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Bring your campus together academically and operationally with The Spatial Edge: The Strategic Advantage of GIS Skills Across Higher Education. 

Although GIS is now widely taught in higher education, it is typically associated with a handful of areas of study: geography, planning, natural resources, and landscape architecture. The Spatial Edge uses a series of case studies to show how integrating a geographic approach can unite campuses and address challenges by fostering spatial thinking across academic disciplines and university operations. It highlights the expanding role of GIS beyond traditional fields to enhance teaching, research, logistics and planning, and community engagement in higher education worldwide.

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Get ready for this year’s Esri User Conference! Read on to see what’s planned for you at the Esri Press booth and elsewhere.

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Learn the basics of ArcGIS Pro with the latest book in this best-selling series. Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 3.6 explains the basics of how a GIS works as it teaches readers how to use ArcGIS Pro 

Using step-by-step instructions accompanied by more than 300 full-color images, you’ll learn ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online basics; geospatial data management, geoprocessing, and Python tools; map layouts; and spatial analysis. 

Throughout the book, case studies of real-world GIS applications show how ArcGIS Pro has been used to solve complex issues. Each chapter uses a real-world exercise dataset, and the chapters are designed to build on each other, providing practical, progressive learning. At the conclusion of every chapter, a summary reinforces the skills covered. The book also includes a glossary of technical terms. 

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Map Use: Map Reading and Design, Volume 1, ninth edition, distills content from the classic textbook Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition. This refined edition provides readers with the knowledge and skills to read and understand maps, design and make maps, and recognize the limitations and inaccuracies of maps.  

Combining authoritative text with hundreds of stunning visuals to describe foundational cartographic concepts in the context of the industry’s latest innovations, Map Use: Map Reading and Design, Volume 1 takes the reader beyond visual representations and into the decision-making processes of cartographers.  

Changes for the ninth edition include reindexing; revised datums, maps, and images; an updated map projection guide; a new state plane coordinate system; and updated text to reflect new concepts, practices, and technology.  

This book is also ideal for students of cartography and GIS, self-learners, and seasoned mapping practitioners, as well as college-level instructors, with a thoughtful structure designed for college curricula.   

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Top 20 Essential Skills for Imagery and Remote Sensing guides readers step-by-step through the essential techniques needed to visualize, process, analyze, and manage imagery and raster products. In just a few clicks, you’ll learn the skills necessary to interpret imagery, create imagery products, and perform various imagery analysis workflows.  

These concise chapters are designed for quick learning, with each chapter taking about 45 minutes to complete. Clear, easy-to-follow tutorials with practical examples consisting of instructions and screenshots make this book an approachable resource for users of all skill levels. 

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If you have purchased an Esri Press e-book on VitalSource that has an "eBook + Access Code" tag, you have the opportunity to license ArcGIS software. The access code is the Promo code. Follow these steps to find the code and sign-up.

1.) Start by going to vitalsource.com and signing in.

2.) Click on your Bookshelf tab.

3.) In My Library, find the book that you want to redeem the Promo code for.

4.) Click the More Options button (three dots). Then, click View Access Code.

5.) Reveal and copy your access code.

6.) Refer to the instructions at the beginning of the book to activate your license with the Promo code.

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