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      • Chapter One Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - What is GIS?
      • Section Three - Why Do We Need A GIS?
      • Section Four - Putting it all Together: An Example
      • Section Five - Uses of GIS
      • Section Six - History of GIS
      • Chapter Two Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Geodesy
      • Section Three - Mathematically Measuring the Earth
      • Section Four: Latitude and Longitude - One Example of a Geographic Grid
      • Section Five: Geodetic Datums: Combining Reference Ellipsoids and Geoids
      • Section Six: Geographic Coordinate Systems
      • Section Seven: Projection Methods
      • Section Eight- Projected Coordinate Systems
      • Section Nine: Just a Few Extras
      • Chapter Three Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Three - Raster Data
      • Section Two - Vector Data
      • Section Four - Discrete and Continuous Data
      • Section Five - Data Tables
      • Section Six - Introduction to Attribute Tables
      • Chapter Four Title Page
      • Section Two - Data Models
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Chapter Four - Data Organization and Meet Your GIS

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Chapter Goals

  1. Define and explain data models
  2. Define file nomenclature
  3. Explain the importance of data organization
  4. Recognize the major parts in the software layout within ArcCatalog
  5. Recognize the major parts in the software layout within ArcMap
  6. Define and explain relational database management system
  1. Define and explain relational database
  2. Define and explain a geodatabase
  3. Define feature dataset
  4. Define raster catalog
  5. Name the first three rules of naming files in ArcGIS
  6. Define default geodatabase

Chapter Contents

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