledge of a programming language
Inhalt/Content:
Programming techniques using Python
- Python as scripting language
- Classes and objects: properties, methods and
events
- scripting for geoprocessing with ArcGIS
- scripting for customizing ArcGIS projects
- geoprocessing with Python in an open source
environment
Studien- Prüfungsleistung/
Study assessment and
Examination:
On completion of this module, the learner will be able to
- to use Python as a programming tool
- to apply the basic concepts of object-oriented
programming to solve geoprocessing problems in an
application oriented manner
- to transform a typical abstract geoprocessing task into
an executable tool
- to integrate scripting tools into a proprietary and open
source GIS environment
- to extend and customize existing component-based
software programs using a scripting language.
written exam
Medienformen/
Forms of media:
Lecture and guided exercises in the lab, self-study
Literatur/ Literature:
Python
org
(2015):
Beginner's
Guide
to
Python
Modulbezeichnung/
Title of module:
GIS Programming
https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide
Allen, David (2014): GIS Tutorial for Python Scripting.
ESRI Press
Jennings, Nathan (2011): A Python Primer for ArcGIS.
Zandbergen, Paul (2014): Python Scripting for ArcGIS.
ESRI Press
Chris Garrard (2009): Geoprocessing with Python using
Open Source GIS.
http://www.gis.usu.edu/~chrisg/python/2009/
Course material
Software:
Eclipse, Python, ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, OGR/GDAL