Although hundreds of thousands of people now use GIS technology, and although it affects the daily lives of millions, most people remain unaware of GIS and its impact. Zeroing In presents a dozen real-life stories about what people in towns and cities are doing every day with GIS. It shows GIS being used by almost everyone in a community: police officers, businesspeople, planners, property owners, students, and many others.

If you're new to GIS, Zeroing In will show you how GIS works, and how people are using GIS to work smarter and make better decisions. If you already use GIS, you finally have a book to help you show managers, decision makers, family, and friends what GIS is and why it is important. If you're a teacher, you can use Zeroing In to introduce high school and college students to real-world applications of GIS.

Also includes:

• More than 40 additional capsule examples of GIS in action
• More than 120 full-color maps and photos
• A full-page sidebar in each chapter that presents the GIS "story-behind-the-story"
• Illustrated definitions of key GIS terms
• Summary descriptions of the six most common types of GIS data used in towns and cities

About the author:

Andy Mitchell is the author of Zeroing In: Geographic Information Systems at Work in the Community, and The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1. He is also co-author of Getting Started with ArcGIS and Understanding GIS: The ARC/INFO Method.