GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook by David Allen, David W. Allen

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The first intermediate workbook in the GIS Tutorial series, GIS Tutorial for Spatial Analysis complements Andy Mitchell's ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volumes 1 and 2. Offering hands-on exercises that parallel the varied forms of spatial analysis in Mitchell's books, this tutorial enables students to further develop their spatial thinking and GIS computer skills. This tutorial also supports the definition of critical thinking skills such as classification; assessment of quantities and densities; location analysis; change over time, location, and value comparisons; geographic distribution; pattern analysis; cluster identification; and problem solving.

David W. Allen, GISP, is the GIS manager for the city of Euless, Texas, where he designs data structures and custom applications from scratch. He has used his knowledge of GIS as an instructor at Tarrant County College for the past eight years, during which time he assisted in the development of a GIS degree program, and worked to establish a state standard for GIS degree programs in Texas. Additionally, he has volunteered his time and GIS/GPS expertise collecting data for the Columbia Shuttle recovery, training the Mississippi State University School of Architecture to assist in Hurricane Katrina cleanup efforts, and designing a database for the Green Belt Movement in Nairobi, Kenya.

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