GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook for ArcGIS

10.1 Released
Esri - May 02, 2013

GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook for ArcGIS

10.1 Released
Tutorial from Esri Press Helps Users Learn Fundamental GIS
Procedures
PR Newswire

REDLANDS, Calif., May 2, 2013

REDLANDS, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook provides an
effective introduction to geographic information system (GIS) technology. As the first book in the
Esri Press GIS Tutorial series, this popular workbook has been updated for compatibility with
ArcGIS 10.1.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110425/LA88950LOGO)

The bookcombines ArcGIS tutorials with self-study exercises and guides students through a series of
step-by-step exercises to gradually increase their skills and confidence. Students also gain critical-
thinking skills as they solve the real-world problems presented in the exercises.

Appropriate for self-study or the classroom, the workbook provides a comprehensive range of
instruction-from creating maps and collecting data to using geoprocessing tools and data models.
The book is generously illustrated throughout with full-color maps and other graphics.

The authors, Wilpen L. Gorr and Kristen S. Kurland, developed the workbook through their many
years of teaching GIS to students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook, 10.1 edition,(ISBN: 978-1-58948-335-4, 440 pages, US$79.95)
includes data on DVD to complete the exercises and online access to a 180-day software trial of
ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop Advanced. Instructor resources, including lecture slides and solutions for
the assignments, are available. The workbook is available at online retailers worldwide, at
esri.com/esripress, or by calling 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, visit
esri.com/esripressorders for complete ordering options. Interested retailers can contact Esri Press
book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.

About Esri Press

Esri Press publishes books on GIS, cartography, and related topics. The complete selection of GIS
titles from Esri Press can be found on the web at esri.com/esripress.

About Esri

Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan
geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000
organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national
governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and
universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and
enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the
only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet
platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.

Copyright © 2013 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, GIS by Esri, the Esri globe logo, esri.com, and
@esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the
European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services
mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark
owners.

SOURCE Esri