Try and Learn ArcGIS 10 Software before you buy!

Includes a fully functioning 180-day trial of ArcGIS 10 Desktop Software

Also included is a CD of data for working through the book's exercises. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition is a comprehensive update to this best-selling workbook. The second edition revises existing material and adds new exercises based on ArcGIS Desktop version 10, the latest release of the worlds leading geographic information systems (GIS) software.

As with the previous edition that sold over 75,000 copies, and Getting to Know ArcView which sold over 150,000 copies, the second edition for ArcGIS acquaints readers with the principles of GIS as it teaches them the mechanics of using ArcGIS Desktop software.

Each chapter in Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop contains conceptual material followed by scripted software exercises. Readers acquire skills in a variety of areas map symbology, data overlay, map projection, and data conversion, to name a few as they make maps and analyze geographic data. The book culminates with a set of spatial modeling exercises using the ModelBuilder technology of ArcGIS. ModelBuilder is a graphical environment for representing, automating, and solving spatial analysis problems.

Its broad scope, simple style, and practical orientation make Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, an ideal classroom text and an excellent resource for those learning GIS on their own. Access to download a trial version of ArcGIS Desktop Software and sample geographic data is included with the book.

No prior knowledge of GIS or GIS software is needed

Published 2010 - 604 pages - only $79.95 each

Trial Software: Included with the book is access to download a fully functioning 180-day trial version of ArcGIS 10 Desktop software, as well as a CD of data for working through the book's exercises. Once installed, the ArcGIS software cannot be reinstalled, and the time limit cannot be extended.

Operating System(OS): The single-use ArcGIS software requires the Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP operating system.

Hardware requirements: A minimum 1.6GHz processing speed; 1 GB RAM; 1+ GB free hard disk space, including 50 MB on the operating system drive; an additional 285+ MB hard disk space is required for the exercise data. DVD Drive.