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• Title:Getting to know ArcGIS / Michael Law, Amy Collins.
  
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• Variant Title:ArcGIS
  
• Related Title:Getting to know ArcGIS for desktop.
  
• Author/Creator:Law, Michael, 1980- author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Collins, Amy, 1974- author.
  
• Published/Created:Redlands, California : ESRI Press, 2015.
  

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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: G70.212 .L39 2015
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Geographic information systems.
  Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems)
  
• Medical Subjects: Geographic Information Systems
  
• Subject(s):ArcGIS.
  
• Genre/Form:Geographic information systems.
  
• Edition:Fourth edition.
  
• Description:xii, 794 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"Getting to Know ArcGIS, fourth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS for Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, readers will discover, use, make, and share maps with meaningful content. The fourth edition includes new exercises on map sharing and geo-referencing, new datasets and scenarios, and an introduction to ArcGIS Pro, a powerful new part of ArcGIS for Desktop. Getting to Know ArcGIS is suited for classroom use, independent study, and as a reference."-- Back cover.
  
• Notes:Earlier editions entered under the title: Getting to know ArcGIS for desktop.
  "For ArcGIS 10.2 and 10.3"--Front cover.
  Includes index.
  
• ISBN:9781589483828 paperback
  1589483820 paperback
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introducing GIS
  ch. 2 Introducing ArcGIS
  ch. 3 Interacting with maps
  Exercise 3a Displaying map data
  Exercise 3b Navigating a map
  Exercise 3c Using basic tools
  Exercise 3d Looking at feature attributes
  ch. 4 Interacting with data
  Exercise 4a Browsing through map data
  Exercise 4b Adding data to a map
  Exercise 4c Working with map layers
  ch. 5 Exploring online resources
  Exercise 5a Creating a web map
  Exercise 5b Merging online and local layers
  Exercise 5c Sharing a map package
  ch. 6 Working with coordinate systems and projections
  Exercise 6a Examining coordinate systems
  Exercise 6b Projecting data
  Exercise 6c Defining a map projection
  Exercise 6d Georeferencing a raster
  ch. 7 Symbolizing features
  Exercise 7a Creating custom symbology
  Exercise 7b Symbolizing features by categorical attributes
  Exercise 7c Using styles and creating layer files
  Exercise 7d Symbolizing rasters
  ch. 8 Classifying features
  Exercise 8a Classifying features by standard methods
  Exercise 8b Mapping density
  Exercise 8c Using graduated and chart symbols
  ch. 9 Labeling features
  Exercise 9a Using dynamic labels
  Exercise 9b Setting rules for label placement
  Exercise 9c Creating graphic labels
  Exercise 9d Converting dynamic labels to annotation
  ch. 10 Making maps for presentation
  Exercise 10a Creating a layout
  Exercise 10b Adding titles and additional text
  Exercise 10c Adding standard map elements
  Exercise 10d Adding final touches and setting print options
  ch. 11 Building geodatabases
  Exercise 11a Creating a geodatabase
  Exercise 11b Creating feature classes
  ch. 12 Creating features
  Exercise 12a Drawing features
  Exercise 12b Using more construction tools
  ch. 13 Editing features
  Exercise 13a Deleting and modifying features
  Exercise 13b Splitting and merging features
  Exercise 13c Editing feature attribute values
  ch. 14 Geocoding addresses
  Exercise 14a Creating an address locator
  Exercise 14b Matching addresses
  Exercise 14c Rematching addresses
  ch. 15 Querying data
  Exercise 15a Selecting and finding features
  Exercise 15b Using attribute queries
  Exercise 15c Creating reports
  ch. 16 Selecting features by location
  Exercise 16a Using location queries
  Exercise 16b Combining attribute and location queries
  ch. 17 Joining and relating data
  Exercise 17a Joining data by attribute
  Exercise 17b Relating data
  Exercise 17c Joining data by location
  ch. 18 Preparing data for analysis
  Exercise 18a Dissolving features
  Exercise 18b Clipping layers
  Exercise 18c Creating a data subset
  Exercise 18d Running tools in a model
  ch. 19 Geoprocessing vector data
  Exercise 19a Buffering features
  Exercise 19b Overlaying data
  Exercise 19c Calculating attribute values
  Exercise 19d Creating graphs
  ch. 20 Using Spatial Analyst
  Exercise 20a Creating raster surfaces
  Exercise 20b Combining raster surfaces.