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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

Learning about map files

Map files are similar to a layer file except they save the settings for an entire map. This includes all the layers shown in the Contents pane when that map is active and the settings for each of those layers. Map files can be created for either a two- or three-dimensional scene from an ArcGIS Pro project. Map files have a .mapx file extension.

For those who have used ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap and ArcCatalog), it is important to remember that a map or scene in ArcGIS Pro is just one component of a project. Unlike a map document in ArcMap, which is often called a map, maps in ArcGIS Pro are a single item and do not include things such as layouts and other maps (these are called data frames in ArcMap).

Map files allow you to share maps that you create in ArcGIS Pro so others can include them in their projects or you can use others' in yours. This can save a lot of time because the map will not need to be created from...