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Using ArcGIS – An example of the power of ArcMaps for analysing property locations – part 3

In this third article about using ArcMaps for analysing property locations, we will continue the search demonstration that we started in the previous GIS article. The next step is to select the road segment that will be built. and then … Continue reading

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Using ArcGIS – An example of the power of ArcMaps for analysing property locations – part 2

In part Two of the article about Using ArcGIS ArcMaps for analysing property locations, we will follow up on what we learned in the last article.  We will this time focus on adding some data intellegence, and will do some … Continue reading

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Using ArcGIS – An example of the power of ArcMaps for analysing property locations – part 1

In this example, I will use the sample data provided by the ESRI tutorials, which are available online after registering a Global ESRI account.  I highly recommend going through their tutorials, as they are a great resource. If you need … Continue reading

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ESRI ArcGIS (ArcMAP) 10.1 Walkthrough

Following up on my last post about GIS (http://computingasyoulikeit.com/getting-started-with-gis/) I am writing today about installing and launching one of the most widely used GIS tools available today. I have chosen ESRI as the principal GIS tool to use, as they … Continue reading

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Getting started with GIS

I have been asked a couple of times to write an article about using GIS systems because of my background in this area. I had a lot of fun learning GIS and and exploring Spatial Analysis, it was a very … Continue reading

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