Understanding the ArcGIS Desktop Applications: What is ArcMap




Esri Instructional Series Podcasts show

Summary: This discussion explores ArcMap, describes how it fits into your workflow, and explains some of its default behaviors. ArcMap is the comprehensive map authoring and data analysis component of ArcGIS Desktop. It is the application you use for querying, analyzing, editing, and mapping your data. This is part two of a four-part series entitled "Understanding the ArcGIS Desktop Applications." This series of podcasts covers ArcCatalog, ArcMap, and ArcToolbox individually, and ends with an example of how you would use all three applications together in a simple project.