Chapter 1. Preparing to Build Your Own GIS Application
You are here because you love Python programming and are interested in making your own Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application. You want to create a desktop application, in other words, a user interface, that helps you or others create, process, analyze, and visualize geographic data. This book will be your step-by-step guide toward that goal.
We assume that you are someone who enjoys programming and being creative but are not necessarily a computer science guru, Python expert, or seasoned GIS analyst. To successfully proceed with this book, it is recommended that you have a basic introductory knowledge of Python programming that includes classes, methods, and the Tkinter toolkit, as well as some core GIS concepts. If you are a newcomer to some of these, we will still cover some of the basics, but you will need to have the interest and ability to follow along at a fast pace.
In this introductory chapter, you will cover the following:
- Learn some of the benefits of creating a GIS application from scratch
- Set up your computer, so you can follow the book instructions.
- Become familiar with the roadmap toward creating our application.
