This book published in 2016 for an earlier version of ArcGIS Desktop; updated version coming in Summer 2020 GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook is a top-selling introductory text for learning ArcGIS 10.3.x for Desktop. The workbook presents GIS tools and functionality, including querying interactive maps, collecting data, and running geoprocessing tools. Incorporating proven teaching methods in detailed exercises, "Your Turn" sections, and homework assignments, this book is suited to learning GIS in a classroom. The latest edition includes a new chapter about analyzing street network data to solve routing and facility location problems using ArcGIS Network Analyst. Data for completing the exercises is available for download. Instructor resources are also available. This book published in 2016 for an earlier version of ArcGIS Desktop. A new edition is anticipated in Summer 2020 for the latest version of ArcGIS Desktop.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Part I Using and making maps Chapter 1: Introduction Tutorial 1-1 Opening and saving a map document Tutorial 1-2 Working with map layers Tutorial 1-3 Navigating in a map document Tutorial 1-4 Measuring distances Tutorial 1-5 Working with feature attributes Tutorial 1-6 Selecting features Tutorial 1-7 Changing selection options Tutorial 1-8 Working with attribute tables Tutorial 1-9 Labeling features Assignment 1-1 Analyze population by race in the top 10 US state Assignment 1-2 Produce a crime map Chapter 2: Map design Tutorial 2-1 Creating point and polygon maps using qualitative attributes Tutorial 2-2 Creating point and polygon maps using quantitative attributes Tutorial 2-3 Creating custom classes for a map Tutorial 2-4 Creating custom colors for a map Tutorial 2-5 Creating normalized and density maps Tutorial 2-6 Creating dot density maps Tutorial 2-7 Creating fishnet maps Tutorial 2-8 Creating group layers and layer packages Assignment 2-1 Create a map showing schools in New York City by type Assignment 2-2 Create maps for military sites and congressional districts Assignment 2-3 Create maps for US veteran unemployment status Chapter 3: GIS outputs Tutorial 3-1 Building an interactive GIS Tutorial 3-2 Creating map layouts Tutorial 3-3 Reusing a custom map layout Tutorial 3-4 Creating a custom map template with two maps Tutorial 3-5 Adding a report to a layout Tutorial 3-6 Adding a graph to a layout Tutorial 3-7 Building a map animation Tutorial 3-8 Using ArcGIS Online Assignment 3-1 Create a dynamic map of historic buildings in downtown Pittsburgh Assignment 3-2 Create a layout comparing 2010 elderly and youth population compositions in Orange County, California Assignment 3-3 Create an animation for an auto theft crime time series Assignment 3-4 Create a shared map on ArcGIS Online Part II Working with spatial data Chapter 4: File geodatabases Tutorial 4-1 Building a file geodatabase Tutorial 4-2 Using ArcCatalog utilities Tutorial 4-3 Modifying an attribute table Tutorial 4-4 Joining tables Tutorial 4-5 Creating centroid coordinates in a table Tutorial 4-6 Aggregating data Assignment 4-1 Investigate educational attainment Assignment 4-2 Compare serious crime with poverty in Pittsburgh Chapter 5: Spatial data Tutorial 5-1 Examining metadata Tutorial 5-2 Working with world map projections Tutorial 5-3 Working with US map projections Tutorial 5-4 Working with rectangular coordinate systems Tutorial 5-5 Learning about vector data formats Tutorial 5-6 Downloading US Census Bureau boundary maps Tutorial 5-7 Downloading and processing Census SF 1 data tables Tutorial 5-8 Downloading and processing American Community Survey (ACS) Census data Tutorial 5-9 Exploring raster basemaps from Esri web services Tutorial 5-10 Downloading raster maps from the USGS Tutorial 5-11 Exploring sources of GIS data from government websites Assignment 5-1 Compare heating fuel types by US counties Assignment 5-2 Create a map of Maricopa County, Arizona, voting districts, schools, and voting-age population using downloaded data and a web service image Chapter 6: Geoprocessing Tutorial 6-1 Extracting features for a study area Tutorial 6-2 Clipping features Tutorial 6-3 Dissolving features Tutorial 6-4 Merging features Tutorial 6-5 Intersecting layers Tutorial 6-6 Unioning layers Tutorial 6-7 Automating geoprocessing with ModelBuilder Assignment 6-1 Build a study region for Colorado counties Assignment 6-2 Dissolve property parcels to create a zoning map Assignment 6-3 Build a model to create a fishnet map layer for a study area Chapter 7: Digitizing Tutorial 7-1 Digitizing polygon features Tutorial 7-2 Digitizing line features Tutorial 7-3 Digitizing point features Tutorial 7-4 Using advanced editing tools Tutorial 7-5 Spatially adjusting features Assignment 7-1 Digitize police beats Assignment 7-2 Use GIS to track campus information Chapter 8: Geocoding Tutorial 8-1 Geocoding data by ZIP Code Tutorial 8-2 Geocoding data by street address Tutorial 8-3 Correcting source addresses using interactive rematch Tutorial 8-4 Using ArcGIS Online for geocoding across the United States Tutorial 8-5 Correcting street reference layer addresses Tutorial 8-6 Using an alias table Assignment 8-1 Geocode household hazardous waste participants to ZIP Codes Assignment 8-2 Geocode immigrant-run businesses to Pittsburgh streets Assignment 8-3 Examine match option parameters for geocoding Part III Analyzing spatial data Chapter 9: Spatial analysis Tutorial 9-1 Buffering points for proximity analysis Tutorial 9-2 Conducting a site suitability analysis Tutorial 9-3 Using multiple ring buffers for calibrating a gravity model Tutorial 9-4 Using data mining with cluster analysis Assignment 9-1 Analyze population in California cities at risk for earthquakes Assignment 9-2 Analyze visits to the Jack Stack public pool in Pittsburgh Assignment 9-3 Use data mining with crime data Chapter 10: ArcGIS 3D Analyst for Desktop Tutorial 10-1 Creating a 3D scene Tutorial 10-2 Creating a TIN (triangulated irregular network) from contours Tutorial 10-3 Draping features onto a TIN Tutorial 10-4 Navigating scenes Tutorial 10-5 Creating an animation Tutorial 10-6 Using 3D effects Tutorial 10-7 Using 3D symbols Tutorial 10-8 Editing 3D objects Tutorial 10-9 Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst for landform analysis Tutorial 10-10 Exploring ArcGlobe Assignment 10-1 Develop a 3D presentation for downtown historic sites Assignment 10-2 Topographic site analysis Assignment 10-3 3D animation of conservatory study area Chapter 11: ArcGIS Spatial Analyst for Desktop Tutorial 11-1 Processing raster map layers Tutorial 11-2 Creating a hillshade raster layer Tutorial 11-3 Making a kernel density map Tutorial 11-4 Extracting raster value points Tutorial 11-5 Conducting a raster-based site suitability study Tutorial 11-6 Using ModelBuilder for a risk index Assignment 11-1 Create a mask and hillshade for suburbs Assignment 11-2 Estimate heart-attack fatalities outside of hospitals by gender Chapter 12: ArcGIS Network Analyst for Desktop Tutorial 12-1 Solving the traveling salesman problem Tutorial 12-2 Building a TIGER-based network dataset Tutorial 12-3 Creating travel polygons Tutorial 12-4 Locating facilities Tutorial 12-5 Routing vehicles from depots to demand points Assignment 12‐1 Geographic Access to Federally Qualified Health Centers Assignment 12-2 Analyze visits to the Phillips public pool in Pittsburgh Appendix A: Task index Appendix B: Data source credits Appendix C: Data license agreement