ArcGIS for Environmental and Water Issues

Description

This textbook is a step-by-step tutorial on the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in environmental and water resource issues. It provides information about GIS and its applications, specifically using the most advanced ESRI GIS technology and its extensions. Eighteen chapters cover GIS applications in the field of earth sciences and water resources in detail from the ground up. Author William Bajjali explains what a GIS is and what it is used for, the basics of map classification, data acquisition, coordinate systems and projections, vectorization, geodatabase and relational database, data editing, geoprocessing, suitability modeling, working with raster, watershed delineation, mathematical and statistical interpolation, and more advanced techniques, tools and extensions such as ArcScan, Topology, Geocoding, Hydrology, Geostatistical Analyst, Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3-D Analyst. ArcPad, ESRI’s cutting-edge mobile GIS software, is covered in detail as well. Each chapter contains concrete case studies and exercises – many from the author’s own work in the United States and Middle East. This volume is targeted toward advanced undergraduates, but could also be useful for professionals and for anyone who utilizes GIS or practices spatial analysis in relation to geology, hydrology, ecology, and environmental sciences. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction to GIS (William Bajjali)....Pages 1-10 Working with ArcGIS: Classification (William Bajjali)....Pages 11-23 Map Classification and Layout (William Bajjali)....Pages 25-40 Data Acquisition and Getting Data into GIS (William Bajjali)....Pages 41-66 Coordinate Systems and Projections (William Bajjali)....Pages 67-87 ArcScan (William Bajjali)....Pages 89-102 Geodatabase (William Bajjali)....Pages 103-116 Data Editing and Topology (William Bajjali)....Pages 117-140 Geoprocessing (William Bajjali)....Pages 141-151 Site Suitability and Modeling (William Bajjali)....Pages 153-176 Geocoding (William Bajjali)....Pages 177-189 Working with Raster (William Bajjali)....Pages 191-217 Spatial Interpolation (William Bajjali)....Pages 219-234 Watershed Delineation (William Bajjali)....Pages 235-245 Geostatistical Analysis (William Bajjali)....Pages 247-266 Proximity and Network Analysis (William Bajjali)....Pages 267-296 3-D Analysis (William Bajjali)....Pages 297-314 Mobile GIS Using ArcPad (William Bajjali)....Pages 315-342 Back Matter ....Pages 343-353