Getting to Know ArcGIS / Edition 4

by Michael Law, Amy Collins

Overview

Getting to Know ArcGIS, fourth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS for Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, readers will discover, use, make, and share maps with meaningful content. The fourth edition includes new exercises on map sharing and georeferencing, new datasets and scenarios, and an introduction to ArcGIS Pro, a powerful new part of ArcGIS. Getting to Know ArcGIS is suited for classroom use, independent study, and as a reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589483828
Publisher:	Esri Press
Publication date:	07/13/2015
Series:	Getting to Know ArcGIS
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Michael Law has worked professionally with GIS since 2004 when he began at Rand McNally Canada and later worked as a cartographer for Esri Press, where he developed cartography for books, and edited and tested GIS workbooks. Now based in Toronto, Canada, Law continues to work with GIS software, writing technical documentation, teaching training courses, and designing and optimizing user interfaces.

Amy Collins was first introduced to GIS in 2002 when she began working as a technical editor at Esri. There, she honed her GIS skills and cultivated an interest in designing effective instructional materials. Now a writer and editor based in Northern California, she continues to develop GIS materials, among other projects.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part 1 Getting to know GIS

Chapter 1  Introducing GIS

Chapter 2 Introducing ArcGIS

Part 2 Getting started with maps and data

Chapter 3 Interacting with maps

Chapter 4 Interacting with data

Chapter 5 Exploring online resources

Part 3 Displaying and presenting data

Chapter 6 Working with coordinate systems and projections

Chapter 7 Symbolizing features

Chapter 8 Classifying features

Chapter 9 Labeling features

Chapter 10 Making maps for presentation

Part 4 Creating and editing data

Chapter 11 Building geodatabases

Chapter 12 Creating features

Chapter 13 Editing features 

Chapter 14 Geocoding addresses

Part 5 Getting information about features

Chapter 15 Querying data 

Chapter 16 Selecting features by location

Chapter 17 Joining and relating data

Part 6 Analyzing geospatial data

Chapter 18 Preparing data for analysis

Chapter 19 Geoprocessing vector data

Chapter 20 Using Spatial Analyst

Appendix A ArcGIS Pro: A first look

Appendix B Data source credits

Appendix C Data license agreement

Glossary

Index