Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, 5th Edition

“Getting to Know ArcGIS® Desktop, fifth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, readers will discover, use, make, and share maps with meaningful content. They will also learn how to build geodatabases, query data, analyze geospatial data, and more. The latest edition has been updated to the most current version of ArcGIS Desktop 10.6. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop is suited for classroom use, independent study, and as a reference.
Data for completing the exercises and a 180-day trial of ArcGIS Desktop are available for download.”

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting to know GIS
Chapter 1 Introducing GIS
Chapter 2 Introducing ArcGIS

Part 2 Getting started with maps and data
Chapter 3 Interacting with maps
Chapter 4 Interacting with data
Chapter 5 Exploring online resources

Part 3 Displaying and presenting data
Chapter 6 Working with coordinate systems and projections
Chapter 7 Symbolizing features
Chapter 8 Classifying features
Chapter 9 Labeling features
Chapter 10 Making maps for presentation

Part 4 Creating and editing data
Chapter 11 Building geodatabases
Chapter 12 Creating features
Chapter 13 Editing features
Chapter 14 Geocoding addresses

Part 5 Getting information about features
Chapter 15 Querying data
Chapter 16 Selecting features by location
Chapter 17 Joining and relating data

Part 6 Analyzing geospatial data
Chapter 18 Preparing data for analysis
Chapter 19 Geoprocessing vector data
Chapter 20 Using Spatial Analyst

Appendix A Data source credits