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Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop [Paperback]

Tim Ormsby (Author), Eileen Napoleon (Author), Robert Burke (Author), Carolyn Groessl (Author), Laura Feaster (Author)
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Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo Updated for ArcGIS 9 (Getting to Know series) Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo Updated for ArcGIS 9 (Getting to Know series) 4.3 out of 5 stars (64)
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1879102897 978-1879102897 July 2001
ArcView is the world's most widely used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. Version 8 is the most significant upgrade to ArcView since its inception--it has been completely redesigned and engineered to be an easy-to-use, fast, modern, and powerful GIS, and requires a new guidebook for all users. Topics covered include organizing data, planning a GIS project, creating derived data, and presenting results.
Includes a 180-day fully functioning copy of the software on CD-ROM
For Windows 2000/NT only


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Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Carolyn Groessl, and Laura Feaster are all technical writers at ESRI Press and authors of "Getting to Know ArcView GIS" and "Extending ArcView GIS," They live in Redlands, California.


Carolyn Groessl was a technical writer for ESRI Press.


After receiving her master's degree in geography, Eileen J. Napoleon went to work as a geographer, first for the U.S. Forest Service, and later for ESRI, where she has worked in GIS education for the last 15 years.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 552 pages
  • Publisher: ESRI Press (July 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1879102897
  • ISBN-13: 978-1879102897
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This book is intended for learning the GIS basics, June 18, 2003
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I may be a bit biased since I work for ESRI, but I am not a GIS person; I am a web developer. I currently am enrolled in school to acquire my GIS degree and find this book is very helpful for learning the BASICS of GIS. Of all the reviews I have seen here, it looks like everyone already knows about ArcGIS. This is not the book for you then. You need to find the more advanced publications with more in depth tutorials and examples of the software. I see a VBA developer looking for answers here; you wasted your money. Great book for GIS beginners ONLY!
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Works for me!, February 19, 2004
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I purchased this book as a compliment to the text for an intro to ArcHydro course I am taking at university and find it to be a very useful tool. The software runs on 2000 or NT, however, I called ESRI and they immediately sent me a 60 day full license for version 8.3 for XP. It's a great tool for the beginner starting out in geodatabse design and the exercises are easy to follow and gratifying when completed. If you're new to ArcView this is a good buy.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tutorial!, September 20, 2001
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This textbook is a great, easy to understand and to follow tutorial. It is packed with step-by-step instructions and color pictures of the computer screen. The steps on the computer screen are even marked with arrows. I am taking my first GIS course and this book has been an excellent textbook and reference book. I highly recommend it.
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