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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

Setting the coordinate system for a new map


You now know how to determine the coordinate system assigned to existing maps. But how do you assign one to a new map? That is pretty easy. As was mentioned earlier, the first layer you add to a new map will set the coordinate system for the map.  

In this recipe, you will create a new map in the project you used in the previous recipe. You will then see what coordinate system has been assigned to the new map. Next, you will add a new layer to the map and see what that does to the coordinate system for your map. Lastly, you will add another layer to the map that is in a different coordinate system, and check to see if that changes the coordinate system for your map.  

Getting ready

This recipe does require the sample data be installed on the computer. It is recommended that you complete the previous recipe in this chapter along with the recipes in Chapter 1, ArcGIS Pro Capabilities and Terminology, before you begin this recipe. This will ensure that...