Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections - Softcover

Maher, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589483421 ISBN 13: 9781589483422

Publisher: ESRI Press, 2013

Synopsis

Updated and expanded for ArcGIS 10.1, Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections, second edition, is an easy-to-navigate, troubleshooting reference for any GIS user with the common problem of data misalignment. Complete with full-colour maps and diagrams, this book identifies techniques to identify data projections and create custom projections to align data. Formatted for practical use, each chapter can stand alone to address specific issues related to working with coordinate systems. Including new sections on aligning CAD data and appropriate use of the the Web Mercator Projection, Lining Up Data in ArcGIS will benefit new and skilled GIS users alike.

About this title

About the Author

Margaret M. Maher specialises in projections and data conversion in support services at Esri where she has personally closed more than 12,000 incidents pertaining to problems that involve map projections and data conversions. Maher takes a matter-of-fact approach to finding solutions and has written numerous articles on projections and data conversion topics for the ESRI Support Services Knowledge Base.

From the Back Cover

Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections is an easy-to-navigate troubleshooting reference for any GIS user with the common problem of data misalignment. Complete with full-color maps and diagrams, this book presents practical techniques on how to identify data projections, create custom projections to align data, and solve common data alignment problems. The second edition is compatible with ArcGIS® 10.1 and includes new sections on aligning CAD data and appropriate use of the web Mercator projection. This book will benefit new and experienced GIS users alike.

This book will show you

• How to identify the projection for data
• How to resolve issues behind common error message and warnings
• How—and when—to perform geographic transformations, and which transformation to use
• How to decide which map projection to use
• What the parameters in a projection file mean and what they do
• How to add x,y data to the map
• How to make round buffers

Margaret M. Maher is a veteran member of Esri's support services team. She has helped resolve more than 12,000 incidents involving problems with map projections and data conversions. She has written numerous articles about ArcGIS for Desktop for Esri’s Support Services Knowledge Base.

Edition details

• Publisher: ESRI Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589483421
• ISBN 13: 9781589483422
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 200