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Mastering Geospatial Analysis with Python
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Mastering Geospatial Analysis with Python

by Silas Toms, Paul Crickard, Eric van Rees
April 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
440 pages
11h 36m
English
Packt Publishing
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Summary

Django, with its batteries-included philosophy, creates complete applications with very few outside libraries required. This application performs data management and data analysis using only the Django built-in tools and the GDAL/OGR library. Enabling the GeoDjango functionality is a relatively seamless experience because it is an integral part of the Django project.

Creating web applications with Django allows for a lot of instant functionality, including the administrative panel. The LayerMapping makes it easy to import data from shapefiles. The ORM model makes it easy to perform geospatial filters or queries. The templating system makes it easy to add web maps as well as location intelligence to a website.

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