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Calculating Polygon Area in ArcMap

Caitlin Dempsey

Here are the steps for calculating the area of a polygon using ArcGIS.

Choropleth map showing the number of billionaires in residence per state for the United States. Data from Forbes' List of the World's Billionaires, March 2012.

How To Make Area Cartogram Maps in ArcGIS

Caitlin Dempsey

If you have data with disparate values between areas, making an area cartogram is an effective way to map out those values. This article provides a tutorial on how to make area cartogram maps using ArcGIS.

A map showing where students from one high school were accepted to college.

Using GIS to Showcase College Acceptance

Caitlin Dempsey

Every June, my local paper is filled with the local private school announcements containing lists and lists and lists of ...

Sample Esri Technical Exam Questions

Caitlin Dempsey

Esri is now offering sample questions for Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop Exams.  The sample questions are accessible from Esri’s Training page. ...

ArcGIS on the Cheap

Caitlin Dempsey

If you’ve been wanting to get into using ArcGIS but can’t afford the commercial price tag, Esri is offering a ...

Geocoding Shortcut: Google Maps to ArcMap

Caitlin Dempsey

Geocoding a dataset to produce a georeferenced layer requires access to a basemap to which the location data is tied. ...

A screenshot showing a grid of maps.

BantamGIS

GIS Contributor

Michael Chamberlain discusses the motivation and process behind the creation of his website, BantamGIS.com.

Digitizing Using ArcGIS

Caitlin Dempsey

This tutorial reviews basic digitizing using the editor toolbar in ArcGIS desktop.  

The Geography Network

Caitlin Dempsey

Esri launched the Geography Network as a collaborative system for sharing digital geographic information on the internet.

Simplified ArcGIS Product Schema

Introducing the ArcGIS Platform: One Look, Many Applications

Marco Morais

Perhaps the most immediate impact for users leaving the 2000 ESRI User Conference is the announcement of the unification of the ESRI product line, called ArcGIS.

Simplified ArcGIS Product Schema

Realizing the Benefits of an N-Tiered Enterprise GIS

Marco Morais

This year's conference is an especially significant event in the history of the GIS industry because of several concurrent developments in technology.