Understanding GIS: An ArcGIS Project Workbook

by David Smith, Nathan Strout, Christian Harder

The first single-project GIS textbook on the market, Understanding An ArcGIS Pro Project Workbook , fourth edition is an excellent resource for students and educators seeking a guide for an advanced, single-project-based course that incorporates GIS across a wide range of disciplines. It allows readers to progress through nine lessons using ArcGIS Pro software from Esri to find the best location for a new park along the Los Angeles River in Southern California. Each exercise offers step-by-step instructions, graphics to confirm exercise results, and explanations of key concepts. The book includes access to ArcGIS Desktop software, which includes ArcGIS Pro. Project data (real data, all of it updated) is downloadable from the book's resource web page.

362 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2011

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Reviews

[Amory · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this workbook clear, accessible, and easy to follow. I was encouraged by the sophistication of each exercise's results. I appreciated the author's choice of a project with social and environmental value for the exercises and that each exercise built on those prior to it. I haven't yet gone back to use it as a reference, so I'm not sure how accessible/ useful it will be that way and that may impact my review in the future. As of now, I recommend it to anyone new to GIS.

[Candace Halvorson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed walking through this book and the exercises in ArcMap. Its a great introduction to GIS and becoming more familiar with the software. I even found myself becoming invested in the "project".