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Learning ArcGIS Pro 2 - Second Edition

By : Tripp Corbin GISP
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Learning ArcGIS Pro 2 - Second Edition

By: Tripp Corbin GISP

Overview of this book

Armed with powerful tools to visualize, maintain, and analyze data, ArcGIS Pro 2 is Esri's newest desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that uses the modern ribbon interface and a 64-bit processor to make using GIS faster and more efficient. This second edition of Learning ArcGIS Pro will show you how you can use this powerful desktop GIS application to create maps, perform spatial analysis, and maintain data. The book begins by showing you how to install ArcGIS and listing the software and hardware prerequisites. You’ll then understand the concept of named user licensing and learn how to navigate the new ribbon interface to leverage the power of ArcGIS Pro for managing geospatial data. Once you’ve got to grips with the new interface, you’ll build your first GIS project and understand how to use the different project resources available. The book shows you how to create 2D and 3D maps by adding layers and setting and managing the symbology and labeling. You’ll also discover how to use the analysis tool to visualize geospatial data. In later chapters, you’ll be introduced to Arcade, the new lightweight expression language for ArcGIS, and then advance to creating complex labels using Arcade expressions. Finally, you'll use Python scripts to automate and standardize tasks and models in ArcGIS Pro. By the end of this ArcGIS Pro book, you’ll have developed the core skills needed for using ArcGIS Pro 2.x competently.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introducing and Navigating ArcGIS Pro
4
Section 2: Visualizing, Maintaining, and Analyzing Data
13
Section 3: Sharing Data and Automating processes
18
GIS glossary
Sharing Your Work with Others

As you have learned throughout this book, ArcGIS Pro has powerful tools for creating amazing 2D and 3D maps, and for performing a wealth of spatial analysis tasks. All this functionality means little if you cannot get the results into the hands of those that need it.

The need to access Geographic Information System (GIS) information is also being fueled by the growing use of geospatial and mobile technologies by the masses. Almost everyone nowadays has a smartphone or tablet and has used some sort of mapping application such as Google Maps, Waze, Bing Maps, or the local county tax parcel application. All of this means that people are becoming much more geospatially and technology savvy. They expect to be able to access and use the data and analysis that you provide.

ArcGIS Pro provides several methods and tools for sharing your GIS content with others. Which of the available tools...