Getting to Know Arcview Gis: The Geographic Information System (Gis) for Everyone (Paperback)

~ Environmental Systems Research Institute (Author)

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Product Description

Offering students hands-on experience using GIS software to solve problems and present data on a map, this work includes a CD-ROM that consists of three parts: the Desktop GIS Primer, the ArcView Showcase and the ArtView GIS tutorial.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Developed by the world leader in GIS software, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), this full-color book and CD-ROM package contains everything students need (explanatory text, exercises, GIS software, and data) to get hands-on experience with GIS. Key Topics: In addition to a trial copy of ArcView GIS, the book contains detailed explanations and step-by-step instructions on how to use all of the basic features of ArcView. This book can stand alone as a basic text in any Geographic Information Systems class that utilizes ArcView, and can also be packaged at a discount with any of Prentice Hall's GIS books. It works especially well packaged with Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems by Keith C. Clarke.

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 2nd edition (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138954674
• ISBN-13: 978-0138954673
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,274,841 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best intro to ArcView available, July 26, 1997

By A Customer

This book was designed to teach the use of ArcView software, but it also gives a good start on understanding the uses of geographic information software. It has been adopted by many colleges and universities as their introductory GIS textbook, but for this purpose it is best paired with a general introductory textbook on GIS, such as the Clarke, Chrisman, or DeMers book. For someone looking to buy a desktop GIS program, this is the best (and most economical) way to find out if the technology will meet your needs