LEARNING ARCGIS PRO 2 - : a beginner's guide to creating 2d and 3d maps and performing... geospatial analysis with arcgis pro 2.

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1: Introducing and Navigating ArcGIS Pro
Chapter 1: Introducing ArcGIS Pro
	Technical requirements
	Checking requirements for installing ArcGIS Pro
		Understanding ArcGIS Pro minimum system requirements
		Learning about OS requirements
		Understanding the hardware requirements
		Other supporting software requirements
		Author system recommendations
		Testing to see whether your computer can run ArcGIS Pro
	Downloading and installing ArcGIS Pro
		How to download the installation files
		Installing ArcGIS Pro
		Installing ArcGIS Pro offline help files
	Managing and assigning ArcGIS Pro licenses
		Understanding the number and level of ArcGIS Pro licenses
		Assigning ArcGIS Pro licenses
		Downloading and installing the exercise data
		Launching ArcGIS Pro
		Opening an ArcGIS Pro Project
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 2: Navigating the Ribbon Interface
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the new interface terminology
		ArcGIS Pro interface terminology
		Introducing the user interface
	Using the interface
		Navigating the ribbon
			Project tab
			Map tab
				Navigate group
				Layer group
				Selection group
				Inquiry group
		Exercise 2A – Working with the Map tab
		Step 1 – Opening a project
		Step 2 – Navigating the map
		Step 3 – Using the Infographics tool (optional)
	Learning about contextual tabs
		Understanding the Feature Layer contextual tab set
			Learning about the Appearance tab
				Visibility Range group
				Effects group
				Drawing group
				Extrusion and Faces groups
			Learning about the Labeling tab
				Layer group
				Label Class group
				Text Symbol group
				Label Placement group
				Map group
			Learning about the Data tab
				Definition Query group
				Table group
				Selection group
				Export group
		Exercise 2B – Working with 2D and 3D layers
			Step 1 – Opening the project and adding layers
			Step 2 – Changing symbology
			Step 3 – Labeling
			Step 4 – Working with a 3D layer
			Challenge
	Summary
Section 2: Visualizing, Maintaining, and Analyzing Data
Chapter 3: Creating 2D Maps
	Technical requirements
	Creating and configuring 2D maps
		Creating a new map
		Exercise 3A – Adding and configuring layers in a map
			Step 1 – Creating the project
			Step 2 – Connecting data sources
			Step 3 – Adding layers
			Step 4 – Saving a layer file
			Step 5 – Renaming your map
		Exercise 3B – Adding a new map to a project
			Step 1 – Creating the new map in a project
			Step 2 – Filtering a layer with a definition query
			Step 3 – Adding annotations to the map
		Exercise 3C – Using map and layer files
			Step 1 – Adding a new map using a map file
			Step 2 – Creating and using a layer file
			Step 3 – Labeling the pipe sizes
			Step 4 – Configuring label conflict and placement options
	Skill challenge
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 4: Creating 3D Scenes
	Technical requirements
	Understanding 3D Scenes
		Exercise 4A – Creating a simple 3D Scene
			Step 1 – Creating a project and 3D Scene
			Step 2 – Adding a layer
			Step 3 – Making a 3D layer 
			Step 4 – Combining types of symbology
	Learning about elevations and how to use them
		Establishing ground elevations
			Understanding DEMs
			Understanding TINs
		Understanding extruding features
		Other methods to display 3D data
		Exercise 4B – Creating a Local Scene
			Step 1 – Opening a project and adding a Local Scene
			Step 2 – Setting the ground surface
			Step 3 – Adding layers and setting symbology
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 5: Creating and Working with Projects
	Technical requirements
	Working with an ArcGIS Pro project
		Understanding project terminology
			Using the Catalog pane
				The Project tab
				The Portal tab
				The Favorites tab
		Exercise 5A – Using the Catalog pane
			Step 1 – Opening and saving a project
			Step 2 – Navigating the Catalog pane
			Step 3 – Adding a database connection
			Step 4 – Adjusting the layers
			Step 5 – Accessing and adding a layer from a portal (optional)
			Step 6 – Adding a folder connection as a favorite
			Step 7 – Adding a favorite to a project
	Creating a new project and project templates
		Creating a new project with Esri templates
		Exercise 5B – Using an Esri template to create a new project
			Step 1 – Creating a new project using the Local Scene template
			Step 2 – Connecting to data sources and adding your surface
	Creating custom project templates
		Exercise 5C – Creating a custom project template
			Step 1 – Creating a project
			Step 2 – Setting up a default map in the template
			Step 3 – Adding a layout from an existing map document
			Step 4 – Saving a project as a template
			Step 5 – Creating a new project using a custom template
		Word of warning
	Summary
Chapter 6: Creating a Layout
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the considerations of designing a layout
		Understanding the purpose
			Practice exercise – Determining the purpose
		Understanding the audience for the map
			Learning about the age factor
			Understanding the education and knowledge level
			Learning about the situation
	Creating a layout in ArcGIS Pro
		Understanding the general workflow to create a layout
		Exercise 6A – Creating a simple layout
			Step 1 – Opening ArcGIS Pro and your project
			Step 2 – Adding a new blank layout
			Step 3 – Displaying the desired area
			Step 4 – Adding other elements
			Challenge 1
		Exercise 6B – Creating and using a layout template
			Step 1 – Saving a template file
			Step 2 – Creating a new layout using the layout file
			Step 3 – Configuring the new layout
			Challenge 2
	Summary
Chapter 7: Creating Map Books Using Map Series
	Technical requirements
	What is a map series? 
