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https://github.com/JanCaha/Line-of-Sight-Analyst

A python toolbox for ArcGIS designed for creation and analysis of Lines of Sight. The tool provides new functionality especially in analyzing of Line of Sight. The toolbox uses Python 2.7 as distributed with ArcGIS 10.3.
https://github.com/JanCaha/Line-of-Sight-Analyst

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A python toolbox for ArcGIS designed for creation and analysis of Lines of Sight. The tool provides new functionality especially in analyzing of Line of Sight. The toolbox uses Python 2.7 as distributed with ArcGIS 10.3.

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# STATUS

The package is deprecated. The new iteration of the tool is available for [QGIS](https://qgis.org/en/site/) as a plugin named [LoS Tools](https://github.com/JanCaha/qgis_los_tools).

# Line-of-Sight-Analyst
A python toolbox for ArcGIS designed for creation and analysis of Lines of Sight. The tool provides new functionality especially in analyzing of Line of Sight. The toolbox uses Python 2.7 as distributed with ArcGIS 10.3.

## Documentation

[Is available through github pages.](https://jancaha.github.io/Line-of-Sight-Analyst/)

## Licence

The toolbox is distributed under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3.

## Creator

Jan Caha (jan.caha(at)outlook.com)

## Release and building the toolbox

The release version of the toolbox is produced using makefile ([cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/) make) in order to make the it more easy for development. The make command requires [Python 3.x](https://www.python.org/) with [Yasha](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/yasha/) package ([Yasha github](https://github.com/kblomqvist/yasha)). The makefile compiles and prepares all the necessary files into **release** folder as well as it prepares ziped file.

# Descriptions

The details about the toolbox can be also found in article: [Line of Sight Analyst: ArcGIS Python Toolbox for visibility analyses](https://geografia.science.upjs.sk/images/geographia_cassoviensis/articles/GC-2018-12-1/2018_1_Caha.pdf).