Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Concepts

Updated to reflect recent changes in arcgis software, this book explains how to use geodatabase structural elements to promote best practices for data modeling and powerful geographic analyses; how to use rules and data properties in the geodatabase to ensure spatial and attribute integrity; how to manage your organizations work flow; how to scale geodatabases from small projects up to multiple departments across a large organization.

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Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users

In designing better Maps, renowned cartographer Cynthia A. Designing better maps: a guide for GIS Users, second edition, is a comprehensive guide to creating maps that communicate effectively. Designing better maps also describes the author's ColorBrewer application, an online color selection tool. Brewer guides readers through the basics of good cartography, font choices, color selection, including layout design, projections, scales, and symbol placement.

The second edition includes a new chapter on map publishing.

Python Scripting for ArcGIS

There are 14 chapters with corresponding exercises on an accompanying DVD. This book is a guide for experienced users of ArcGIS® Desktop to get started with Python scripting without needing previous programming experience. Experience with other scripting or programming languages Perl, VBA, VB script, Java, C++ is helpful but not required.

. Readers are expected to have good general ArcGIS skills and a basic understanding of geoprocessing procedures.

The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 1: Geographic Patterns & Relationships

Written for both new and experienced GIS users, this book builds a foundation of the basic tasks needed to handle a wide range of analysis applications. Used book in Good Condition. The esri guide to gis analysis, volume 1 demonstrates how geographic analysis with GIS can identify patterns, relationships, and trends that lead to better decision making.

Using examples from various industries, finding what is nearby, mapping density, finding what is inside, this book focuses on six of the most common geographic analysis tasks: mapping where things are, mapping the most and least, and mapping what has changed.

Cartography: Thematic Map Design

Used book in Good Condition. Cartography is generally for a sophomore or junior level course for geography majors and many professors are beginning to introduce computer cartography throughout the course. This introductory textbook introduces students to the different types of map projections, map design, and map production.

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Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies in GIS Data Modeling

The five steps for taking a data model through its conceptual, matching geodatabase elements, defining objects and relationships, logical, including modeling the user's view, and physical phases, selecting geographic representations, and organizing the geodatabase structure are studied in detail. Several design models for a variety of applications are considered including addresses and locations, stream and river networks, census units and boundaries, and topography and the base map.

This guide to creating a dynamic gis data model helps database managers design a schema that has comprehensive and descriptive query definitions, a user-friendly cartographic display, and increased performance standards. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. A look at nine decision points that deal with concerns common to all data modeling exercises, modeling linear networks, managing raster data, such as validating feature geometries, and labeling map features help database managers fine-tune their GIS data models.

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GIS Tutorial 3: Advanced Workbook GIS Tutorials

Gis tutorial 3: advanced workbook features exercises that demonstrate the advanced functionality of the ArcEditor and ArcInfo licenses of ArcGIS Desktop. A fully functioning 180-day trial dvD of ArcEditor 10 software and a DVD containing data used in the tutorial exercises are included. Gis tutorial 3 was designed to be used for advanced coursework or individual study.

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. This workbook is divided into four sections: geodatabase framework design, workflow optimization, data creation and management, and labeling and symbolizing. Used book in Good Condition.

Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation

Used book in Good Condition. Because of the wide range of academic and professional settings in which this book might be used, we have made the discussion “discipline neutral. In short, anyone involved in geospatial data acquisition and analysis should find this book to be a valuable text and reference.

Remote sensing and image interpretation, 7th edition is designed to be primarily used in two ways: as a textbook in the introductory courses in remote sensing and image interpretation, and as a reference for the burgeoning number of practitioners who use geospatial information and analysis in their work.

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Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers, Fifth edition

Used book in Good Condition. Thinking about gis: geographic information System Planning for Managers presents a planning model for designing data and technology systems that will meet any organization’s specific needs. Used book in Good Condition. The fifth edition reflects the latest trends in geospatial technology and includes updated case studies.

Used book in Good Condition. Designed for two primary audiences, senior managers who oversee information technologies and technical specialists responsible for system design, this book provides a common platform on which to conduct GIS planning. Exercises from roger tomlinson's course planning for a gis and a video of the "Planning and Managing a GIS" seminar from the 2012 Esri International User Conference are included on the accompanying DVD.

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An Introduction to Statistical Problem Solving in Geography, Third Edition

Now in its third edition, this highly regarded text has firmly established itself as the definitive introduction to geographical statistics. Used book in Good Condition. Each chapter concludes with a list of major goals and objectives. Concepts are explained clearly and narratively without oversimplification.

The accompanying cd provides data sets for many of the book's examples, appropriate for use with a variety of statistical and GIS software. Used book in Good Condition. The authors maintain an exploratory and investigative approach throughout, providing readers with real-world geographic issues and more than 50 map examples.

They delve into the calculation of descriptive summaries and graphics, inferential spatial statistics, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests and different spatial statistics to explore geographic patterns, the use of inferential statistics as exploratory and descriptive tools, and spatial autocorrelation and variograms.

Assuming no reader background in statistics, the authors lay out the proper role of statistical analysis and methods in human and physical geography. An epilogue offers over 150 geographic situations, inviting students to apply their new statistical skills to solve problems currently affecting our world.

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Geographic Information Science and Systems

It requires science to help us understand the way the world works, and to help us devise effective procedures for making decisions. This extensively revised and updated edition provides a guide to the enduring scientific principles and information systems that support effective use of today’s GI. Used book in Good Condition.

Wiley. Three previous editions have established this text as a defining multidisciplinary treatment of the scientific principles that underpin the use of geographic information technologies for problem solving. It also provides a primer on essential methods for analysis of GI, and the ways in which effective management of GI informs policy and action.

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Effective use of today’s vast geographic information GI resources requires more than just powerful technology for problem solving.