Textbook Discounter: Computer: Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo Updated for ArcGIS 9 (Getting to Know series)

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo Updated for ArcGIS 9 (Getting to Know series)
	Authors: Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke Publisher: Esri Press Category: Book List Price: ~~$59.95~~ Buy Used: $26.28 You Save: $33.67 (56%) New (37) Used (80) from $26.28 Rating: 71 reviews Sales Rank: 3218 Format: Illustrated Media: Paperback Edition: 2nd,Updated Pages: 572 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.5 ISBN: 158948083X Dewey Decimal Number: 910.28553 EAN: 9781589480834 ASIN: 158948083X Publication Date: June 1, 2004 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


Editorial Reviews: Product 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.