Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop

Michael Law is a cartographer and GIS professional with more than a decade of experience. He was a cartographer for Esri, where he developed cartography for books, edited and tested GIS workbooks, and was the editor of the Esri Map Book. He continues to work with GIS software, writing technical documentation, teaching training courses, and designing and optimizing user interfaces. Amy Collins is a writer and editor who has worked with GIS for over 15 years. She was a technical editor for Esri, where she honed her GIS skills and cultivated an interest in designing effective instructional materials. She continues to develop books on GIS education, among other projects.

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


Chapter 4 Interacting with data


Chapter 5 Exploring online resources


Part 3 Displaying and presenting data


Chapter 6 Working with coordinate systems and projections


Chapter 7 Symbolizing features


Chapter 8 Classifying features 


Chapter 9 Labeling features


Chapter 10 Making maps for presentation


Part 4 Creating and editing data


Chapter 11 Building geodatabases


Chapter 12 Creating features


Chapter 13 Editing features 


Chapter 14 Geocoding addresses


Part 5 Getting information about features


Chapter 15 Querying data


Chapter 16 Selecting features by location


Chapter 17 Joining and relating data


Part 6 Analyzing geospatial data


Chapter 18 Preparing data for analysis


Chapter 19 Geoprocessing vector data


Chapter 20 Using Spatial Analyst


Appendix A Data source credits



Glossary


Index