Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop or Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows Vista

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo Updated for ArcGIS 9

Author: Tim Ormsby

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 Model Builder technology of ArcGIS version 9 are also provided. Other topics covered include organizing data, planning a GIS project, creating derived data, and presenting results.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introducing GIS	1
Ch. 2	Introducing ArcGIS Desktop	11
Ch. 3	Exploring ArcMap	17
Ch. 4	Exploring ArcCatalog	47
Ch. 5	Symbolizing features and rasters	85
Ch. 6	Classifying features and rasters	129
Ch. 7	Labeling features	171
Ch. 8	Querying data	197
Ch. 9	Joining and relating tables	225
Ch. 10	Selecting features by location	253
Ch. 11	Preparing data for analysis	273
Ch. 12	Analyzing spatial data	301
Ch. 13	Projecting data in ArcMap	331
Ch. 14	Building geodatabases	357
Ch. 15	Creating features	383
Ch. 16	Editing features and attributes	405
Ch. 17	Geocoding addresses	429
Ch. 18	Making maps from templates	461
Ch. 19	Making maps for presentation	481
Ch. 20	Creating models	517
App. A	Data license agreement	551
App. B	Installing the data and software	555
App. C	Beyond getting to know ArcGIS Desktop	565

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