Getting to know ArcGIS desktop : basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo

Ormsby, Tim

Getting to know ArcGIS desktop : basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo - Redlands, California : ESRI Press, ©2001. - xii, 541 p.: color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Including Index

section 1. Getting to know GIS --
1. Introducing GIS --
2. Introducing ArcGIS Desktop --
section 2. Getting started with maps and data --
3. Exploring ArcMap --
exercise 3a. Displaying map data --
exercise 3b. Navigating a map --
exercise 3c. Looking at feature attributes --
4. Exploring ArcCatalog --
exercise 4a. Browsing map data --
exercise 4b. Searching for map data --
exercise 4c. Adding data to ArcMap --
section 3. Displaying data --
5. Symbolizing features and rasters --
exercise 5a. Changing symbology --
exercise 5b. Symbolizing features by categorical attributes --
exercise 5c. Using styles and creating layer files --
exercise 5d. Symbolizing rasters --
6. Classifying features and rasters --
exercise 6a. Classifying features by standard methods --
exercise 6b. Classifying features manually --
exercise 6c. Mapping density --
exercise 6d. Using graduated and chart symbols --
7. Labeling features --
exercise 7a. Using dynamic labels --
exercise 7b. Setting rules for placing labels --
exercise 7c. Using interactive labels and creating annotation. section 4. Getting information about features --
8. Querying data --
exercise 8a. Identifying, selecting, finding, and hyperlinking features --
exercise 8b. Selecting features by attribute --
exercise 8c. Creating reports --
9. Joining and relating tables --
exercise 9a. Joining tables --
exercise 9b. Relating tables --
section 5. Analyzing feature relationships --
10. Selecting features by location --
exercise 10a. Using location queries --
exercise 10b. Combining attribute and location queries --
11. Preparing data for analysis --
exercise 11a. Dissolving features --
exercise 11b. Creating graphs --
exercise 11c. Clipping layers --
exercise 11d. Exporting data --
12. Analyzing spatial data --
exercise 12a. Buffering features --
exercise 12b. Overlaying data --
exercise 12c. Calculating attribute values --
13. Projecting data in ArcMap --
exercise 13a. Projecting data for display --
exercise 13b. Defining a projection. section 6. Creating and editing data --
14. Building geodatabases --
exercise 14a. Creating a personal geodatabase --
exercise 14b. Creating feature classes --
exercise 14c. Adding fields and domains --
15. Creating features --
exercise 15a. Drawing features --
exercise 15b. Using feature construction tools --
16. Editing features and attributes --
exercise 16a. Deleting and modifying features --
exercise 16b. Splitting and merging features --
exercise 16c. Editing feature attribute values --
17. Geocoding addresses --
exercise 17a. Creating a geocoding service --
exercise 17b. Matching addresses --
exercise 17c. Rematching addresses --
section 7. Presenting data --
18. Making maps quickly --
exercise 18a. Opening a map template --
exercise 18b. Adding x, y data to a map --
exercise 18c. Drawing graphics on a map --
exercise 18d. Using Geography Network with ArcMap --
19. Making maps for presentation --
exercise 19a. Laying out the page --
exercise 19b. Adding a title --
exercise 19c. Adding a north arrow, a scale bar, and a legend --
exercise 19d. Adding final touches and setting print options --
Appendix A. Data license agreement --
Appendix B. Installing the data and software.

One CD-ROM contains a fully functional copy of ArcView 8 software with a trial period of 180 days, the other contains exercise data. Both CD-ROMs must be installed to do the exercises in the book.

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ArcGIS.
Geographic information systems.
Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems)

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