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The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 1: Geographic Patterns & Relationships |  | Author: Andy Mitchell
Publisher: ESRI Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 186
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1879102064
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.285
EAN: 9781879102064
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Product Description
Spatial analysis is where the GIS rubber hits the road, where all the hard work of digitizing, building a database, checking for errors, and dealing with the details of projections and coordinate systems finally pays off in results and better decisions. But spatial analysis has often seemed inaccessible to many users--too mathematical to understand, too difficult to implement, and lacking in good textbooks and guides. Here at last is the ideal book, written by Andy Mitchell and based on ESRI's vast experience with applications of spatial analysis to a host of real problems. The book covers every area of GIS application, so readers will find examples that relate directly to their own concerns, whether they be in hydrology, transportation, or regional planning. The organization is intuitive, with sections on all of the major forms of simple spatial analysis. This book will appeal to GIS users in all areas of GIS application. It will be invaluable reading for people encountering GIS for the first time, and wanting to see where its real power lies. It will make an excellent textbook for courses in GIS in high schools, community colleges, and undergraduate programs, and as a supplement for practical work. Although, the best way to learn what GIS Analysis can do for your projects is to use it. So buy this book and begin getting results and making better decisions. For more information on what GIS Analysis can do for you please read the Excerpt section of this page.
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 call it GIS Analysis for dummies December 7, 1999
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
while it doesn't get into specifics about actually using any GIS software, this book explains in layman's terms the basics of spatial relationships. if you're ready to start getting beyond just making maps with GIS, this is an excellent place to start.
Good 2nd Book for GIS beginners April 20, 2000
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
After reading "GIS for Everyone", which shows you how to do some basic things with GIS, this book shows you what to do. There's an ample supply of examples in this book, although somewhat repetative. The extensive use of color was surprising given the relatively low cost of this book compared to similar titles. Some of the GIS images are quite small and a small reading magnifier will help seeing the differences that, for example, changes in cell size can make in GIS images. This book helps you make the transition from making maps to doing GIS analysis.
Great place to begin March 19, 2006
GIS user (Henderson, NV USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Some ESRI books are only extended marketing brochures. This is not. If you need a book that will help you understand GIS analysis, this is a great place. Mastering the techniques described in this book will cover 75% of the demands in the market. The book is referenced and so if you need more you can seek out the sources used to write the book.
This book is for GIS analysts, not for folks interested in building databases. This is an essential reference for GIS analysts. that is heavily booked marked and sits on the self near my desk so I can refer to it. It is useful for people starting out and experienced GIS users.
It is weak on network analysis and remote sensing. So look elsewhere for that.
Great companion textbook April 22, 2009
D. Allen
I've always known what the GIS analysis tools were, and have used many of them. But this book lays down a framework for deciding which techniques to use, and why. It also has a great section on classificiations that I have not seen anywhere else.
While this is an ESRI book, it's not really tied to ESRI software. A few things shown in the book can't be done with ESRI software. This makes it more univeral for study with other software packages.
It would benefit from having a companion workbook that gives hands-on tutorials for the various techniques.
Used in a class but is good for self study January 30, 2010
Lori Fleming (Irving Texas)
With GIS being all the rage - this is a great book to further knowledge. this is one of 2 that go with the Tutorial Vol 2. If you have some experience with ARC - you will love this book. VERY Reasonably priced!!
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