The ArcGIS Book
10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where
2nd Edition
Published on 12. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-58948-487-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is your learn-by-doing guide into ArcGIS, the powerful mapping and analysis system created by the geospatial pioneers at Esri. It's not just something you read, but something you do. <
The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where and its companion website provide access to hundreds of live maps from the worldwide ArcGIS user community. Each big idea in the title is a chapter in the book about the ways that GIS technology can unlock your data to reveal deeper insights and a better understanding of virtually any problem with a geographic dimension.
Visit the book website and click on any map to start exploring and learning. Then enable your own free Learn ArcGIS account to create beautiful story maps, mobile apps, web maps, and 3D scenes that you can share online. Each chapter concludes with a hands-on lesson from the Learn ArcGIS catalog-authentic GIS activities based on real-world problem solving and data.
Get your free account and see this book come alive at:
www.TheArcGISBook.com
The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where and its companion website provide access to hundreds of live maps from the worldwide ArcGIS user community. Each big idea in the title is a chapter in the book about the ways that GIS technology can unlock your data to reveal deeper insights and a better understanding of virtually any problem with a geographic dimension.
Visit the book website and click on any map to start exploring and learning. Then enable your own free Learn ArcGIS account to create beautiful story maps, mobile apps, web maps, and 3D scenes that you can share online. Each chapter concludes with a hands-on lesson from the Learn ArcGIS catalog-authentic GIS activities based on real-world problem solving and data.
Get your free account and see this book come alive at:
www.TheArcGISBook.com
More details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Redlands
United States
Publishing group
ESRI Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58948-487-0 (9781589484870)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Christian Harder is a writer at Esri and author of Understanding GIS: An ArcGIS Project Workbook Esri Press, 2013, as well as number of other books on GIS. Harder is also the founder and former manager of Esri Press. Clint Brown is the Director of Software Products at Esri.
Content
Introduction
How this book works
Chapter 1 GIS Provides a Common Visual Language
Chapter 2 Mapping Is for Everyone
Chapter 3 Tell Your Story Using a Map
Chapter 4 Great Maps Need Great Data
Chapter 5 The Power of Where
Chapter 6 Mapping the Third Dimension
Chapter 7 The Power of Apps
Chapter 8 Imagery is Visible Intelligence
Chapter 9 Mapping the Internet of Things
Chapter 10 GIS Is about Community
Joing a thriving community
Resources for further study
Contributors and acknowledgments
Credits -- Esri
How this book works
Chapter 1 GIS Provides a Common Visual Language
Chapter 2 Mapping Is for Everyone
Chapter 3 Tell Your Story Using a Map
Chapter 4 Great Maps Need Great Data
Chapter 5 The Power of Where
Chapter 6 Mapping the Third Dimension
Chapter 7 The Power of Apps
Chapter 8 Imagery is Visible Intelligence
Chapter 9 Mapping the Internet of Things
Chapter 10 GIS Is about Community
Joing a thriving community
Resources for further study
Contributors and acknowledgments
Credits -- Esri