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Glossary
Appendix A - Common File Types and Icons in ArcGIS
I: History and Scope of GIS
1.1: Introduction
1.2: What is GIS?
1.3: Why Do We Need A GIS?
1.4: Putting it all Together: An Example
1.5: Uses of GIS
1.6: History of GIS
II: Navigating Our World
2.1: Introduction
2.2: Geodesy
2.3: Mathematically Measuring the Earth
2.4: Latitude and Longitude
2.5: Geodetic Datums
2.6: Geographic Coordinate Systems
2.7: Projection Methods
2.8: Projected Coordinate Systems
2.9: Just a Few Extras
III - Spatial Data
3.1: Introduction
3.2: Vector Data
3.3: Raster Data
3.4: Discrete and Continuous Data
3.6: Introduction to Attribute Tables
3.5: Data Tables
IV - Data Organization and Meet Your GIS
4.1: Introduction
4.2: Data Models
4.3: Meet ArcCatalog
4.3B: Meet ArcCatalog Video
4.4: Meet ArcMap
4.4-B: Meet ArcMap Video Tour
4.5: What Are Relational Databases
4.6: ArcGIS File Naming Rules
4.7: The ArcGIS Help Menu
V: Attribute Tables and External Data
5.1: Introduction
5.2: Overview
5.3: Attribute Tables - Intro to the Menus and Buttons
5.4: Selecting Data in ArcMap
5.5: Using Selected Data
5.7: Select by Attribute Part Two
5.6: Select by Attribute Part One
5.8: Select by Location
5.9: Interactive Selection
5.10: Joins and Relates
5.11: Classification
VI: Digitizing, Creating, and Editing Data
6.1: Introduction
6.2: Scanning and Digitizing Data
6.3: Other Sources of Primary Data
6.4: Editing Existing Data
VII: Geoprocessing Tools
7.1: Introduction
7.3: Proximity Analysis
VIII: Data Quality
8.1: Introduction
Troubleshoot
File Icons
Toolbars
ArcMap
Cartography
ArcCatalog
Windows Ops.
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Introduction to GIS
Chapter One
Section Six - History of GIS
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