ArcGIS for JavaScript developers by Example

Key Features
Unshackle your GIS application from a workstation! Get running with three major web mapping projects covering all the important aspects of the ArcGIS JavaScript API.
Set a strong foundation for the ArcGIS JavaScript API and modular coding with dojo.
Gain a crystal clear understanding of the ArcGIS JavaScript, and become skilled in creating exciting and interesting geospatial apps.

Book Description
The book starts by explaining the basics of the ArcGIS web mapping ecosystem. The book walks you through the development of six major applications, covering a wide variety of topics such as querying, rendering, advanced data visualization and performing map analytics. It also emphasizes on writing modular code using pure dojo, which is the preferred platform for developing web GIS applications using ArcGIS JavaScript API.

By the end of the book, you will have gained enough practical experience to architect a robust and visually powerful mapping application using the API.

What you will learn
Find out what you need to develop a web mapping application in the ArcGIS environment
Get to know about the major features provided by the ArcGIS JavaScript API
See the coding best practices to develop modular dojo-based JavaScript applications
Get to grips with writing custom re-usable dojo modules using dojo and esri modules and dijits
Understand how to use various ArcGIS data sources and other open geospatial data available on the web
Discover how to query spatial data and get the best out of your data using analytical techniques
Master the art of rendering your map beautifully and create wonderful data visualizations using non-map objects such as charts
Grasp how to create secure and scalable web maps