Inside ArcView GIS

Thoughtfully updated based on new ArcView GIS 3.1 and 3.2 functionality, INSIDE ArcView GIS, 3rd Edition, continues to meet the needs of individuals who want to learn to use ArcView GIS "out of the box" to access maps and display geographic information. By consulting detailed examples and working independently through success-proven tutorials, INSIDE ArcView GIS, 3rd Edition, readers will learn to: -Generate business graphics and statistics linked with maps -Work with diverse databases -Customize ArcView GIS -Optimize application design -Produce hardcopy maps As in previous editions, no prior experience is assumed as the authors take readers on a journey through the software's principal functionality, guiding them through development of a single application from start to finish. Examples and exercises drawn from Business, Government, and Education are also located strategically throughout the book to underscore key aspects of ArcView GIS use. The CD-ROM, included with the book, contains sample application and exercise data sets, utilities, and third-party product information to speed readers on their way to becoming skilled ArcView GIS 3.2 users.

Author Notes

Scott Hutchinson is a professional GIS coordinator specializing in training and custom ArcView GIS application development.
Larry Daniel, president of Daniel Consulting Group in Austin, Texas, has been involved with commercial GIS applications for nearly 15 years. He contributes regularly to journals including GIS World, Geolnfo Systems, Earth Observation Magazine, Computer-Aided Engineering, and Design Management.

Introduction	p. xi
On the Current Status of Desktop Mapping and ArcView GIS	p. xi
Book Structure	p. xiii
Typographical Conventions	p. xiv
Companion CD-ROM	p. xv
On Directories and Operating Systems	p. xix
Chapter 1 Introducing ArcView GIS	p. 1
The Origins of Desktop Mapping	p. 2
Desktop Mapping Today	p. 4
ArcView and Desktop Mapping	p. 7
The INSIDE ArcView Perspective	p. 8
Navigating Windows in ArcView	p. 9
Windows, Icons, and Menus: The ArcView Interface	p. 12
Chapter 2 The Whirlwind Tour	p. 17
The Sample Project	p. 18
Exercise 1 A Sample Application	p. 19
View Navigation Basics	p. 24
Cleaning TIGER Street Nets	p. 36
Why An Event Theme?	p. 39
Chapter 3 Getting Started: Projects and Views	p. 49
The First Stet: Opening a Project	p. 50
Where To Get Data	p. 53
Adding Data 5	p. 4
Importing and Exporting ARC/INFO Data	p. 57
What Is SDTS?	p. 60
More About Themes	p. 62
More About Views	p. 65
Saving Your Work	p. 67
Exercise 2 Opening a Project	p. 68
Chapter 4 Extending Data	p. 77
Defining a Common Ground: Dealing with Map Projections	p. 77
Joining Tables	p. 80
Join Versus Link	p. 82
Event Themes	p. 83
The Science of Geocoding	p. 88
Primary Research	p. 92
Exercise 3 Extending Project Data	p. 93
Chapter 5 Displaying Data	p. 105
Defining Symbology	p. 105
Classification	p. 107
Classification Revisited	p. 114
Identifying Features	p. 118
Labeling Features	p. 120
Adding Graphics to a View	p. 122
Exercise 4 Thematic Classification and Graphics	p. 128
Chapter 6 Data Queries	p. 135
Basic Table Operations	p. 135
Using Tables with Views	p. 137
Selecting Features with Shapes	p. 140
Selecting Features by Query	p. 141
The Undervalued GIS Skill of Database Management	p. 143
Locating the Selected Set	p. 143
Logical Queries on Themes	p. 144
A Review of Logical Queries	p. 145
Exercise 5 Making a Smarter Map	p. 151
Chapter 7 Charts	p. 171
Creating a Chart	p. 171
Clarification of Data Markers, Series, and Groups	p. 172
Making Changes to a Chart	p. 174
Using Charts Interactively	p. 175
More on Chart Characteristics	p. 178
Exercise 6 Working with Charts	p. 179
Chapter 8 Layouts	p. 197
What Is a Layout?	p. 197
Why a Layout?	p. 197
How To Make a Layout	p. 198
Layout Frames in More Detail	p. 199
Map Composition	p. 208
Decomposing Map Legends	p. 213
On Cartographic Design	p. 216
Printing	p. 220
Printing to PDF Files	p. 222
Exercise 7 Working with Layouts	p. 224
Chapter 9 CAD, Image, and VPF Themes	p. 235
Extensions	p. 235
Cad Reader	p. 238
Image Themes	p. 247
What Is Geo TIFF?	p. 251
Exercise 8 Working with CAD Themes	p. 254
Exercise 9 Working with Image Themes	p. 263
Chapter 10 Editing Shapefiles	p. 269
Heads-up Editing and Digitizing Compared	p. 269
Getting Started	p. 270
Theme Editing Properties	p. 272
Using a Digitizer	p. 287
Exercise 10 Editing Shapefiles	p. 291
On Your Own	p. 298
Chapter 11 Beyond the Basics	p. 299
Overlay Operations	p. 299
Advanced Classification	p. 315
Hot Links	p. 323
Working with Shapefiles	p. 325
More Work with Tables	p. 331
Connecting to MS Access Databases Using ODBC	p. 337
Exercise 11 Shapefiles and Hot Links	p. 341
Chapter 12 Advanced Functionality	p. 357
Network Analyst	p. 358
Spatial Analyst	p. 361
3D Analyst	p. 363
Database Themes	p. 365
Additional Extensions	p. 366
Data Automation Kit	p. 367
Chapter 13 Optimizing Project Design	p. 369
Data Organization	p. 369
Project Organization	p. 371
Project Optimization	p. 371
Optimizing for Portability	p. 378
Theme and Project Locking	p. 379
Looking Ahead	p. 380
Chapter 14 ArcView Customization	p. 381
Why Customize?	p. 381
Customizing the User Interface	p. 381
Dialog Designer	p. 384
Avenue	p. 388
Creating an Avenue Script	p. 393
Building Your Own with MapObjects	p. 399
Communicating with Other Applications	p. 399
Startup and Shutdown Scripts	p. 400
System Environment Variables	p. 402
The Finished Application	p. 403
Extensions	p. 403
In Summary	p. 404
Chapter 15 ArcView in the Real World	p. 405
ArcView in Epidemiology	p. 405
ArcView in Education	p. 409
ArcView and Hydrography	p. 413
ArcView and Environmental Analysis	p. 417
ArcView and Commercial Products	p. 418
Elsewhere	p. 420
Appendix A Installation and Configuration	p. 421
Appendix B Functionality Quick Reference	p. 425
Appendix C About the MicroVision Segments	p. 459
Appendix D Migration from Earlier Versions of ArcView	p. 461
Glossary	p. 465
Index	p. 477

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