Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop

Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop is a workbook for students and professionals who are getting started in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). Its detailed, step-by-step exercises teach you the core functionality of ArcGIS 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. Abundant color graphics confirm your progress along the way.

Getting to Know ArcGIS 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, building spatial databases, editing data, geocoding addresses, querying maps, processing data, and analyzing spatial relationships.





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