1. GeographicInformationSystems UsingESRI ArcGIS 9.3 INTRODUCTION

2. GIS = Geographic Information System= a software package aimedto import, store, handle, edit, view, query, analyse and printgeographic information INTRODUCTION

3. DATA STRUCTURES Vector Raster Table INTRODUCTION

4. DATA STRUCTURES: Vector Precise butcomplicated Points Polylines Polygons INTRODUCTION

5. DATA STRUCTURES: Vector Precise butcomplicated Points Polylines Polygons INTRODUCTION

6. DATA STRUCTURES: Vector Precise butcomplicated Points Polylines Polygons INTRODUCTION

7. DATA STRUCTURES: Raster Easy tohandlebut low precision INTRODUCTION

8. DATA STRUCTURES: Tables Ancillary information with no georeference (no coordinates) INTRODUCTION

9. GEOREFERENCE INTRODUCTION Coordinates (X, Y or Lat, Lon) + Coordinate System (Geographic / Projected, Method, Geodeticparameters) Everygeographicobject (point, polyline, polygon or raster) ischaracterizedbyits position on the Earth’s surface

10. ArcCatalog -> File management ArcGlobe -> Global representation ArcMap -> Editing, analysis and representation ArcReader -> Map scanning ArcScene -> 3D representation Desktop Ad. -> Programsetup ArcToolBox -> More Analysistools ArcInfo -> Advancedanalysis ESRI ArcGIS 9.3