Collins A., Law M. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop

5th Edition. — ESRI Press, 2018. — 768 p. — ISBN: 9781589485105.This book, Fifth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, readers will discover, use, make, and share maps with meaningful content. They will also learn how to build geodatabases, query data, analyze geospatial data, and more. The latest edition has been updated to the most current version of ArcGIS Desktop 10.6. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop is suited for classroom use, independent study, and as a reference.
Data for completing the exercises and a 180-day trial of ArcGIS Desktop are available for download."Getting to know GIS
Introducing GIS
Introducing ArcGISGetting started with maps and data
Interacting with maps
Interacting with data
Exploring online resourcesDisplaying and presenting data
Working with coordinate systems and projections
Symbolizing features
Classifying features
Labeling features
Making maps for presentationCreating and editing data
Building geodatabases
Creating features
Editing features
Geocoding addressesGetting information about features
Querying data
Selecting features by location
Joining and relating dataAnalyzing geospatial data
Preparing data for analysis
Geoprocessing vector data
Using Spatial AnalystAppendix A Data source credits