Redlands, California — April 28, 2010 — Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections a new reference guide from ESRI Press, helps resolve the problem of aligning disparate map projections with geographic information system (GIS) technology. Designed for beginning and advanced ArcGIS practitioners, this book offers best practice techniques for identifying and creating accurate map projections and coordinate systems. It covers technical information ranging from procedures used to identify unknown map projections to the creation of custom projections for unique data alignment. While written specifically for users of ArcGIS, this book is a guide for anyone working with map projections, coordinate systems, and data conversion.
- "I have found that data misalignment is one of the biggest issues faced by GIS users," says author Margaret M. Maher, a specialist in projections and data conversion in ESRI's Support Services department. "While understanding coordinate systems can be a challenge, I believe that this book is filled with practical techniques that will demystify the process."
Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections (ISBN: 9781589482494, 200 pages, $24.95) is available at online retailers worldwide, at www.esri.com/esripress, or by calling 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, visit www.esri.com/esripressorders for complete ordering options, or visit www.esri.com/distributors to contact your local ESRI distributor. Interested retailers can contact ESRI Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.
ESRI Press publishes books on GIS, cartography, and the application of spatial analysis to many areas of public and private endeavor including land-use planning, health care, education, business, government, and science. The complete selection of GIS titles from ESRI Press can be found on the Web at www.esri.com/esripress.
About ESRI
Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com/news.
Contact:
Jim Baumann
ESRI
Tel.: 909-793-2853, extension 1-1807
E-mail: Email Contact