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Learning ArcGIS Pro 2 - Second Edition

By : Tripp Corbin GISP
Book Image

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

Step 3 – Adding annotations to the map

You have now successfully created the map the director asked for. However, after reviewing it with you, he has decided he wants to see road names and points of interest added to the map as well.

Luckily, you already have an annotation feature class in the Trippville_GIS database that contains these. You will now need to add that annotation geodatabase to your map:

  1. Expand the Databases folder in the Catalog pane and then expand the Trippville_GIS geodatabase so you can see its contents.
  2. In the Trippville_GIS geodatabase, expand the Base feature dataset so you can see the feature classes it contains.
  3. Click on Base_Anno and drag it into the map view to add it to your map.
  4. In the Contents pane, right-click on the City_Limit layer and select Zoom to Layer from the menu that appears.
  5. In the ribbon, click on the Map tab. Next, click on the Bookmarks button and select New bookmark...