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ArcGIS By Example

ArcGIS By Example

By : Hussein Nasser
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ArcGIS By Example

ArcGIS By Example

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By: Hussein Nasser

Overview of this book

ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic information. It is considered the turnkey solution to creating and sharing interactive maps. ArcGIS is designed to work the way you work. With nothing to install and set up, ArcGIS helps you make your work productive from day one. The book covers the design and development of three ArcGIS applications to guide the readers in crafting their own GIS solution as per their requirements. The book begins by giving you a refresher on the concepts of ArcGIS. Without wasting any time, you’ll begin with developing your first ArcGIS application. You will be developing a cell tower analysis tool. Following this, you will be guided through mapping signal strength and real - time manoeuvring in your GIS system. You will then move on to the second application of the book: a restaurant mapping system. The application will allow tourists to browse restaurants on a map, according to their preferences. Next, you will learn how to work with reviews and ratings and also cover some of the advanced searching options offered by ArcGIS. You will then make use of advanced ArcObjects to develop your third application: an excavation planning manager. The book will conclude by teaching you how work out excavation cost calculations and also saving and retrieving your excavation designs.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Index

Chapter 1. Getting Started with ArcGIS

Planning to build a product requires addressing a purpose and a goal. The product needs to either fix a problem or tackle a limitation that current solutions are unable to overcome. It might enter an existing market to compete with other products or it might define its own market if such a market doesn't exist. Once a set of problems to be solved are identified, a technology can then be used to build the product. Any selected technology comes with its' perks and limitations. The author of the product should be aware of them because they will eventually steer and shape his/her solution. This is what Esri tried to achieve with ArcGIS and what we will discover by the end of this book. In this chapter, we discuss the following topics:

  • The history of ArcGIS
  • An introduction to ArcGIS for Desktop
  • Customizing ArcGIS for Desktop
  • App 1 – the cell tower analysis tool
  • App 2 – the restaurant mapping application
  • App 3 – the excavation planning manager
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