"Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition, Updated for ArcGIS 9.3", contains introductory concepts followed by scripted software exercises that reinforce an understanding of the conceptual material presented. This format encourages readers to acquire functional GIS skills in a variety of areas. Offering the most comprehensive overview of ArcGIS 9.3 available on the market today, "Getting to Know ArcGIS" is valuable as both a classroom text and a manual for individuals learning ArcGIS. The workbook includes a fully functioning 180-day single-use trial version of ArcView 9.3 software on DVD and a CD of data for working through the exercises.

About the Author

Tim Ormsby works in product development at ESRI. He is coauthor of the best-selling books Getting to Know ArcView GIS and Extending ArcView GIS. Eileen J. Napoleon is an educational specialist at ESRI where she enjoys teaching GIS and geographic concepts to those who are new to the subject. Robert Burke is a senior instructor and technical writer at ESRI. Burke also teaches GIS and programming courses at the University of Redlands. He is the author of Getting to Know ArcObjects. Carolyn Groessl was a technical writer for ESRI Press. Laura Bowden is coauthor of Community Geography: GIS in Action. She currently works in GIS education at ESRI.