The GIS 20

Gina Clemmer, president of the research and training company New Urban Research, Inc., has trained thousands of new GIS users from across the United States. Clemmer holds a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Iowa.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Downloading shapefiles and using essential ArcMap tools
Chapter 2: Creating basic maps and layouts
Chapter 3: Projecting shapefiles
Chapter 4: Preparing data for ArcMap
Chapter 5: Joining data to maps
Chapter 6: Creating thematic maps
Chapter 7: Working with data tables
Chapter 8: Address mapping
Chapter 9: Creating a categorical map
Chapter 10: GPS point mapping
Chapter 11: Editing
Chapter 12: Creating attribute queries
Chapter 13: Creating location queries
Chapter 14: Using geoprocessing tools
Chapter 15: Creating geodatabases
Chapter 16: Joining boundaries
Chapter 17: Working with aerial photography
Chapter 18: Creating reports
Chapter 19: Sharing work
Chapter 20: Publishing maps
About bonus exercises
Bonus 1: Understanding common file types
Bonus 2: Advanced labeling
Bonus 3: Creating custom symbology
Bonus 4: Exporting to KML format
Bonus 5: Esri Maps for Microsoft Office
Bonus 6: Metadata
Bonus 7: Working with multiple data frames
Bonus 8: Enabling time
Bonus 9: Creating map books

A note to the reader
Data and image source credits
Data license agreement
Index