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      • Supported Coordinate Systems
      • 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 Two - Vector Data
      • Section Three - Raster Data
      • Section Four - Discrete and Continuous Data
      • Section Five - Data Tables
      • Section Six - Introduction to Attribute Tables
      • Chapter Four Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Data Models
      • Section Three - Meet ArcGIS Pro Catalog View
      • Section Four - Meet ArcGIS Pro Maps and Layouts
      • Section Five - What Are Relational Databases and Geodatabases
      • Chapter Five Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Attribute Tables: An Overview
      • Section Three - Attribute Tables Basics
      • Section Four: Selecting Data in ArcMap - The Basics of Making Selections
      • Section Five: Using Selected Data
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Chapter One - History and Scope of GIS

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Chapter Goals

  1. Understand and explain the parts of the GIS model
  2. Define and clearly explain Geographic Information Sciences
  3. Define and clearly explain Geographic Information Systems
  4. Define and clearly explain spatial data
  5. Define and clearly explain non-spatial data
  6. Understand and explain spatial thinking

Chapter Contents

  • How to Highlight and Take Notes
  • 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
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