Part 1 Building geographic data: overview of ArcCAD - what is GIS?; sample work sessioon - putting ArcCAD to work; the ArcCAD data model - themes, coverages, dBASE files and topology; defining the GIS project - questioning, analyzing and mapping; linking tabular data - adding descriptions to your graphics; working with tables - look-up-and-relate tables. Part 2 Analyzing geographic data: preparing for spatial analysis - biting off the right amount to chew; performing spatial analysis - query and analysis. Part 3 Thematic mapping: queries - building selection sets; display - creating drawings from themes; thematic mapping - creating intelligent maps in AutoCAD; maanging your data - the tools menu; advanced features - completing the GIS. Part 4 Case studies: Newark Airport's traffic management system - case study; the Rhode Island Department of Traffic Managment Information System (TMIS) - case study.
