- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: ESRI Press; illustrated edition edition (Jun 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1589480910
- ISBN-13: 978-1589480919
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 558 g
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Product Description
This self-study workbook is a hands-on introduction to geographic information system (GIS) software using the ESRI(R) ArcGIS(TM) Desktop products-- ArcInfo(TM), ArcEditor(TM), and ArcView(R). A GIS is a computer-based system for collecting, storing, managing, analyzing, and presenting geographic information. In this book you will plan and conduct a GIS analysis project with the applications found in ArcGIS Desktop. Those applications are the following:
ArcMap(TM) is used for editing, displaying, querying, and analyzing map data as well as performing map layout tasks.
ArcCatalog(TM) locates, browses, and manages spatial data.
ArcToolbox(TM) is a simple application containing many GIS tools used for geoprocessing.
You will learn:
Some of the many ways GIS is used today.
The structure and use of different GIS data models.
How to plan a GIS project and assemble a project database.
How to conduct a GIS analysis project.
How to present analysis results using maps, reports, and charts.
The book's two parts, "Getting to Know ArcGIS" and "Conducting a GIS Project," include tutorials. The first tutorial will help you quickly learn the basics of browsing GIS data and making maps. The second tutorial will show you how to use the ArcGIS Desktop applications together in the context of planning and conducting a GIS analysis project. Most important, you will learn a framework for structuring your own GIS analysis projects.
Getting Started with ArcGIS is the first step with ArcGIS, whether you are an experienced ArcGIS user or a new user just getting started with the world's most advanced GIS software.
ArcMap(TM) is used for editing, displaying, querying, and analyzing map data as well as performing map layout tasks.
ArcCatalog(TM) locates, browses, and manages spatial data.
ArcToolbox(TM) is a simple application containing many GIS tools used for geoprocessing.
You will learn:
Some of the many ways GIS is used today.
The structure and use of different GIS data models.
How to plan a GIS project and assemble a project database.
How to conduct a GIS analysis project.
How to present analysis results using maps, reports, and charts.
The book's two parts, "Getting to Know ArcGIS" and "Conducting a GIS Project," include tutorials. The first tutorial will help you quickly learn the basics of browsing GIS data and making maps. The second tutorial will show you how to use the ArcGIS Desktop applications together in the context of planning and conducting a GIS analysis project. Most important, you will learn a framework for structuring your own GIS analysis projects.
Getting Started with ArcGIS is the first step with ArcGIS, whether you are an experienced ArcGIS user or a new user just getting started with the world's most advanced GIS software.
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Very informative, but needs to be updated, Mar 11 2008
By D. Halsey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Getting Started with ArcGIS: ArcGIS 9 (Paperback)
This book gives very clear directions for working one's way through a basic GIS project. Instructions are very detailed, but this book has not been updated since the release of ArcGIS 9.2, which features a number of changes. At certain points in the tutorial, users will have to improvise a bit, as a number of the dialog boxes and features are now described incorrectly.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Outdated, Dec 18 2010
By Meaghan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Getting Started with ArcGIS: ArcGIS 9 (Paperback)
I have barely started using this book, but it is outdated. The tutorial data is available at[...]
Otherwise, you can't even get started. The data does work on 10, and while I haven't gotten very far, the actual book is written well enough, once you get started.
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