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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)
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Section 1: Introducing and Navigating ArcGIS Pro
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Section 2: Visualizing, Maintaining, and Analyzing Data
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Section 3: Sharing Data and Automating processes
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GIS glossary

Creating and configuring 2D maps

ArcGIS Pro provides several methods for creating new 2D maps within a project. As you will learn later, creating a new project using a template can automatically create a new map that you can build on. Of course, you can also add new maps to existing projects as needed. ArcGIS Pro supports several methods for creating or adding maps to existing projects. Which method is best will depend on several factors, including personal preference. It also depends on whether the map already exists in another project or the current one, or if it is a map document file from the old ArcMap application ArcGIS Pro is replacing.

Another thing to remember is that an ArcGIS Pro project can contain multiple maps. It is not uncommon for a single ArcGIS Pro project to contain multiple maps required to support daily operations. For example, if you are the GIS manager for a city, you might have most maps in a single project, such as zoning, land use, voting districts...