Learn GIS on Your Own

Self-study is recommended for motivated learners who can do the work and master the content with little outside support and who prefer to do their reading offline.

A wide selection of self-study workbooks are available from ESRI Press. Good books to start with include

Get the Basics

• GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling
• The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1: Geographic Patterns and Relationships
• The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2: Spatial Measurements and Statistics

Plan Your Implementation

• Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design
• Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers, newly revised and updated

Learn How to Use ESRI Software

• Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo, Second Edition, Updated for ArcGIS 9
• Getting to Know ArcObjects: Programming ArcGIS with VBA
• GIS Tutorial, Second Edition: Workbook for ArcView 9

For Students and Educators at All Levels

• Community Geography: GIS in Action
• Community Geography: GIS in Action—Teacher's Guide
• Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators