Installation and Setup Guides

The Global Mapper toolset has multiple ways of utilizing Python scripting to interact with and automate your workflows: the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) is a module which allows Python programs and command-line scripts to use GM operations; and the Global Mapper application includes a feature that allows for .py scripts to run within a workspace.

If you are working with the Global Mapper application and want to use the Python scripting feature to program your workspace, you can choose to use an existing install of Python 3.9, or use the Global Mapper installer Extra Downloads option to install an embedded version of Python 3.9.

To get started working with the Global Mapper Python SDK, you will need to download and install a copy of Python 3.9 and download and activate a copy of the Global Mapper SDK. Python can be downloaded for free at https://www.python.org/downloads/ and a walk-through for installing it can be found in its documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html.

The following tutorials show all the necessary steps to configure the SDK and the GM application and how to start programming in Python with them.

Note

Both the Global Mapper desktop application and the Global Mapper SDK require a license file from Blue Marble to function. Visit https://www.bluemarblegeo.com/ for more information about obtaining a license.

• Creating Python Scripts in the Global Mapper App
  • Setting up Python with the Global Mapper Installer
  • Using an Existing Python Installation to Run Scripts in Global Mapper
• Getting Started with the GlobalMapper Python SDK
  • Setting the New Environment Variable