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Programming in GIS 4

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0141/01
Abbreviation PvGIS4
Course title Programming in GIS 4
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Jan Caha, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. PyCharm IDE, installation and setup of open-source GIS tools (QGIS, GDAL) with Python API
2. Python in QGIS - Models, Scripts, GUI
3. QGIS usage via Python console
4. Creation of tools for QGIS in Python (Scripts) - tool structure, basic data processing
5. QGIS API - division, main parts - modules qgis.core, qgis.analysis, qgis.processing
6. Basic objects for creating tools from the qgis.core module
7. Creating tools for QGIS in Python with qgis.core objects - introduction, basic elements of the interface
8. Creating tools for QGIS in Python with qgis.core objects - vector data
9. Creating tools for QGIS in Python with qgis.core objects - raster data
10. Plugin creation - structure, requisites, tools for creation
11. Creating tests (Python module unittest) for own plugin
12. Creating more complex GUIs for Python tools within QGIS
13. Python programs using QGIS API without direct access to QGIS

Literature

LAWHEAD, J.: QGIS Python Programming Cookbook. Birmingham: Packt Publishing Ltd. 2015. ISBN 1-78398-498-8 .
GRASER, A., OLAYA, V.: Processing: A Python Framework for the Seamless Integration of Geoprocessing Tools in QGIS. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 4(4), 2219-2245, doi:10.3390/ijgi4042219. 2015.
GRASER, A.: Learning QGIS. Third edition. Birmingham: Packt Publishing Ltd. 2016. ISBN 978-1-78588-033-9 .
PyQGIS Developer Cookbook. Available online from: https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/pyqgis_developer_cookbook/index.html

Advised literature

QGIS API Documentation. https://qgis.org/api/modules.html
CUTTS, A., GRASER, A. Learn QGIS: your step-by-step guide to the fundamental of QGIS 3.4. 4th edition. Birmingham: Packt Publishing Ltd. 2018. ISBN 978-1-78899-742-3 .
GRASER, A., MANDEL, A., FERRERO, V., BRUY, A., MEARNS, B.: QGIS: Becoming a GIS Power User. Birmingham: Packt Publishing. 2017. ISBN 978-1-78829-972-5 .
MENKE, K., SMITH, R., PIRELLI, L., VAN HOESEN, J.: Mastering QGIS. Second Edi. Birmingham: Packt Publishing Ltd. 2016. ISBN 978-1-78646-037-0 .