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Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop Paperback – February 25, 2013

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  • Series: Getting to Know
  • Paperback: 768 pages
  • Publisher: Esri Press; Third Edition edition (February 25, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1589483081
  • ISBN-13: 978-1589483088
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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Michael Law has worked professionally with GIS since 2004 when he began at Rand McNally Canada and later worked as a cartographer for Esri Press, where he developed cartography for books, and edited and tested GIS workbooks. Now based in Toronto, Canada, Law continues to work with GIS software, writing technical documentation, teaching training courses, and designing and optimizing user interfaces.

Amy Collins was first introduced to GIS in 2002 when she began working as a technical editor at Esri. There, she honed her GIS skills and cultivated an interest in designing effective instructional materials. Now a writer and editor based in Northern California, she continues to develop GIS materials, among other projects.

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This book is very easy to follow, good for beginners.
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It comes with a CD that has ARCGIS for 180 days and also has the data for the exercises.
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Came brand new with the CD and fast just in time for classes.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for.
By Biluxi on June 26, 2013
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I needed a quick study guide (lesson) on map building in ArcGIS.
This was perfect. It prepared me for a job interview.

Be careful about starting your 6 month license. Be sure to start it
on the CPU you will have continued access to. You can not un-install
and then re-install on another computer.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great book for getting familiar with ArcGIS 10.1 and as a reference for the features it covers
By JERRY D HAWBAKER on July 6, 2013
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This book provides a good overall view of ArcGIS with accurate examples, with an exception to chapter 19. The chapter topics are arranged in a logical order and build on previous chapters although the supplied data allows a user to skip chapters if desired. It does not dilute the content by attempting to cover every tool and feature in ArcGIS but can serve as a good reference for the topics it does include.it took me about a month to work through the book and I feel I have a good foundatin from which to continue exploring the software. I will look to ESRI Press for other publications.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding for a self-taught course in GIS
By B. Bearden on May 7, 2014
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I just completed a graduate course in GIS and remote sensing, and we used this book as the basic guide to using GIS. Prior to this, I had always relied on other people to "make maps" for me. Now I am not only making my own maps, but also using GIS to perform many different types of analysis for my job. This book was key to that - the course I took didn't really cover much GIS in the class materials - that was focused mostly on remote sensing and researching what others have done with GIS. I've sat through probably a half-dozen GIS "workshops" over the years and never really learned anything. Taking your time with this book, and no one standing over your shoulder and telling you which buttons to click, is really the best way to learn. I liked this book so much I ordered 10 more for my staff, and 9 of them have now completed it, too, and are working on their projects to earn the certificate from me that they have mastered basic ArcGIS use. I've now got a backlog of 15 other employees who want to be in on the next round of training! Very highly recommended!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great book for beginners or...
By Amazon Customer on March 31, 2013
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GIS professionals who need a refresher. It comes with a CD that has ARCGIS for 180 days and also has the data for the exercises. Highly recommended
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Easy instructions, simple layout
By Jill Young on February 24, 2014
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Instructions in this textbook are step-by-step and are usually short, and this makes the process to complete each lesson very easy. Lots of pictures--all in color--show you what each finished map or command should look like on the computer screen. Each chapter begins with conceptual information, then instructs you how to do something particular in the program.

The layout of the instructions is great. What you actually have to do on the program is bolded and green. Information about the action you just performed comes after in smaller, black text. Each step is numbered. Because you have to keep looking from the book to the computer screen, this design for instructions is genius. You can easily spot where each step is and keep your place, and you don't have to sift through a ton of text to find the next step.

If you don't have much experience with computers, you can still learn GIS with this book. Each window, tab, button, toolbar, or tool is clearly described either by its exact place on the screen or by its appearance. Most of the time, there is even a picture of whatever it is in the book, right next to the step, in color. The book may even be excessive or repetitive in this respect, showing or describing to you each time what you need, but never bothered me--quite the opposite, it really helped.

This repetitiveness is also true for the steps it takes to complete certain processes. You will be instructed how to complete a process for the first time in one lesson, then in following lessons you may be asked to complete that process again for a different map. Many times after you learn the process for the first time and are asked to repeat this process, there are instructions in case you can't remember how to do it.Read more ›
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great of GIS Newbies
By Tripp Corbin on August 18, 2013
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I use this book as a text book for many beginner level GIS classes I teach. It includes great examples and exercises which provide students with real world uses of GIS and how it can be done using Esri's ArcGIS for Desktop applications. The hands on exercises are invaluable to students learning how to use ArcGIS for Desktop. Actually using the application to perform various GIS related tasks drives key points home and build the students confidence with the software.
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Great tutorials!
By ANS on October 13, 2014
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This was a required textbook for an undergraduate GIS class, and I found it very useful! Even though I had used GIS in previous courses and internships, I learned a lot of new things. Many confusing parts of GIS were elucidated through the simple and thorough tutorials and explanations. I would highly recommend this book if you are trying to get a handle on ArcGIS.
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Five Stars
By Emilly Foster on July 3, 2014
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It's awesome to have a 6-month license for ArcGIS
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