Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop 10.8

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.

 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


Exercise 3a: Display map data


Exercise 3b: Navigate a map


Exercise 3c: Use basic tools


Exercise 3d: Look at feature attributes


Chapter 4: Interacting with data


Exercise 4a:Browse through map data 


Exercise 4b: Add data to a map


Exercise 4c: Work with map layers


Chapter 5: Exploring online resources


Exercise 5a: Create a web map


Exercise 5b: Merge online and local layers


Exercise 5c: Share a map package 


Part 3: Displaying and presenting data 


Chapter 6: Working with coordinate systems and projections


Exercise 6a: Examine coordinate systems


Exercise 6b: Project data


Exercise 6c: Define a map projection


Exercise 6d: Georeference a raster


Chapter 7: Symbolizing features


Exercise 7a: Create custom symbology


Exercise 7b: Symbolize features by categorical attributes


Exercise 7c: Use styles and create layer files


Exercise 7d: Symbolize rasters


Chapter 8: Classifying features


Exercise 8a: Classify features by standard methods


Exercise 8b: Map density


Exercise 8c: Use graduated and chart symbols 


Chapter 9: Labeling features 


Exercise 9a: Use dynamic labels


Exercise 9b: Set rules for label placement


Exercise 9c: Create graphic labels


Exercise 9d: Convert dynamic labels to annotation


Chapter 10: Making maps for presentation


Exercise 10a: Create a layout 


Exercise 10b: Add titles and text


Exercise 10c: Add standard map elements


Exercise 10d: Add final touches and set print options


Part 4: Creating and editing data 


Chapter 11: Building geodatabases


Exercise 11a: Create a geodatabase


Exercise 11b: Create feature classes


Chapter 12: Creating features 


Exercise 12a: Draw features


Exercise 12b: Use more construction tools


Chapter 13: Editing features


Exercise 13a: Delete and modify features


Exercise 13b: Split and merge features


Exercise 13c: Edit feature attribute values


Chapter 14: Geocoding addresses


Exercise 14a: Create an address locator


Exercise 14b: Match addresses


Exercise 14c: Rematch addresses


Part 5: Getting information about features 


Chapter 15: Querying data


Exercise 15a: Select and find features 


Exercise 15b: Use attribute queries


Exercise 15c: Create reports


Chapter 16: Selecting features by location 


Exercise 16a: Use location queries


Exercise 16b: Combine attribute and location queries


Chapter 17: Joining and relating data 


Exercise 17a: Join data by attribute


Exercise 17b: Relate data


Exercise 17c: Join data by location


Part 6: Analyzing geospatial data 


Chapter 18: Preparing data for analysis


Exercise 18a: Dissolve features


Exercise 18b: Clip layers


Exercise 18c: Create a data subset 


Exercise 18d: Run tools in a model


Chapter 19: Geoprocessing vector data


Exercise 19a: Buffer features 


Exercise 19b: Overlay data


Exercise 19c: Calculate attribute values


Exercise 19d: Create graphs 


Chapter 20: Using Spatial Analyst 


Exercise 20a: Create raster surfaces 


Exercise 20b: Combine raster surfaces


Appendix


Data source credits


Glossary


Index