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An application based approach to introductory and advanced GIS. Each chapter focuses on using a variety of ArcGIS tools in a real-world context. At the start of each chapter, a scenario puts the student in a particular role with a number of tasks to accomplish. These scenarios include the role of a park ranger trying to find the best overland route to rescue a group of stranded hikers (Chapter 19), a delivery person finding the shortest driving route between a set of libraries (Chapter 11), and an urban planner trying to determine the minimum height necessary for constructing an observation platform (Chapter 15).
Because the early chapters teach basic GIS and ArcGIS skills using data that can be easily replicated for a local area, the scenarios used are simple. The scenarios used in later chapters become more specific (as the book assumes that students have mastered the basic skills and can work with more difficult or involved tasks). In addition, each chapter describes professions and applications in the real world that make use of the chapter's theory and skills.
Table des matières
Chapter 1: How to Use Geospatial Data and ArcGIS.- Chapter 2: How to Use Tables and Attributes in ArcGIS.- Chapter 3: How to Create a Map Layout with ArcGIS.-Chapter 4: How to Create a Web Map and Share Data Online with ArcGIS.- Chapter 5: How to Obtain and Use Online Data with ArcGIS.- Chapter 6: How to Create Geospatial Data with ArcGIS.- Chapter 7: How to Edit Data with ArcGIS.- Chapter 8: How to Perform Spatial Analysis in ArcGIS.- Chapter 9: How to Perform Geoprocessing in ArcGIS.- Chapter 10: How to Perform Geocoding in ArcGIS.- Chapter 11: How to Perform Network Analysis in ArcGIS.- Chapter 12: How to Use Raster Data in ArcGIS.- Chapter 13: How to Use Remotely Sensed Imagery in ArcGIS.- Chapter 14: How to Perform Spatial Interpolation with ArcGIS.- Chapter 15: How to Work with Digital Elevation Models in ArcGIS.- Chapter 16: How to Work with Contours, TINs, and 3D Imagery in ArcGIS.- Chapter 17: How to Work with Lidar Data in ArcGIS.- Chapter 18: How to Represent Geospatial Data in 3D with ArcGIS.- Chapter 19: How to Utilize Distance Calculations in ArcGIS. - Chapter 20: How to Perform Map Algebra in ArcGIS.-
A propos de l'auteur
Bradley A. Shellito is a geographer whose work focuses on the application of geospatial technologies. Dr. Shellito has been a professor at Youngstown State University (YSU) since 2004, and was previously a faculty member at Old Dominion University. He teaches classes in GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and 3D Visualization and his research interests involve using these concepts with a variety of real-world issues. He also serves as YSU’s PI in OhioView, a statewide geospatial consortium. A native of the Youngstown area, Dr. Shellito received his bachelor’s degree from YSU, his Masters from the Ohio State University, and his doctorate from Michigan State University.
Résumé
"The goal of Discovering GIS and ArcGIS is to teach students how to combine GIS concepts with ArcGIS software skills. Students learn to use the software, apply it to real-world tasks, and discover the concepts behind their actions. Students learn background and theory when appropriate as they work through hands-on applications of ArcGIS."--Page 4 of cover.
