The Web GIS revolution is radically altering how information about the world around us is applied and shared. This is your learn-by-doing guide into ArcGIS, the powerful mapping and analysis system created by the geospatial pioneers of Esri. Each of the 10 Big Ideas is a “chapter” about how GIS technology unlocks your data to reveal deeper insights and a better understanding of virtually any problem with a geographic dimension. Click on any map to start exploring and learning; then enable your own free Learn ArcGIS account to create beautiful story maps, mobile apps, web maps, and 3D scenes that you can share online.
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Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Book, second edition
Chapters
GIS Provides a Common Visual Language
Transforming our Understanding of the World
Mapping is for Everyone
New ways to make, see, and use maps
Tell Your Story Using a Map
Inform, engage, and inspire people with story maps
Great Maps Need Great Data
Living Atlas of the World provides the foundation GIS
The Power of Where
How spatial analysis leads to insight
Mapping the Third Dimension
A change in perspective
The Power of Apps
Focused tools that get work done
Imagery Is Visible Intelligence
A geographic Rosetta stone
Mapping the Internet of Things
Harnessing the worldwide web of sensors
GIS is About Community
Web GIS is the GIS of the world