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Getting to know ArcView GIS : the geographic information system (GIS) for everyone

Additional Titles
ArcView GIS
Published
Redlands, Calif. : Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1999.
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Description
1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm + + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.).
Additional Creators
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

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Contents
pt. 1. Getting to know desktop GIS -- ch. 1. Desktop GIS : what it is and what it does -- ch. 2. This is how it works -- ch. 3. Asking questions, getting answers -- ch. 4. Making information presentable -- ch. 5. What you need to know about data -- ch. 6. Using desktop GIS -- pt. 2. Using ArcView GIS -- ch. 7. Introducing ArcView GIS -- ch. 8. Getting data into ArcView GIS -- ch. 9. Classifying and displaying themes -- ch. 10. Symbolizing themes -- ch. 11. Measuring distance and area in a view -- ch. 12. Managing scale -- ch. 13. Selecting map features in a view -- ch. 14. Selecting records in a table -- ch. 15. Displaying and editing tables -- ch. 16. Joining, linking, and hot linking -- ch. 17. Finding the features nearby -- ch. 18. Finding the features within -- ch. 19. Finding features within -- ch. 20. Spatially joining tables -- ch. 21. Working with charts -- ch. 22. Creating map layouts -- ch. 23. Creating shapefiles -- ch. 24. Editing shapes in a theme -- ch. 25. Creating themes from coordinate files -- ch. 26. Address geocoding -- ch. 27. Introducing Avenue -- ch. 28. What's new in ArcView GIS version 3.1 -- ch. 29. Introducing ArcView GIS extensions.
Summary
Presents the concepts upon which ArcView GIS technology is based, how it works, and what it does. Includes a trial copy of ArcView GIS version 3 software with data, tutorial, and demos.
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ISBN
1879102463
Note
Includes index.
Technical Details
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: 486/33 PC; 16MB of RAM and 16MB available disk space.
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