Getting to know ArcGIS desktop /

Getting to know ArcGIS desktop / Ormsby ... [et al.]. - 3rd ed. - Redlands, Calif. : ESRI Press, c2010. - xii, 584 p. : cil. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM.

"Updated for compatibility with ArcGIS 10."--Back cover.

Includes index.

"Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop" introduces principles of GIS as it teaches the mechanics of using ESRI's leading technology. Key concepts are combined with detailed illustrations and step-by-step exercises to acquaint readers with the building blocks of ArcGIS(R) Desktop including ArcMap(TM), for displaying and querying maps, ArcCatalog(TM), for organizing geographic data, and ModelBuilder(TM), for diagramming and processing solutions to complex spatial analysis problems. Its broad scope, simple style, and practical orientation make this book an ideal classroom text and an excellent resource for those learning GIS on their own.

9781589482609 pbk.

2010014231


ArcGIS.


Geographic information systems
Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems)
Business applications
Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing