Importing map documents and templates
Objective 8.1: Creating the maps for the layout
Objective 8.2: Setting up a layout page with map frames
Objective 8.3: Setting map frame extent and scale
Objective 8.4: Formatting the map frame
Objective 8.5: Creating and formatting map elements
Objective 8.6: Fine-tuning the legend
Objective 8.7: Accessing and copying layouts
Managing the geodatabase schema
Managing data from diverse sources
Managing shared data for work groups
Objective 9.1: Creating a project and exporting data to it
Objective 9.2: Creating feature classes
Objective 9.3: Creating and managing metadata
Objective 9.4: Creating fields and domains
Objective 9.5: Modifying the table schema
Objective 9.6: Sharing data using ArcGIS Online
Creating and editing annotation
Objective 10.1: Understanding the editing tools in ArcGIS Pro
Objective 10.2: Creating points
Objective 10.3: Creating lines
Objective 10.4: Creating polygons
Objective 10.5: Modifying existing features
Objective 10.6: Creating an annotation feature class
Objective 10.7: Editing annotation
Objective 10.8: Creating annotation features
Preface
Change is never easy, especially when an accustomed way of doing things is challenged by new methods. This book was written to help ArcMap™ users adjust to the new ArcGIS® Pro software. Ten of its 11 chapters cover the most fundamental and commonly used aspects of geographic information systems (GIS). Each chapter includes an introductory discussion of the salient changes, followed by a set of practical hands-on exercises to lead the reader through the process of learning ArcGIS Pro.
ArcGIS®, ArcMap™, ArcCatalog™, ArcInfo®, ArcGIS® Online, and ArcGIS® Pro are trademarks of Esri®. The trademark symbols have been omitted hereafter for ease of reading, but no infringement of rights is hereby intended or condoned.
As the title indicates, this book is written for GIS professionals who already know ArcMap and have significant experience using it. It is not designed to teach beginning users of GIS as it assumes prior knowledge of the terminology, data structures, and procedures encountered by users of ArcGIS software. Rather than teaching each topic from the basics, it focuses on how ArcGIS Pro is different from ArcMap. It aims to quickly enable someone to make the transition, and it can be completed in a few days of serious effort, although additional practice will be needed for the new program to become second nature.
Even experienced users may find their knowledge of certain topics on the weak side. Consulting either ArcGIS Desktop Help for ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro Help for ArcGIS Pro will, in most cases, provide enough background to continue with the exercises.
This book assumes that the user has a license for ArcGIS Pro. An organizational account for ArcGIS Online is recommended, and usually an account will be integrated with the user’s license for ArcGIS Pro. If not, an ArcGISSM Online Public Account may be used for the few exercises that require an account. It does not require access to any additional extensions such as ArcGIS 3D Analyst™ or ArcGIS Spatial Analyst.
The data used in the lessons is freely available and downloadable online and requires approximately 65 MB of space. All the data has been compiled from public sources and is redistributable with attribution to its creators. For information on how to download the data, go to objective 1.1 in chapter 1.
Acknowledgments
The author thanks Esri for permission to use the screen shotsof the ArcGIS Pro GUI, ArcGIS Pro Help and ArcGIS Desktop Help, and basemaps reproduced in the text. Used with permission. Copyright © 2018 Esri, Crater Lake National Park, National Park Service, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, Geologic Map of the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, US Geological Survey (USGS), INCREMENT