Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop 10.8

Contents


Preface


Acknowledgments


Part 1: Getting to know GIS


Chapter 1: Introducing GIS


Chapter 2: Introducing ArcGIS


Part 2: Getting started with maps and data


Chapter 3: Interacting with maps


Exercise 3a: Display map data


Exercise 3b: Navigate a map


Exercise 3c: Use basic tools


Exercise 3d: Look at feature attributes


Chapter 4: Interacting with data


Exercise 4a:Browse through map data


Exercise 4b: Add data to a map


Exercise 4c: Work with map layers


Chapter 5: Exploring online resources


Exercise 5a: Create a web map


Exercise 5b: Merge online and local layers


Exercise 5c: Share a map package


Part 3: Displaying and presenting data


Chapter 6: Working with coordinate systems and projections


Exercise 6a: Examine coordinate systems


Exercise 6b: Project data


Exercise 6c: Define a map projection


Exercise 6d: Georeference a raster


Chapter 7: Symbolizing features


Exercise 7a: Create custom symbology


Exercise 7b: Symbolize features by categorical attributes


Exercise 7c: Use styles and create layer files


Exercise 7d: Symbolize rasters


Chapter 8: Classifying features


Exercise 8a: Classify features by standard methods


Exercise 8b: Map density


Exercise 8c: Use graduated and chart symbols


Chapter 9: Labeling features


Exercise 9a: Use dynamic labels


Exercise 9b: Set rules for label placement


Exercise 9c: Create graphic labels


Exercise 9d: Convert dynamic labels to annotation


Chapter 10: Making maps for presentation


Exercise 10a: Create a layout


Exercise 10b: Add titles and text


Exercise 10c: Add standard map elements


Exercise 10d: Add final touches and set print options


Part 4: Creating and editing data


Chapter 11: Building geodatabases


Exercise 11a: Create a geodatabase


Exercise 11b: Create feature classes


Chapter 12: Creating features


Exercise 12a: Draw features


Exercise 12b: Use more construction tools


Chapter 13: Editing features


Exercise 13a: Delete and modify features


Exercise 13b: Split and merge features


Exercise 13c: Edit feature attribute values


Chapter 14: Geocoding addresses


Exercise 14a: Create an address locator


Exercise 14b: Match addresses


Exercise 14c: Rematch addresses


Part 5: Getting information about features


Chapter 15: Querying data


Exercise 15a: Select and find features


Exercise 15b: Use attribute queries


Exercise 15c: Create reports


Chapter 16: Selecting features by location


Exercise 16a: Use location queries


Exercise 16b: Combine attribute and location queries


Chapter 17: Joining and relating data


Exercise 17a: Join data by attribute


Exercise 17b: Relate data


Exercise 17c: Join data by location


Part 6: Analyzing geospatial data


Chapter 18: Preparing data for analysis


Exercise 18a: Dissolve features


Exercise 18b: Clip layers


Exercise 18c: Create a data subset


Exercise 18d: Run tools in a model


Chapter 19: Geoprocessing vector data


Exercise 19a: Buffer features


Exercise 19b: Overlay data


Exercise 19c: Calculate attribute values


Exercise 19d: Create graphs


Chapter 20: Using Spatial Analyst


Exercise 20a: Create raster surfaces


Exercise 20b: Combine raster surfaces


Appendix


Data source credits


Glossary


Index