Introducing Geographic Information Systems with ArcGIS: A Workbook Approach to Learning GIS, 3rd Edition

What’s Not Covered Here

While this is the end of the book it’s hardly the end of GIS or ArcGIS capability. From looking at the extensions, you can get an idea of other capabilities of the software. Look at the possible extensions:

ArcScan

Geostatistical Analyst

Publisher

Schematics

Tracking Analyst

Your browser can tell you the capabilities of these packages.

You can also gain insight as to the depth of ArcGIS software by considering the plethora of toolbars we didn’t consider:

ArcScan

COGO

Data Driven Pages

Distributed Geodatabase

Edit Vertices

Effects

Feature Cache

Feature Construction

Geocoding

Geodatabase History

Geometric Network Editing

GPS

Graphics

Image Classification

LAS Dataset

Parcel Editor

Raster Painting

Representation

Route Editing

Schematic

Schematic Editor

Schematic Network Analyst

Tablet

TIN Editing

Transform Parcels

Utility Network Analyst

Versioning

Esri also has other software packages:

Data Interoperability

Business Analyst

VBA

Workflow Manager

Defense Mapping

Nautical

Bathymetry

Aeronautical

Airports

Esri Roads and Highways

Of course, all this is in addition to the myriad menu options and tools we did not explore. It’s probably safe to say that no one knows all the capabilities of this software. But is also probably safe to say that, with the GIS foundation you now have, you are well equipped to pursue these other capabilities, which are rooted in what you have already learned. Good luck. Have fun. Be productive. ...