2. GIS is a combination of
Software
Hardware
Any geographical
information
Data Capture
Store
Retrieval
Manipulate
Analyzing
Presenting
Map
4. Components of Arc GIS
Arc Catalog - Used for managing database design and for
recording and viewing metadata
Arc Map - Used mapping and editing tasks as well as for
map based analysis
Arc Scene - Used 3-D display tool.
Arc Globe - specialized 3-D visualization
and analysis
How to Open GIS Components
o Start Programs Arc GIS Arc Catalog
o Start Programs Arc GIS Arc Map
o Start Programs Arc GIS Arc Scene
o Start Programs Arc GIS Arc Globe