Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop (Third Edition) (Getting to Know ArcGIS Series)
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- Synopsis
- Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop is a workbook for beginners. Its detailed, step-by-step exercises teach you the core functionality of ArcGIS for Desktop software: how to make maps, carry out spatial analysis, and build and edit spatial databases in the context of realistic projects. The exercises are supported by conceptual discussions at the start of each chapter and as needed throughout the book. Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop is a hands-on workbook that’s meant to be a practical manual for classroom lab work or on-the-job training. If you have no GIS background, chapter 1 will give you a quick overview. If you have no ArcGIS software experience, chapter 2 will provide a background on Esri GIS software products. The remaining 18 chapters require you to work through software exercises as you read. Each of these chapters contains two to four exercises that focus on a particular GIS task or problem. Many common tasks are covered, including navigating digital maps, finding GIS data online, setting map projections, symbolizing and labeling maps, classifying data, making map layouts, querying maps, analyzing spatial relationships, building spatial databases, editing data, and geocoding addresses. Each new exercise in Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop is a fresh starting point, with the maps and data you need already prepared for you. This volume is heavily revised for the third edition. New authors Michael Law and Amy Collins replaced a majority of the datasets for a fresh learning experience. All the exercises were designed for compatibility with ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop. Although still intended for beginners, the content is no longer limited to the most basic functionality. Some advanced capabilities that are available with Standard and Advanced licenses are discussed. As the chapters progress, instructions and graphics become noticeably more streamlined, assuming increased knowledge and recall by readers as they move forward. Several new features have been added to the book to enhance the learning experience: learning objectives, chapter summaries, questions for critical thinking, software tips, independent-challenge tasks (“On your own"), a glossary of key terms, and navigation tabs.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 759 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781589483088
- Publisher:
- ESRI Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/21/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Esri
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Textbooks, Technology
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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