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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

Summary

In this chapter, you have learned how to use the ArcGIS Pro ribbon interface and the terminology associated with it. As you have seen, the ribbon provides easy and quick access to tools. The contextual tabs make specific tools associated with tasks and items available to you with minimal clicking or searching.

Many of the tools in the ribbon work in conjunction with panes that appear to the right side of the interface. These panes provide access to the settings and inputs used by the selected tool to refine its function.

Putting these tools to use, you were able to work with both 2D and 3D data, as well as labeling features and changing their symbology. You also learned how the Explore tool has a wide variety of functions, from navigating in the map to retrieving data.

In the next chapter, you will explore how to create a new 2D map in a project. This will include various methods for adding a new map, importing a map from external sources, and making...