This document is a table of contents for a textbook on GIS. It includes 6 parts that cover getting to know GIS, maps and data, displaying and presenting data, creating and editing data, getting information about features, and analyzing geospatial data. Each part includes multiple chapters and each chapter includes exercises to reinforce the concepts covered in that chapter.
This document is a table of contents for a textbook on GIS. It includes 6 parts that cover getting to know GIS, maps and data, displaying and presenting data, creating and editing data, getting information about features, and analyzing geospatial data. Each part includes multiple chapters and each chapter includes exercises to reinforce the concepts covered in that chapter.
Chapter 3 Interacting with maps Exercise 3a Displaying map data Exercise 3b Navigating a map Exercise 3c Using basic tools Exercise 3d Looking at feature attributes Chapter 4 Interacting with data Exercise 4a Browsing through map data Exercise 4b Adding data to a map Exercise 4c Working with map layers Chapter 5 Exploring online resources Exercise 5a Creating a web map Exercise 5b Merging online and local layers Exercise 5c Sharing a map package
Part 3 Displaying and presenting data
Chapter 6 Working with coordinate systems and projections Exercise 6a Examining coordinate systems Exercise 6b Projecting data Exercise 6c Defining a map projection Exercise 6d Georeferencing a raster Chapter 7 Symbolizing features Exercise 7a Creating custom symbology Exercise 7b Symbolizing features by categorical attributes Exercise 7c Using styles and creating layer files Exercise 7d Symbolizing rasters Chapter 8 Classifying features Exercise 8a Classifying features by standard methods Exercise 8b Mapping density Exercise 8c Using graduated and chart symbols Chapter 9 Labeling features Exercise 9a Using dynamic labels Exercise 9b Setting rules for label placement Exercise 9c Creating graphic labels Exercise 9d Converting dynamic labels to annotation Chapter 10 Making maps for presentation Exercise 10a Creating a layout Exercise 10b Adding titles and additional text Exercise 10c Adding standard map elements Exercise 10d Adding final touches and setting print options
Part 4 Creating and editing data
Chapter 11 Building geodatabases Exercise 11a Creating a geodatabase Exercise 11b Creating feature classes
Chapter 12 Creating features
Exercise 12a Drawing features Exercise 12b Using more construction tools Chapter 13 Editing features Exercise 13a Deleting and modifying features Exercise 13b Splitting and merging features Exercise 13c Editing feature attribute values Chapter 14 Geocoding addresses Exercise 14a Creating an address locator Exercise 14b Matching addresses
Exercise 14c Rematching addresses
Part 5 Getting information about features
Chapter 15 Querying data Exercise 15a Selecting and finding features Exercise 15b Using attribute queries Exercise 15c Creating reports Chapter 16 Selecting features by location Exercise 16a Using location queries Exercise 16b Combining attribute and location queries
Chapter 17 Joining and relating data
Exercise 17a Joining data by attribute Exercise 17b Relating data Exercise 17c Joining data by location
Part 6 Analyzing geospatial data
Chapter 18 Preparing data for analysis Exercise 18a Dissolving features Exercise 18b Clipping layers Exercise 18c Creating a data subset Exercise 18d Running tools in a model Chapter 19 Geoprocessing vector data Exercise 19a Buffering features Exercise 19b Overlaying data Exercise 19c Calculating attribute values Exercise 19d Creating graphs
Chapter 20 Using Spatial Analyst
Exercise 20a Creating raster surfaces Exercise 20b Combining raster surfaces Appendix A Data source credits