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Technology & Engineering Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop

by (author) Michael Law & Amy Collins

Publisher
Esri Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2018
Category
Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems, Data Visualization, Reference, Information Technology
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781589485105
    Publish Date
    Mar 2018
    List Price
    $99.99

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Description

Getting to Know ArcGIS® Desktop, fifth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, readers will discover, use, make, and share maps with meaningful content. They will also learn how to build geodatabases, query data, analyze geospatial data, and more. The latest edition has been updated to the most current version of ArcGIS Desktop 10.6. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop is suited for classroom use, independent study, and as a reference.
Data for completing the exercises and a 180-day trial of ArcGIS Desktop are available for download."

About the authors

Michael Law is a cartographer and GIS professional with more than a decade of experience. He was a cartographer for Esri, where he developed cartography for books, edited and tested GIS workbooks, and was the editor of the Esri Map Book/. He continues to work with GIS software, writing technical documentation, teaching training courses, and designing and optimizing user interfaces.

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Amy Collins was first introduced to GIS in 2002 when she began working as a technical editor at Esri. There, she honed her GIS skills and cultivated an interest in designing effective instructional materials. Now a writer and editor based in Northern California, she continues to develop GIS materials, among other projects.

Law and Collins are the authors of three editions of Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop.

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