Learning ArcGIS for Desktop电子书

Learning ArcGIS for Desktop

Table of Contents

Learning ArcGIS for Desktop

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started with ArcGIS

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware requirements

Software requirements

Installing ArcGIS for Desktop

Obtaining a 60-day trial of ArcGIS for Desktop

Installing on Windows

Exploring ArcGIS for Desktop

ArcCatalog

ArcMap

ArcToolbox

Getting help

Summary

2. Using Geographic Principles

Using coordinate systems

The ellipsoidal coordinate system

The spherical coordinate system

The spherical polar coordinate system

The three-dimensional (3D) Cartesian coordinate system

Geodetic datum and geoid

Global and regional datums

The geoid and heights

Using a coordinate reference system

Using map projections

Classifying map projections

Comparing map projections

Cylindrical projections

Conic projections

Azimuthal projections

Transforming coordinate reference systems

Summary

3. Creating a Geodatabase and Interpreting Metadata

Creating a geodatabase

Components of a geodatabase

Creating a file geodatabase

Importing existing data

Evaluating existing data

Defining a geodatabase structure

Adding data to a geodatabase

Documenting a geodatabase using metadata

Creating metadata

Importing metadata

Summary

4. Creating Map Symbology

Creating symbols

Creating point symbols

Creating line and area symbols

Creating labels

Working with graphic text

Working with dynamic labels

Creating a thematic map

Summary

5. Creating and Editing Data

Creating and editing features

Editing features

Creating and editing map topology

Using spatial adjustment

Creating and editing attribute data

Editing the feature attributes

Creating and calculating an attribute field

Creating new features

Digitizing features

Creating point features using XY data

Summary

6. Analyzing Geographic Data and Presenting the Results

Planning the data analysis and preparing data

Planning data analysis

Defining the problem

Identifying the conditions

Identifying the necessary data

Planning the analysis process

Preparing data for analysis

Performing the analysis

Attribute queries

Location queries

Creating a data report

Summary

7. Working with Geoprocessing Tools and ModelBuilder

Working with Geoprocessing tools

Planning data analysis

Preparing data for analysis

Performing site selection

Sharing the analysis results

Working with ModelBuilder

Creating a model

Using a model

Summary

8. Using Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst

Using Spatial Analyst

Performing suitability analysis

Performing a least-cost path analysis

Using 3D Analyst

Creating a TIN surface

Creating 3D features from 2D features

Calculating surface area and volume

Summary

9. Working with Aerial and Satellite Imagery

Using aerial imagery

Georeferencing an orthorectified image

Using satellite imagery

Accessing imagery

Displaying multispectral imagery

Image processing

Summary

10. Designing Maps

Working with the map layout

Creating a map layout

Designing the map elements

Creating an inset map

Exporting the Map

Working with map templates

Applying a map template

Modifying the map template

Summary

Index