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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

Understanding and creating a map series

Just as creating a layout requires some forethought, so does creating a map series. You still need to consider the audience, purpose, and situation. Like a traditional layout, these three considerations will guide you to create your map series. They will help you determine which layers should be included, how much detail is needed, and what size you need to make the pages in the series, which will also impact the scale that you can use to display the data.

Once you have determined the requirements based on the audience, purpose, and situational considerations, you are ready to begin setting up your map series. This will generally consist of five steps, illustrated in the following diagram:

The preceding diagram illustrates the following steps to create a map series:

  1. The first step is to add and symbolize the layers to the map that you will be using in your map series layout...