ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online Applications in Water and Environmental Sciences

This textbook teaches applied GIS techniques to undergraduate and graduate students in geology, hydrology, ecology, and environmental sciences. The book is written as a step-by-step tutorial, and through sixteen chapters, it takes students from the very basics of GIS techniques through real-life examples from the fields of geology and water resources. The textbook is structured around Esri's ArcGIS Pro and its diverse tools that cover spatial, geostatistical, network, and 3-D analysis. It also coversArcGIS Online and working with web apps such as Web Map, StoryMaps, and Survey123.GIS applications continues to be fastest growing branch in all disciplines worldwide especially in water and environmental related problems. There is ongoing demand for experts in GIS using spatial analysis to be applied in the field of environmental science; this textbook includes much of what users require to understand to become an effective mapper and spatial analyst in the field of environment, geosciences, and water resources. It provides professionals and students with many opportunities to acquire, visualize, and analyse data in the latest in state of art methodology. Each chapter features exercises and supplementary materials that can be downloaded from SpringerLink as well as links for further learning.