Shellito's Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro provides students with hands-on work with GIS software, while explaining the "how" and "why" behind each application. Software changes quickly-the theory has a longer shelf life. The goal of Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro is to teach students how to combine GIS concepts with ArcGIS Pro software skills, preparing students for successful careers in the real world. Each chapter focuses on using a variety of ArcGIS tools in a real-world context. At the start of each chapter, a scenario puts the student in a particular role with a number of tasks to accomplish.

Undergraduate Earth Science students studying GIS.

Chapter 1: How to Use Geospatial Data and ArcGIS. Chapter 2: How to Use Tables and Attributes in ArcGISChapter 3: How to Create a Map Layout with ArcGIS. Chapter 4: How to Create a Web Map and Share Data Online with ArcGIS. Chapter 5: How to Obtain and Use Online Data with ArcGIS. Chapter 6: How to Create Geospatial Data with ArcGIS. Chapter 7: How to Edit Data with ArcGIS. Chapter 8: How to Perform Spatial Analysis in ArcGIS. Chapter 9: How to Perform Geoprocessing in ArcGIS. Chapter 10: How to Perform Geocoding in ArcGIS. Chapter 11: How to Perform Network Analysis in ArcGIS. Chapter 12: How to Use Raster Data in ArcGIS. Chapter 13: How to Use Remotely Sensed Imagery in ArcGIS. Chapter 14: How to Perform Spatial Interpolation with ArcGIS. Chapter 15: How to Work with Digital Elevation Models in ArcGIS. Chapter 16: How to Work with Contours, TINs, and 3D Imagery in ArcGIS. Chapter 17: How to Work with Lidar Data in ArcGIS. Chapter 18: How to Represent Geospatial Data in 3D with ArcGIS. Chapter 19: How to Utilize Distance Calculations in ArcGIS. Chapter 20: How to Perform Map Algebra in ArcGISChapter 21: How to Build a Model in ArcGIS. Chapter 22: How to Use Hydrologic Modeling Tools in ArcGIS. Appendix A: Using Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS. Appendix B (online only): How to Customize Toolbars in ArcMap.