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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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