In this chapter, you learned that ArcGIS Pro contains two methods for automating and streamlining tasks; that is, you can create a model or a Python script. Which one will work best will largely depend on your skills and how they will be used. You have gained the skills to create and run your own model.
We learned that models are created in ModelBuilder, which provides a graphical interface for creating tools that will automate a series of processes required to accomplish an analysis or other workflow. Each model will contain a series of processes. Each process will include a tool that can be a geoprocessing tool, script, or another model, along with their associated variables. As you create a model, you can choose to make it interactive by designating variables as parameters. The biggest limitation of models is that they can only be run from inside of ArcGIS Pro. This means they cannot be scheduled to run automatically.
Python scripts can be used to automate...
