ArcInfo 8 Books from Esri Press

ArcInfo 8 is a significant new release of Esri's professional GIS software. From the exciting new applications, such as ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox, to the new data model and powerful new customization options, there is something in ArcInfo 8 for everyone.

ArcInfo 8 ships with 10 terrific new books. These include new user guides that not only introduce the concepts behind the new software but also provide valuable task-based instructions. There are books for learning to use the new ArcInfo software, designing and building spatial databases, and setting up and managing ArcSDE. All of these books are beautifully illustrated and liberally sprinkled with helpful suggestions, tricks, strategies, tutorials, and samples.

Getting Started with ArcInfo
Getting Started with ArcInfo by Bob Booth--This is a self-study workbook and hands-on introduction to GIS software using ArcInfo 8. You'll plan and conduct a GIS analysis project with ArcInfo 8 software's three desktop applications--ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox. The "Getting to Know ArcInfo" tutorial will help you quickly learn the basics of browsing GIS data and making maps. The "Conducting a GIS Project" tutorial will show you how to use all three of the ArcInfo desktop applications together in the context of planning and conducting a GIS analysis project.
(ISBN 1-879102-61-7, Esri Item 83317, $29.95)

Using ArcMap
Using ArcMap by Michael Minami, Michelle Sakala, and Jennifer Wrightsell shows you how to immediately put ArcMap to work. Whether you're just beginning with mapping and GIS or you're a power user, Using ArcMap makes it easy to find the task you want--from basic to advanced--and shows you how to do it.
(ISBN 1-879102-69-2, Esri Item 83326, $49.95)

Using ArcCatalog
Using ArcCatalog by Aleta Vienneau--ArcCatalog makes accessing and managing geographic data simple. With Using ArcCatalog, you can get to work right away. Using ArcCatalog makes it easy to identify a task you need to perform, and then provides concise, step-by-step, illustrated instructions to help you get it done.
(ISBN 1-879102-68-4, Esri Item 83325, $29.95)

Using ArcToolbox
Using ArcToolbox by Corey Tucker shows you how to make immediate use of ArcToolbox. Whether you're just beginning with geoprocessing and GIS or you're a power user, Using ArcToolbox makes it easy to identify a task--from basic to advanced--and then guides you through its use.
(ISBN 1-879102-70-6, Esri Item 83324, $14.95)

Building a Geodatabase
Building a Geodatabase by Andrew MacDonald--ArcInfo 8 introduces the geodatabase--the world's most advanced spatial object-oriented data model. Building a Geodatabase introduces you to geodatabase concepts and shows you how to implement geographic database designs in a geodatabase. From importing existing data to building a new geodatabase from scratch, this book guides you through the steps.
(ISBN 1-879102-72-2, Esri Item 83318, $29.95)

ArcObjects Developer's Guide
ArcObjects Developer's Guide--ArcInfo 8 comes with an extensive, COM-based object model. The ArcObjects Developer's Guide provides the foundation for carrying out your development tasks--whether it's making a simple point and click change to the user interface, creating an ActiveX add-in, or working with third party CASE tools.
(ISBN 1-879102-71-4, Esri Item 83258, $29.95)

Understanding ArcSDE
Understanding ArcSDE introduces and illustrates the roles and uses of a shared geographic database in a multiuser GIS. This book explains ArcSDE in simple terms, describes many of the new possibilities it offers, and discusses the general choices you have when implementing ArcSDE for multiuser GIS--whether used in a single department, by multiple departments in an enterprise, or beyond your single organization on the Internet.
(ISBN 1-879102-67-6, Esri Item 82713, $29.95)

ArcSDE Administration Guide
ArcSDE Administration Guide by Mark Harris and Jillian Clark--ArcSDE is the GIS gateway for storing and managing multiuser spatial databases in virtually any DBMS--Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, or Informix Universal Server. It also provides guidelines for optimizing the performance of ArcSDE, how to identify and solve common problems, and general administration of ArcSDE.
(ISBN 1-879102-73-0, Esri Item 82714, $29.95)

The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume I
The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume I: Geographic Patterns and Relationships by Andy Mitchell unleashes the full analytic power of a GIS. A "must have" for every GIS practitioner, this book introduces the world of GIS analysis by showing readers how to map and analyze geographic patterns and relationships. It brings together the most common methods for answering such frequently asked geographic questions as where is the most and least, what is nearby, and what has changed. Drawing on examples from a wide range of applications, The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis shows how to structure an analysis, choose the best method, and communicate the results effectively. Offering tips and guidelines, the book discusses mapping categories and quantities, data classification schemes, summarizing data by geographic area, using geographic networks and surfaces, and many other essential topics.
(ISBN 1-879102-06-4, Esri Item 81706, $29.95)

Modeling Our World: The Esri Guide to Geodatabase Design
Modeling Our World: The Esri Guide to Geodatabase Design by Michael Zeiler--Geographic data models, formal frameworks that describe the location of things in space, are "lenses" through which we can perceive and interpret the infinite complexity of the real world. ArcInfo 8 GIS software from Esri introduces a new object-oriented data model called the geodatabase. Modeling Our World introduces the geodatabase model used in ArcInfo 8 and leads you through the concepts of data modeling, from defining and capturing information for a GIS database to proper spatial analysis methods and effective visual presentation. Readers will learn the basics of storing geographic data in relational databases; why maps are so universally informative and what makes a good map; the four fundamental representations of geographic data: vector, raster, surface, and location; and much more.
(ISBN 1-879102-62-5, Esri Item 83323, $29.95)

For your convenience, all these books are also available in two ways:

If you are a current maintenance ArcInfo user, you may order all of these books in a boxed documentation kit that will be available separately for $210.00 (U.S.)--a savings of 30 percent. This is a great way to order the extra sets you will need in your organization.
(Shipping and handling is not included.)
These books will also be available individually from Esri Press. To order within the United States, visit www.esri.com/esripress on the Web or call Esri at 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, please contact your local Esri distributor for prices and availability.

Send e-mail inquiries to info@esri.com.

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