Contents
Chapter 1: Some Concepts That Underpin GIS
And So You Ask Again: “What Is GIS About?”
Next Steps: Seemingly Independent Things You Need to Know
Determining Where Something Is: Coordinate Systems
Determining Where Something Is: Latitude and Longitude
Geodesy, Coordinate Systems, Geographic Projections, and Scale
Geographic vs. Projected Coordinates: A Comparison
Two Projected Coordinate Systems: UTM and State Plane
Searching (and Indexing) in General
Understanding the File Structure for the Exercises
Anatomy of the ArcCatalog Window
The Toolbars and the Status Bar
Exploring Basic GIS Data Storage Models
Copying Data over to Your Personal Folder
Deriving Information from the Table
Identifying Geographic Features and Coordinates
Using ArcCatalog to Place Data in ArcMap
Using the Area on the Disk for Your Own Work
Copying Data over to Your Personal IGIS Folder
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