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Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro (International Edition)

Third Edition ©2021 Bradley A. Shellito

Shellito’s Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro provides students with hands-on work with GIS software, while explaining the “how” and “why” behind each application. Software changes quickly—the theory has a longer shelf life. The goal of Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro is to teach studen...
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ISBN:9781319382803

Cover: Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro (International Edition), 3rd Edition by Bradley A. Shellito

Teaching students both the theory and practice of GIS using Arc GIS Pro.

Shellito’s Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro provides students with hands-on work with GIS software, while explaining the “how” and “why” behind each application. Software changes quickly—the theory has a longer shelf life. The goal of Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro is to teach students how to combine GIS concepts with ArcGIS Pro software skills, preparing students for successful careers in the real world. Each chapter focuses on using a variety of ArcGIS tools in a real-world context. At the start of each chapter, a scenario puts the student in a particular role with a number of tasks to accomplish.

Features

  • An application-based approach. Each module focuses on using a variety of ArcGIS Pro tools in a real-world context. At the start of each module, a scenario puts the student in a particular role with a number of tasks to accomplish. In addition, each module describes professions and applications in the real world that make use of the module’s theory and skills.
  • The ability to localize each module with freely available data. Although each module’s data are taken from various locations within Ohio, the data being used are freely available; more importantly, the same kind of data can be obtained for other local areas within the United States. Each module provides brief instructions on how to obtain the same kind of local data for performing the module’s tasks.
  • Smartboxes, Troubleboxes, and Questions.
    • Smartboxes present theory and background information at an appropriate time to help readers understand what their actions are really doing.
    • Troubleboxes contain troubleshooting tips for common problems that may arise.
    • Questions are interspersed throughout each module. These questions are intended to keep students on track as they move through the module, connecting the buttons and dialogs they’re using to the goals of the project they are working on. Conceptually, many questions also ask students to think about and reflect on the commands and activities they’re completing.
  • Related Concepts for each module. The Related Concepts section at the end of each module presents important information about related topics that weren’t covered in the module.

New to This Edition

  • The book has been updated from the ground up using ArcGIS Pro rather than ArcMap, which was used in the prior editions. ArcGIS Pro is the new standard in desktop GIS from Esri, and the book has been updated to utilize it in each module.
  • Modules 3 and 4, on making a map layout and publishing a web application, respectively, were remade to contain different types of approaches using ArcGIS Pro techniques. Notably, Modules 13, 16, and 18 were rewritten to utilize the new ArcGIS Pro approaches to remotely sensed imagery, animations, and 3D visualization.
  • Many new and revised Smartboxes and Related Concepts sections are included throughout the text to address these concepts. New and revised Troubleboxes throughout the book address common questions related to ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: How to Use Geospatial Data and ArcGIS.
Chapter 2: How to Use Tables and Attributes in ArcGIS
Chapter 3: How to Create a Map Layout with ArcGIS.
Chapter 4: How to Create a Web Map and Share Data Online with ArcGIS. Chapter 5: How to Obtain and Use Online Data with ArcGIS.
Chapter 6: How to Create Geospatial Data with ArcGIS.
Chapter 7: How to Edit Data with ArcGIS.
Chapter 8: How to Perform Spatial Analysis in ArcGIS.
Chapter 9: How to Perform Geoprocessing in ArcGIS.
Chapter 10: How to Perform Geocoding in ArcGIS.
Chapter 11: How to Perform Network Analysis in ArcGIS.
Chapter 12: How to Use Raster Data in ArcGIS.
Chapter 13: How to Use Remotely Sensed Imagery in ArcGIS.
 Chapter 14: How to Perform Spatial Interpolation with ArcGIS.
Chapter 15: How to Work with Digital Elevation Models in ArcGIS.
Chapter 16: How to Work with Contours, TINs, and 3D Imagery in ArcGIS. Chapter 17: How to Work with Lidar Data in ArcGIS.
Chapter 18: How to Represent Geospatial Data in 3D with ArcGIS.
Chapter 19: How to Utilize Distance Calculations in ArcGIS.
Chapter 20: How to Perform Map Algebra in ArcGIS
Chapter 21: How to Build a Model in ArcGIS.
Chapter 22: How to Use Hydrologic Modeling Tools in ArcGIS.
Appendix A: Using Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS.
Appendix B (online only): How to Customize Toolbars in ArcMap. 
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Bradley A. Shellito

Bradley A. Shellito is a geographer whose work focuses on the application of geospatial technologies. Dr. Shellito has been a professor at Youngstown State University (YSU) since 2004, and was previously a faculty member at Old Dominion University. He teaches classes in GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and 3D Visualization and his research interests involve using these concepts with a variety of real-world issues. He also serves as YSU’s PI in OhioView, a statewide geospatial consortium. A native of the Youngstown area, Dr. Shellito received his bachelor’s degree from YSU, his Masters from the Ohio State University, and his doctorate from Michigan State University.