Research Guides: Software for Data Analysis: ArcGIS

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Why ArcGIS

ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based mapping and analysis solution. Use it to make maps, analyze data, and to share and collaborate. Get access to workflow-specific apps, maps and data from around the globe, and tools for being mobile in the field. The desktop version is available for students and on recharge from OIT for faculty/staff.

To learn more about GIS and ArcGIS: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Where To Find It!

Campus - Check the Computer Lab Software list, ArcGIS is available in the Virtual Computer Lab and download is free for students

Online Tutorials

ESRI MOOC Program
These free online classes offer a convenient, effective, and fun way to keep up with the fast-paced developments in geospatial technology. Classes are four to six weeks long and participants can study whenever they have spare time. A certificate is available upon completion.
ESRI Training
Catalog of ESRI trainings for ArcGIS and other products.
GeoNet: The ESRI Community
GeoNet is where the Esri Community—customers, partners, Esri staff, and others in the GIS and geospatial professional community—connect, collaborate and share experiences. We invite you to join the conversation
Learn ArcGIS
Guided lessons on real-world problems.

Books

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop by Tim Ormsby; Eileen Napoleon; Robert Burke; Laura Bowden; Carolyn Groessl
Call Number: Langson Library G70.212 .G489 2008
ISBN: 9781589482104
Publication Date: 2008-12-01
Explains how to use ArcView, then uses ArcView as a base for teaching ArcEditor and ArcInfo to allow readers to learn tasks including mapmaking, spatial analysis, and managing geographic data.
Getting to know ArcGIS pro by Law, Michael
Call Number: Langson Library G70.212 .L34 2019
ISBN: 9781589485372
Publication Date: 2019
The authors teach new and existing GIS users how to get started solving problems by visualizing, querying, creating, editing, analyzing, and presenting geospatial data in both 2D and 3D environments using ArcGIS Pro. This book teaches the basic functions and capabilities of the system through practical project workflows and shows how to be productive with the components of the platform.
The GIS 20: essential skills by Clemmer, Gina
Call Number: Langson Library - G70.212 .C59 2013
ISBN: 9781589483224
Publication Date: 2013
A quick start to learning the basics of visualization and mapmaking skills in ArcGIS? Desktop 10.6.
Programming ArcGIS with Python cookbook : over 85 hands-on recipes to teach you how to automate your ArcGIS for Desktop geoprocessing tasks using Python by Pimpler, Eric
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781785281259
Publication Date: 2015
Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook, Second Edition, is written for GIS professionals who wish to revolutionize their ArcGIS workflow with Python. Whether you are new to ArcGIS or a seasoned professional, you almost certainly spend time each day performing various geoprocessing tasks. This book will teach you how to use the Python programming language to automate these geoprocessing tasks and make you a more efficient and effective GIS professional.
Understanding GIS: an ArcGIS project workbook by Harder, Christian
Call Number: Langson Library - G70.212 .H3525 2013
ISBN: 1589483464
Publication Date: 2013
The first single-project GIS textbook on the market, Understanding GIS: An ArcGIS Pro Project Workbook is an excellent resource for students and educators seeking a guide for an advanced, single-project-based course that incorporates GIS across a wide range of disciplines