GIS Tutorial 2 Spatial Analysis Workbook

GIS Tutorial 2: Spatial Analysis Workbook







Authors David W. Allen

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Updated for ArcGIS Desktop 10, GIS Tutorial 2: Spatial Analysis Workbook offers hands-on exercises to help GIS users at the intermediate level continue to build problem-solving and analysis skills. Inspired by the ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis book series, GIS Tutorial 2 provides a system for GIS users to develop proficiency in various spatial analysis methods, including location analysis; change over time, location, and value comparisons; geographic distribution; pattern analysis; and cluster identification. Whether used in combination with the ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis books or by itself, GIS Tutorial 2 is the perfect tool for anyone who is ready to take their knowledge of GIS to the next level. A DVD of data for working throung the exercises and a fully functioning 180-day trial version of ArcGIS Desktop 10 software on DVD are included.

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About the Author
David W. Allen is the GIS manager for the City of Euless, Texas. He has taught at Tarrant County College since 1999, where he helped found one of the first GIS degree programs in Texas and establish a state standard for GIS degree programs. He is the author of Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder (Esri Press, 2011) and the co-author of GIS Tutorial 3: Advanced Workbook (Esri Press, 2010).

# Paperback: 450 pages
# Publisher: ESRI Press; Second Edition, New edition, for ArcGIS 10 edition (September 15, 2010)
# Language: English

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Reviews


GIS TUTORIAL 2: SPECIAL ANALYSIS WORKBOOK FOR ARCGIS 10 has been fully revised for ArcGIS Desktop 10 compatibility, providing a workbook keyed to understanding its applied geographic technology. Intermediate users will find this compliments Andy Mitchell's ESRI GUIDE TO GIS ANALYSIS, VOLUMES 1 & 2, reinforcing learning with a series of workbook exercises that apply varied forms of spatial analysis in Mitchell's books. A 'must' for any student seeking reinforcement of Mitchell's concepts.
I found starting with Chapter 7 that you need to check the steps carefully especially if you get the wrong results at the end of the exercises. Redoing the exercises usual resolved differences in my results with a couple of the exercises. From Chapter 7 on is where I found the core Spatial Analysis exercises. Checking the GIS Tutorial 1 book there is some overlap with buffers and geoprocessing tools. The book comes with a 180 day license to Desktop ArcGIS 10 which is a great deal. There was nothing like these books around 15 years when I started in GIS so I would recommend them especially for learners of GIS and catching up on the changes in version 10.