Book Description
With revised material and new exercises based on ArcGIS version 9, this updated work acquaints geographers and GIS professionals with the principles of GIS as it teaches the mechanics of using ArcGIS software. Conceptual material is followed by scripted software exercises. Necessary GIS skills are presented in a variety of areas-map symbology, data overlay, map projection, and data conversion-as the making of maps and the analysis of geographic data is conceptualized. Spatial modeling exercises using the ModelBuilder technology of ArcGIS version 9 are also provided. Other topics covered include organizing data, planning a GIS project, creating derived data, and presenting results.
About the Author
Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, and Robert Burke are technical writers at ESRI Press and coauthors of Getting to Know ArcView GIS, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, and Extending ArcView GIS.
Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, Arceditor, and Arcinfo Updated for Arcgis 9 FROM THE PUBLISHER
With revised material and new exercises based on ArcGIS version 9, this updated work acquaints geographers and GIS professionals with the principles of GIS as it teaches the mechanics of using ArcGIS software. Conceptual material is followed by scripted software exercises. Necessary GIS skills are presented in a variety of areas-map symbology, data overlay, map projection, and data conversion-as the making of maps and the analysis of geographic data is conceptualized. Spatial modeling exercises using the ModelBuilder technology of ArcGIS version 9 are also provided. Other topics covered include organizing data, planning a GIS project, creating derived data, and presenting results.
Author Biography: Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, and Robert Burke are technical writers at ESRI Press and coauthors of Getting to Know ArcView GIS, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, and Extending ArcView GIS.