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ArcGIS Pro 2.x Cookbook

By : Tripp Corbin GISP
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ArcGIS Pro 2.x Cookbook

By: Tripp Corbin GISP

Overview of this book

ArcGIS is Esri's catalog of GIS applications with powerful tools for visualizing, maintaining, and analyzing data. ArcGIS makes use of the modern ribbon interface and 64-bit processing to increase the speed and efficiency of using GIS. It allows users to create amazing maps in both 2D and 3D quickly and easily. If you want to gain a thorough understanding of the various data formats that can be used in ArcGIS Pro and shared via ArcGIS Online, then this book is for you. Beginning with a refresher on ArcGIS Pro and how to work with projects, this book will quickly take you through recipes about using various data formats supported by the tool. You will learn the limits of each format, such as Shapefiles, Geodatabase, and CAD files, and learn how to link tables from outside sources to existing GIS data to expand the amount of data that can be used in ArcGIS. You'll learn methods for editing 2D and 3D data using ArcGIS Pro and how topology can be used to ensure data integrity. Lastly the book will show you how data and maps can be shared via ArcGIS Online and used with web and mobile applications.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Accessing simple demographic data in ArcGIS Pro


Another useful integration between ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online is the ability to access some simple demographic data that Esri publishes via their GeoEnrichment service. This data is accessed via the Infographics tool on the Map tab.

This tool presents the data as a series of graphs, tables, and reports. It can help you answer several questions about the area you are working in, such as:

  • What is the average income level?
  • What is the total population?
  • How diverse is the population?
  • What is the age demographic breakdown for the area?

The amount of information, level of detail, and scale available will depend on where you are working in the world. Esri maintains a large collection of demographic data, however it is not always 100% complete. To find out what data is available for a given region or area, go to http://doc.arcgis.com/EN/ESRI-DEMOGRAPHICS/DATA/DATA.HTM.

Using the Infographics tool does cost credits. So, each time you click in the map or...