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    This document describes a Wikipedia mapper project that parses Wikipedia pages to extract location information such as coordinates of points of interest (POIs) like museums and airports. It retrieves this geospatial data, maps it in ArcMap, and outputs a report with the map and POI coordinates. The project implements geoprocessing techniques like adding XY event layers, batch processing via for loops, and code reuse through user-defined functions and classes. It also includes a Python script tool interface in ArcMap and displays progress messages while parsing Wikipedia. The document discusses requirements for code components and programming style, as well as ways to improve the tool such as supporting different Wikipedia list types and attributes, using GUIs, and enhancing the map and report.

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    This document describes a Wikipedia mapper project that parses Wikipedia pages to extract location information such as coordinates of points of interest (POIs) like museums and airports. It retrieves this geospatial data, maps it in ArcMap, and outputs a report with the map and POI coordinates. The project implements geoprocessing techniques like adding XY event layers, batch processing via for loops, and code reuse through user-defined functions and classes. It also includes a Python script tool interface in ArcMap and displays progress messages while parsing Wikipedia. The document discusses requirements for code components and programming style, as well as ways to improve the tool such as supporting different Wikipedia list types and attributes, using GUIs, and enhancing the map and report.

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    This document describes a Wikipedia mapper project that parses Wikipedia pages to extract location information such as coordinates of points of interest (POIs) like museums and airports. It retrieves this geospatial data, maps it in ArcMap, and outputs a report with the map and POI coordinates. The project implements geoprocessing techniques like adding XY event layers, batch processing via for loops, and code reuse through user-defined functions and classes. It also includes a Python script tool interface in ArcMap and displays progress messages while parsing Wikipedia. The document discusses requirements for code components and programming style, as well as ways to improve the tool such as supporting different Wikipedia list types and attributes, using GUIs, and enhancing the map and report.

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    WIKIPEDIA MAPPER

    Andrew Jones
    GIS 540 Fall 2015

    Problem
    Wikipedia a treasure trove of potential GIS information
    Dispersed nature makes it difficult aggregating information for analysis

    Parse

    User-defined POI and location

    Museums, cities, airports etc

    State

    Parse the list and link to each site

    Retrieve coordinates and save

    Map
    Create x-y event layer from coordinate list in ArcMap
    Zoom to Layer
    Add map elements
    Export .png

    Report
    Results shown in a simple .html page with map and POI
    coordinates

    Requirements
    I. Implement Instructor Feedback
    Sort of, project mostly finished by the time I got feedback
    II. Code Components
    Geoprocessing

    Used arcpy to add xy points to map

    Batch processing

    For loop to loop through Wiki lists

    Code Reuse

    4 user-defined functions and 1 class

    Class was very simple and not extremely useful

    Requirements
    II. Code Components
    Python Script Tool

    Interface and button in ArcMap to map xy points from file

    Progress messages

    Wiki search statistics displayed in python while parsing Wikipedia and retrieving
    coordinates

    Geoprocessing display

    .html page generated from ArcMap output

    III. Programming Style


    Used variables, docstrings, functions, try/except

    How to make it better


    More robust search capability
    Different Wikipedia list types
    Find useful attributes
    Use GUIs to guide user through process
    Make map and html report more viewer friendly

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