Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder

Allen, David W.

ISBN 10: 1589482557 / ISBN 13: 9781589482555

Published by Esri Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder
• Publisher: Esri Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589482557
• ISBN 13: 9781589482555
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder teaches readers how to develop and run reusable geoprocessing workflows and models in ModelBuilder, a visual programming technology available in ArcGIS. Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder presents basic and more complex concepts and demonstrates best practices through hands-on exercises. Divided into seven chapters addressing model basics interactive models, flow control, multiple inputs, model iterations, model environment, and building documentation, this book fosters a comprehensive knowledge of ModelBuilder for the classroom and forself-learners. All the data needed for the exercises, as well as examples of models, Python scripts, and custom applications are included in a companion DVD.

About the Author

David W. Allen, GISP, has more than thirty-five years of experience with GIS and digital mapping in the private and municipal sectors. As GIS manager for the City of Euless, Texas, Allen designs data structures and custom applications from scratch. He also serves as program coordinator for GIS at Tarrant County College in Arlington, Texas, where he helped found one of the first GIS degree programs in the state and helped to establish a state standard for GIS degree programs.