Price, Maribeth Hughett, 1963-

Mastering ArcGIS [Book] / Maribeth Price. - 5th ed. - Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill, c2012. - xii, 610 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Includes index. This book has one CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) as an accompanying material. And further information is available as an additional item with barcode BK0047918.


INTRODUCTION : What is GIS? -- PART I. GIS DATA and MAPS : Chapter 1: GIS Data ; Chapter 2: Mapping GIS Data ; Chapter 3: Presenting GIS Data ; Chapter 4: Attribute Data -- PART II. GIS ANALYSIS : Chapter 5: Queries ; Chapter 6: Spatial Joins ; Chapter 7: Geoprocessing ; Chapter 8: Raster Analysis ; Chapter 9: Network Analysis ; Chapter 10: Geocoding -- PART III. DATA MANAGEMENT : Chapter 11: Coordinate Systems ; Chapter 12: Basic Editing ; Chapter 13: More Editing Techniques ; Chapter 14: Geodatabases ; Chapter 15: Metadata ; Glossary ; Selected Answers ; Index ; Alphabetical Skills Index ; Conversion Table.

Mastering ArcGIS is an introductory GIS text that is designed to offer everything you need to master the basic elements of GIS. The author's step-by-step approach helps students negotiate the challenging tasks involved in learning sophisticated GIS software. The fifth edition is updated to follow the new software release of ArcGIS 10. An innovative and unique feature of Mastering ArcGIS is its accompanying CD-ROM with narrated video clips that show students exactly how to perform chapter tutorials before attempting an exercise on their own.


System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows operating system XP or higher; ArcGIS version 10.0.

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ArcGIS.


Geographic information systems.

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