Overview
How can we protect...? Where do we allocate...? What's the extent and pattern of...? You have questions in a spatial context; Making Spatial Decisions Using ArcGIS has answers based in The Science of Where. Making Spatial Decisions Using ArcGIS Pro is a textbook that provides the user with a broad overview of the capabilities of using ArcGIS Pro to use geospatial tools to solve real-world problems. This book takes full advantage of the integrative nature of ArcGIS Pro and its advanced capabilities to seamlessly unite cloud-based and desktop GIS. The lessons included in this book have been adapted and updated from lessons from Keranen and Kolvoord's popular first three ESRI Press books: Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS, Making Spatial Decisions Using Remote Sensing, and Making Spatial Decisions Using Lidar.
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Author: Kathryn Keranen , Robert Kolvoord
Publisher: ESRI Press
Imprint: ESRI Press
Volume: 4
ISBN: 9781589484849
ISBN 10: 1589484843
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 30 August 2017
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Preface About the Authors Acknowledgements Introduction Module 1: Hazardous emergency decisions PROJECT 1: An explosive situation in Springfield, Virginia PROJECT 2: Skirting the spill in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Module 2: Hurricane damage decisions PROJECT 1: Coastal flooding from Hurricane Katrina PROJECT 2: Hurricane Wilma storm surge Module 3: Law enforcement decisions PROJECT 1: Crime in the nation's capital PROJECT 2: Analyzing crime in San Diego, CA Module 4: Composite Images PROJECT 1: Creating multispectral imagery of the Chesapeake Bay PROJECT 2: Multispectral Composite Bands of the Las Vegas Area Module 5: Unsupervised Classification PROJECT 1: Unsupervised classification of the Chesapeake Bay PROJECT 2: Calculating unsupervised classification of Las Vegas, Nevada Module 6: Supervised Classification PROJECT 1: Calculating supervised classification of the Chesapeake Bay PROJECT 2: Calculating supervised classification of Las Vegas, Nevada Module 7: Basic Lidar Skills PROJECT 1: Basic lidar skills using Baltimore, MD data PROJECT 2: San Francisco, CA Module 8: Location of Solar Panels PROJECT 1: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia PROJECT 2: San Francisco University, San Francisco, California Module 9: Forest Vegetation Height PROJECT 1: George Washington National Forest, Virginia PROJECT 2: Michaux State Forest, PA Appendix A: Image and Data Credits Book Resources
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... a 'must' for any who would get up and running with ArcGIS Pro's many features and, most of all, its real-world applications and problem-solving capabilities. - Midwest Book Review
Author Information
Kathryn Keranen is a retired teacher. She was instrumental in introducing GPS, GIS, and remote sensing into the geosystems curriculum in Fairfax County, Virginia. After retiring she became a private consultant and an authorized K-12 ESRI instructor. She has consulted for various universities and is an adjunct instructor at James Madison University and Towson University. Robert Kolvoord is a professor of integrated science and technology at James Madison University (JMU). His main research interests are in the use of geospatial technologies in K-12 classrooms. He has administered a variety of professional and curriculum development grants and workshops to help teachers bring these technologies to their classrooms. Prior to coming to JMU, Dr. Kolvoord worked at the University of Arizona where he was a founder of the nonprofit Center for Image Processing in Education.
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