A new workbook from ESRI Press shows how GIS meets the needs of a wide range of professions and technological abilities. GIS Tutorial: Workbook for ArcView 9 offers exercises and instructions that users can adapt to specific training needs, whether it is teaching GIS in a classroom or using the book for individual study. The book takes readers through the process of using a variety of GIS functionality, from creating maps and collecting data to using geoprocessing tools and models for advanced analysis.

GIS Tutorial includes scripted exercises that use detailed step-by-step instructions and graphics to illustrate specific ArcGIS tools and GIS workflows. Exercise assignments give precise instructions and pose real-world problem scenarios including creating a voting district map for a local election, comparing county financial information in a map, geocoding household hazardous wastes, and analyzing populations in California cities at risk for earthquakes. A fully functioning 180-day trial version of ArcView 9 software on CD-ROM and a CD of data for working through the tutorials are included with the book.

GIS experts Wilpen L. Gorr and Kristen S. Kurland prepared the book with comprehensive instruction in mind. Gorr is a professor of public policy and information systems management at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kurland holds a joint faculty appointment at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School of Public Policy and Management and School of Architecture, where she teaches GIS, CAD, 3D visualization, and computer-aided facilities management.