ESRI Press.ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. Press 380 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Street, Redlands, CA 92373 www.esri.com/esripress Three excellent new computer titles focus on GIS statistical programs, one of the hottest newer employment fields around, providing some basic and important keys to linking GIS functions and programs with real-world mapping needs. The second updated edition of Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, et.al.'s GETTING TO KNOW ARCGIS DESKROP: BASICS OF ARCVIEW, ARCEDITOR AND ARCINFO (158948083X, $59.95) has been updated to include ArcGIS 9, and presents a technical workbook packed with insights on the three GIS products which make up ArcGIS Desktop. Step-by-step exercises teach the basics from mapmaking and spatial analysis (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) Analytical techniques to determine the spatial distribution of a variable, the relationship between the spatial distribution of variables, and the association of the variables of an area. to using the software features, while a fully functioning 180-day trial version of the latest software on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). makes it easy to learn first, buy later. For a narrower focus, choose Ian Masser's GIS WORLDS: CREATING SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES (1589481224, $49.95), presenting a leading world authority's overview of SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. , from its evolution to its local, national and transnational developments. A technical discussion of spatial data systems in different countries lends to a global understanding of different reports and concerns. David Arctur and Michael Zeiler's DESIGNING GEODATABASES: CASE STUDIES IN GIS DATA MODELING (158948021X, $39.95) both analyzes domain data models which represent commonly used GIS data sets, and analyzes them for commonalities in practical GIS database designs. GIS professionals will welcome a technical survey of designs from real-world case studies, from river networks to federal lands surveys, cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. and more. All are highly recommended choices for the professional and student GIS mapper. |
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