Synopses & Reviews
The Esri ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide is a comprehensive review of the GIS skills and knowledge measured in the ArcGIS Desktop Associate certification exam. This easy-to-use study guide provides the following:
-- Overviews of essential ArcGIS® for Desktop tools and workflows to strengthen your skills
-- Step-by-step exercises to reinforce what you've learned
-- Challenge questions to test your knowledge
The Esri ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide includes access to a 180-day version of ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop Advanced software or ArcGIS Desktop 10 (ArcEditor license) software and a DVD containing data for working through the exercises.
Synopsis
The Esri ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide provides a comprehensive review of the GIS skills and knowledge measured in the ArcGIS Desktop Associate certification exam. In its 24 chapters, the book provides conceptual overviews of the essential tools and workflows you need to know to accomplish a GIS task, hands-on exercises reinforcing your knowledge, and additional resources that allow you to study the topics in more depth.
Synopsis
The Esri ArcGIS Desktop Certification Study Guide for 10.5 is tailored to meet the preparation needs of candidates taking the ArcGIS Desktop Associate exam. For each exam objective, the study guide includes the following components: Prepare--topics in the ArcGIS documentation candidates need to know for the exam; Practice--tasks to perform, or links to resources, including web courses, to get hands-on software practice; and Skills check-in--a list of tasks that candidates should be able to perform. The book points to existing resources, whenever possible to ensure the book is always current and candidates have the most relevant, up-to-date resources when preparing for the exam.
The e-book of Esri ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide for 10.5, 9781589485150, $79.99, is available at most online book retailers.
About the Author
Miriam Schmidts teaches GIS classes and develops course materials for the Esri Educational Services team. She is an experienced instructor, CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), and Esri Certified ArcGIS Desktop Professional.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Using this book
Chapter 1: ArcGIS products and extensions
Chapter 2: Working with geographic data storage formats
Chapter 3: Using the geodatabase
Chapter 4: Managing geographic data
Chapter 5: Coordinate systems
Chapter 6: Evaluating data
Chapter 7: Associating tables
Chapter 8: Georeferencing and spatial adjustment
Chapter 9: Geocoding
Chapter 10: Creating feature geometry
Chapter 11: Updating feature geometries
Chapter 12: Editing attributes
Chapter 13: Maintaining attribute integrity
Chapter 14: Editing with topology
Chapter 15: Geoprocessing for analysis
Chapter 16: Analyzing and querying tables
Chapter 17: Performing spatial analysis
Chapter 18: Organizing layers
Chapter 19: Displaying layers
Chapter 20: Composing map layouts and graphs
Chapter 21: Creating data driven pages
Chapter 22: Creating map text and symbols
Chapter 23: Preparing maps for publishing
Chapter 24: Sharing maps and data
Image and data credits
Installing the data and software
Data license agreement