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Learning ArcGIS Pro

Learning ArcGIS Pro

By : Tripp Corbin, GISP
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Learning ArcGIS Pro

Learning ArcGIS Pro

4.2 (9)
By: Tripp Corbin, GISP
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Overview of this book

ArcGIS Pro is Esri’s newest desktop GIS application with powerful tools for visualizing, maintaining, and analyzing data. ArcGIS Pro 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. This book will take you from software installation to performing geospatial analysis. It is packed with how-to’s for a host of commonly-performed tasks. You will start by learning how to download and install the software including hardware limitations and recommendations. Then you are exposed to the new Ribbon interface and how its smart design can make finding tools easier. After you are exposed to the new interface, you are walked through the steps to create a new GIS Project to provide quick access to project resources. With a project created, you will learn how to construct 2D and 3D maps including how to add layers, adjust symbology, and control labeling. Next you will learn how to access and use analysis tools to help you answer real-world questions. Lastly, you will learn how processes can be automated and standardized in ArcGIS Pro using Tasks, Models, and Python Scripts. This book will provide an invaluable resource for all those seeking to use ArcGIS Pro as their primary GIS application or for those looking to migrate from ArcMap and ArcCatalog.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Introducing ArcGIS Pro
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1. Introducing ArcGIS Pro
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Installing ArcGIS Pro
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Managing and assigning ArcGIS Pro licenses
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Launching ArcGIS Pro
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Summary
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2. Using ArcGIS Pro – Navigating through the Interface
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2. Using ArcGIS Pro – Navigating through the Interface
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Understanding the new interface terminology
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Using the interface
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Contextual tabs
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3. Creating and Working with ArcGIS Pro Projects
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3. Creating and Working with ArcGIS Pro Projects
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Working with an ArcGIS Pro project
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Creating a new project and project templates
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4. Creating 2D Maps
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4. Creating 2D Maps
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Creating and configuring 2D maps
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Challenge
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Summary
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5. Creating 3D Maps
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5. Creating 3D Maps
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3D maps
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Elevations
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6. Creating a Layout
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6. Creating a Layout
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Things you need to consider when designing a layout
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Creating a layout in ArcGIS Pro
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7. Editing Spatial and Tabular Data
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7. Editing Spatial and Tabular Data
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Editable data formats
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How to edit data using ArcGIS Pro
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Editing your schema
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8. Geoprocessing
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8. Geoprocessing
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What determines which tools you can use?
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The analysis process
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9. Creating and Using Tasks
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9. Creating and Using Tasks
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What is a task?
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Creating tasks
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Task steps
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10. Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python
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10. Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python
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Tasks, geoprocessing models, and Python scripts – what is the difference?
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Creating geoprocessing models
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Python
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11. Sharing Your Work
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11. Sharing Your Work
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Sharing content with those on your network
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Sharing content with those not on your network
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A. ArcGIS Pro Glossary
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A. ArcGIS Pro Glossary
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B. Chapter Questions and Answers
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Chapter 1 – Introducing ArcGIS Pro
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Chapter 2 – Using ArcGIS Pro – Navigating through the Interface
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Chapter 3 – Creating and Working with ArcGIS Pro Projects
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Chapter 4 – Creating 2D Maps
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Chapter 5 – Creating 3D Maps
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Chapter 6 – Creating a Layout
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Chapter 7 – Editing Spatial and Tabular Data
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Chapter 8 – Geoprocessing
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Chapter 9 – Creating and Using Tasks
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Chapter 10 – Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python
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Chapter 11 – Sharing Your Work
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Index
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Index

Launching ArcGIS Pro

Now that you have installed ArcGIS Pro and have a license, it is time to launch ArcGIS Pro for the first time. You need to ensure that you are connected to the Internet because when you launch ArcGIS Pro, it will need to connect to ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS to make sure that you have a valid license.

Let's open ArcGIS Pro:

  1. Open ArcGIS Pro. How you do this will depend on your OS and whether you have added shortcuts to your desktop or taskbar.
  2. Once you start ArcGIS Pro, you will need to sign in to your ArcGIS Online or Portal account. This allows ArcGIS Pro to verify your license. You do have the option to allow ArcGIS Pro to remember your login credentials for ArcGIS Online, so you will not have to log in every time you launch ArcGIS Pro.
    Launching ArcGIS Pro

After ArcGIS Pro verifies your login and license, it will take you to the window that allows you to start a new project or open an existing project. You will now open an existing project.

Downloading and installing exercise data

Before you can proceed further in the book and complete the exercises, you will need to download and install the exercise data. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Download the exercise data from Packt Publishing. In most cases, this will be downloaded to your Downloads folder unless you specify a different location.
  2. Open Windows Explorer or File Explorer depending on which OS you are using. If you are using Windows 7 or 8.1, you will see an icon located on your task bar, which looks like a small file folder in a holder. This will open File Explorer.
  3. Navigate to the location you downloaded the exercise data to. If you downloaded the data to the standard windows default location, you should be able to click on the Downloads option under Favorites in the tree located in the left-hand side of the File Explorer interface.
  4. Double-click on the LearningArcGISPro.zip file.
    Downloading and installing exercise data
  5. Right-click on the IntroArcGISPro folder. Then, select Copy.
  6. In File Explorer, now navigate to your C:\ drive often named Local Disk or OS. The C:\ drive may be found under this PC in the tree on the left-hand side of the File Explorer interface.
  7. Right-click on the C:\ drive and select New | Folder.
  8. Name the new folder Student.
  9. Right-click on the Student folder you just created and select Paste. This will copy the IntroArcGISPro folder to the Student folder you just created.
  10. Close File Explorer once the copy is complete.

Opening an existing ArcGIS Pro project

ArcGIS Pro makes use of projects that can contain 2D and 3D data. You will now open an existing project and begin your first journey into ArcGIS Pro to help verify the successful install of ArcGIS Pro. You will get an opportunity to explore 2D and 3D maps, a layout, and more:

  1. In the ArcGIS Pro Open Project window, click on Open another project option as shown in the following screenshot:
    Opening an existing ArcGIS Pro project
  2. Click on Computer under the Open pane. Then, select Browse under the Computer pane.
  3. Navigate to C:\Student\IntroArcPro\Chapter1\IntroArcPro_Chapter1 or the location you installed the exercise data and select IntroArcPro_Chapter1.aprx.
    Opening an existing ArcGIS Pro project

    If the project opens successfully, you will see two map views located side by side showing a granite quarry. One is a traditional 2D map, and the other is a 3D map. These two views have been linked together, so when you zoom or pan in one, the other updates to match.

    Opening an existing ArcGIS Pro project
  4. Click on the Explore tool.
  5. Move your mouse pointer to one of the two map views and click your left mouse button and drag it to pan within the view. As you pan in one view, watch what happens in the other view.

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    Question: What happens when you use the Explore tool within the views?

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    As you can see, the two views are linked together. This keeps them in sync with one another as you move between them. This is one of the functions you will find in ArcGIS Pro. You do not have to link views, but it can be useful. You will learn how to configure view linking in a later chapter.

  6. Using the Explore tool once again, click on a parcel in either view.

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    Question: What happens when you click on a parcel in one of the map views?

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As you have now experienced, the Explore tool not only pans and zooms within the map views but will also retrieve information about the features in the map. Feel free to continue to investigate the ArcGIS Pro project and some of its functionality. When you are finished, close ArcGIS Pro without saving the project.

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