Olivia Harne discusses the value of providing access to students and educators to all GIS books published by Esri Press as part of the company’s Esri’s Desk Copy Service.
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Maps and Cartography
The “Larousse Gastronomique” of Cartography
A new 576-page volume about the science and art of cartography has been published.
GIS Learning
New Esri Book About Best Practices for Extracting Information from Imagery
A new book from Esri Press has been released: Imagery and GIS: Best Practices for Extracting Information from Imagery. The book introduces readers to using remote sensing and imagery and how to use that data with GIS.
GIS Learning
These Two ArcGIS Books are Free from Esri
Esri offers two ArcGIS books for free: The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where and the Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Imagery Book.
GIS Software
New Learn ArcGIS Book
Esri has published a new companion book to “The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying Geography to Your World” that provides corresponding lessons and activities linked to each chapter.
GIS Software
ArcGIS 10.4 Released and Updated GIS Tutorial Workbook
Esri has released ArcGIS 10.4 and an updated edition of GIS Tutorial 2: Spatial Analysis Workbook.
Maps and Cartography
New Edition of Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users
The second edition of Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users is now available from Esri Press.
GIS Learning
Learn Web GIS, Step by Step
Esri has released a new workbook for GIS students entitled, Getting to Know Web GIS. This workbook uses Esri’s ArcGIS platform including ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS, web app templates, and ArcGIS API for JavaScript in order to teach students how to create web GIS applications. The book […]
GIS Learning
Python Scripting for ArcGIS
Esri Press has released a book for experienced users of ArcGIS to develop their programming skills using Python without the need for prior programming experience. Called Python Scripting for ArcGIS, the book assumes readers have an existing familiarity with ArcGIS and general geospatial concepts. From Esri: Key topics in this […]
GIS Industry
Mapping the Nation: How the US Government Uses GIS
In February, Esri will be releasing the fifth book in its Mapping the Nation Series. A collection of maps, Mapping the Nation: Building a More Resilient Future shows how GIS is being used at the federal level in the US government. The print version of latest volume contains 118 maps from more […]