What the ....? >>> "Gina Clemmer, New Urban Research" <[email protected]> 7/15/2010 >>> 1:28 PM >>> Dear Listers,
I recently wrote a book called The GIS 20: Essential Skills. It has been published by ESRI press and is featured today at http://www.esri.com/ under "Announcements" on the homepage. I wanted to get the word out for those that are at the UC. It's available at the bookstore and the ESRI press booth. I also wanted to say thanks to those who filled out the survey, which helped to shape this book. The book was inspired by a poll of 500 GIS practitioners, it is an easy-to-understand guide that emphasizes the top twenty skills most people need to master to be successful using GIS. A quick and comprehensive introduction to fundamental GIS skills, this book includes a data CD for completing the exercises. There are a few unique things about this book: -This book teaches 20 essential skills in 20 exercises. It's a completely new way of teaching GIS focusing on completing a specific and common task, such as geocoding, or reference mapping. -It's the most version free book ESRI offers to date, it's written for ArcGIS 10 but is compatible with 9.x versions of the software. -It include a data cd, but the exercises are written so your own data can be used to complete exercises. -The book is written in a relaxed tone, using everyday language (non-jargon), which is a significant change from previous ESRI books. -The price point is more reasonable than many other GIS books. To view a table of contents and a sample chapter, please visit http://www.esri.com/ or the ESRI Press site at http://esripress.esri.com/display/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&websiteID=176&moduleID=1 if you are an educator you can order a free desk copy http://esripress.esri.com/offers/deskcopy/index.cfm Note that desk copies will not be shipped until well after the initial book release in mid-July. Please feel free to email me with any questions or comments. I am also happy to schedule a call with you and your GIS colleagues to discuss. -- Thanks, Gina Clemmer New Urban Research, Inc. Message sent by: New Urban Research, Inc., 2103 NW Thurman St Suite S, Portland, 97210, United States To unsubscribe, click the link below. http://n.ss31.nur-online.com/RWCode/subscribe.asp?SID=0&SiteID=15089&[email protected]&HitID=1279214804986 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
