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. An innovative and unique feature of Mastering ArcGIS is its accompanying narrated video clips that show students exactly how to perform chapter tutorials before attempting an exercise on their own.
INTRODUCTION What is GIS?
Chapter 1: GIS Data
Chapter 2: Managing GIS Data
Chapter 3: Coordinate Systems
Chapter 4: Mapping GIS Data
Chapter 5: Presenting GIS Data
Chapter 6: Attribute Data
Chapter 7: Basic Editing
Chapter 8: Queries
Chapter 9: Spatial Joins
Chapter 10: Map Overlay and Geoprocessing
Chapter 11: Raster Analysis
Chapter 12: Editing and Topology
Chapter 13: Geodatabases
Chapter 14: Metadata Skills
Reference
Glossary
Selected Answers
Index
Conversion Table
Maribeth Price is a professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Tech.