AKutils

AKutils is a Python package that contains functions to aid geospatial data development for Alaska.

Author: Timm Nawrocki, Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage

Created On: 2023-10-10

Last Updated: 2024-04-04

Description: Functions for data acquisition, data manipulation, statistical modeling, results post-processing, and accuracy assessment for geospatial data development in Alaska.

Getting Started

These instructions will enable you to import functions from the AKutils package into scripts.

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.9+
2. pip
3. arcpy
4. datetime
5. pandas
6. psycopg2
7. rasterio
8. time

Installing

This section describes the purpose of each script and gives instructions for modifying parameters to reproduce results or adapt to another project.

pip install git+https://github.com/accs-uaa/akutils

Usage

This section describes the purpose of each function and provides details of parameters and outputs.

Functions

end_timing

The end_timing function is used to calculate the amount of time a process took to complete. The

Parameters that must be modified:

• iteration_start: Specify a time captured using the time.time() function.

Example

print('Counting to 1,000,000...')
iteration_start = time.time()
count = 1
while count < 1000000:
	count += 1
end_timing(iteration_start)

Credits

Authors

• Timm Nawrocki - Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage

Usage Requirements

Usage of the scripts, packages, tools, or routines included in this repository should be cited as follows:

Nawrocki, T.W. 2023. AKutils. Git Repository. Available: https://github.com/accs-uaa/akutils

Citations

N/A

License

MIT