Chapter 1. Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python

This chapter is an overview of geospatial analysis and will cover the following topics:

  • How geospatial analysis is impacting our world
  • A history of geospatial analysis including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing
  • Reasons for using a programming language for geospatial analysis
  • Importance of more people learning geospatial analysis
  • GIS concepts
  • Remote sensing concepts
  • Creating the simplest possible GIS using Python

This book assumes some basic knowledge of Python, some IT literacy, and at least an awareness of geospatial analysis. This chapter provides a foundation in geospatial analysis, needed to attack any subject in the areas of remote sensing and GIS including the material in ...

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