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Tao Tang, professor of geosciences, published his textbook, Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis: Applying ArcGIS Pro, with John Wiley & Sons Ltd. and the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Press.

This textbook is the first of its type to combine both illustrations of theoretical and conceptual approaches and hands-on GIS exercises. The hands-on exercises come with each of the book chapters and illustrate step by step how to do GIS in ArcGIS Pro software platform. The digital spatial datasets that are used for hands-on exercises are all from various New York State and Erie County geospatial databases. ISBN for printed copies is 978-1-394-25216-9; and for digital copies is 978-1-394-25217-6, This educational book is also available on Amazon online marketplace for worldwide learners and students.