"Desktop GIS" explores the world of Open Source GIS software and provides a guide to navigate the many options available. Strategies for choosing a platform, selecting the right tools, integration, managing change, and getting support are presented.

Desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) software gives you the ability to make maps and analyze geographic information. This book provides a foundational level of knowledge for understanding GIS and the open source desktop mapping applications that are available for use, for free, today. Learn about vector and raster data, how to convert data, interacting with spatial databases, creating new map data, geoprocessing, scripting, and more. Special sections include focused learning on the Quantum GIS and GRASS GIS software platforms but other packages are also introduced. The Geospatial Desktop is written by the creator of Quantum GIS, so you can rest assured that you will be led by one of the most knowledgeable authors on the subject.

One CD-ROM contains a fully functional copy of ArcView 8 software with a trial period of 180 days, the other contains exercise data. Both CD-ROMs must be installed to do the exercises in the book.

Getting to Know ArcGIS® for Desktop is a workbook that introduces the principles of GIS via hands-on exercises. Readers are shown how to use ArcGIS for Desktop software tools to display and present maps and data, and then query and analyze the data. The third edition has been reorganized and includes new topics such as exploring online resources and raster data and contains new exercises, data, and learning tools. Known for its broad scope, clarity, and reliability, Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop is equally well-suited for classroom use, independent study, and as a reference. A data DVD for working through the exercises is included with the book, and access to a 180-day trial of ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop is provided.

This publication presents the concepts upon which this technology is based, how it works and what it does.

The sixth edition of Getting to Know ArcGIS(R) Desktop 10.8, the bestselling guide to learning ArcGIS Desktop, provides a comprehensive introduction to features and tools of ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.x.

Ready to show what you know as a professional ArcGIS Desktop user? The Esri ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification Study Guide prepares candidates taking the latest (10.5) ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification exam. Chapters parallel exam sections and combine GIS concepts with practical applications. Following a three-part structure, prepare with topics in the ArcGIS documentation that candidates need to know for the exam, practice with included assignments or with links to continually updated online resources, then finish by checking your skills against a list of tasks that candidates should be able to perform. The Esri ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification Study Guide is your complete, consolidated resource to confidently master the ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification exam.

This book provides a non-technical overview of the science and tools behind geographic information systems and geographic information science for researchers, students and academics who do not have a GIS or Geography background. The book covers the history of GIS, from John Snow's Cholera map (1854) right up to today's software and data and cutting-edge analysis techniques. Bearman goes on to cover how to find, use and evaluate the latest data sets to critiquing existing maps, highlighting limitations and common mistakes. A variety of different GIS methods including Google Maps, GPS, big data, context and choropleth maps are discussed and the pros and cons of each are highlighted allowing you to choose the appropriate method or piece of software for your own research. This is the ideal book for anyone thinking about using GIS in their own research.

From working with map layers to analyzing spatial data, GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Desktop 10.8 helps users explore GIS concepts, apply ArcGIS software, and instill GIS skills.

GIS Tutorial for Health for ArcGIS Desktop 10.8 introduces readers to preparing, visualizing, and analyzing health data in a workbook designed for teaching with ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.