		Understanding and creating a map series
	Learning about indexes
		Creating grid and strip indexes
			Understanding the Grid Index Features tool
			Learning about the Strip Map Index Features tool
		Exercise 7A – Creating a grid index
			Step 1 – Opening ArcGIS Pro and your project
			Step 2 – Creating the grid index
	Enabling the Map Series functionality
		Exercise 7B – Enabling the map series
			Step 1 – Opening the project and layout
			Step 2 – Enabling and configuring the map series
			Step 3 – Adding a page name to your layout
			Step 4 – Viewing pages in a series
			Step 5 – Printing a map series
	Summary
Chapter 8: Learning to Edit Spatial Data
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the editable data formats
		Data formats – editable or not
			Understanding geodatabases
		Identifying your data format
	Editing data using ArcGIS Pro
		How to start editing features and attributes
			Preparing ArcGIS Pro to edit data
			Learning about the Edit tab
				Clipboard group
				Manage Edits group
				Snapping group
				Features group
				Selection group
		Creating new features
			Learning about feature templates
		Exercise 8A – Creating new features
			Step 1 – Opening your project and preparing to edit
			Step 2 – Adding your source data
			Step 3 – Drawing a new sewer line
			Step 4 – Updating attributes
			Challenge
			Step 5 – Drawing the manholes
			Step 6 – Adding the street centerlines
			Step 7 – Creating the street rights-of-way
		Exercise 8B – Splitting polygons
			Step 1 – Splitting out the rights-of-way
			Step 2 – Splitting out individual lot polygons
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 9: Learning about Editing Tabular Data
	Technical requirements
	Editing your schema
		Adding a field
			Field name
			Alias
			Field types
		Exercise 9A – Adding a field and populating values    
		Importing a new feature class
		Exercise 9B – Importing a shapefile
			Step 1 – Opening the project and adding a layer
			Step 2 – Exporting to a geodatabase
	Populating field values in a database
		Understanding methods to edit or add single values
			Attributes window
			Editing directly in the attribute table
		Exercise 9C – Editing attributes
			Step 1 – Opening the project and zooming to the correct location
			Step 2 – Adding Street_Centerline attribute values
		Mass-populating table values by using tools
			Calculate Field tool
			Calculate Geometry tool
		Exercise 9D – Using tools to mass-populate field values
			Step 1 – Populating the field using the Field Calculator tool
			Step 2 – Using the Calculate Geometry tool
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 10: Performing Analysis with Geoprocessing Tools
	Technical requirements
	Determining which tools to use
		Understanding licensing levels
		Learning about extensions for ArcGIS Pro
			Spatial Analyst
			3D Analyst
			Network Analyst
		Exercise 10A – Determining your license level and extensions
			Step 1 – Opening ArcGIS Pro
			Step 2 – Determining the license level and extension
	Understanding the analysis process
		Preparing data for analysis
			Clip geoprocessing tool
			Dissolve tool
			Project tool
			Merge tool
			Append tool
		Exercise 10B – Using the Clip and Dissolve tools
			Step 1 – Evaluating the data
			Step 2 – Clipping the streets
			Step 3 – Simplifying the data and calculating the total length
			Step 4 – Exporting a table to Excel
	Using other common geoprocessing analysis tools
		Overlay analysis
			Union
			Intersect
		Proximity analysis
			Buffer tool
			Multiple Ring Buffer tool
		Exercise 10C – Performing analysis
			Step 1 – Locating commercial properties near sewer lines
			Step 2 – Exporting selected parcels
			Step 3 – Determining how much of each commercial property is in the floodplain
			Step 4 – Selecting commercial parcels that are not in the floodplain
			Step 5 – Reviewing your geoprocessing history
	Summary
Section 3: Sharing Data and Automating processes
Chapter 11: Creating and Using Tasks
	Technical requirements
	Understanding what a task is
		Components of a task
		Running a task
		Exercise 11A – Running a simple task
			Step 1 – Starting ArcGIS Pro and opening a project
			Step 2 – Opening and running a task
	Learning how to create tasks
		Exercise 11B – Exploring a task
			Step 1 – Opening a project
			Step 2 – Opening a task in the Task Designer
			Step 3 – Reviewing a task\'s steps
		Things to consider when creating a task
			Understanding the purpose of the task
			Determining the workflow to support the purpose
			Using tasks in different ways
			Determining the audience for a task
		Creating a task yourself
			Creating a task item
			Creating a task group
			Creating a task
		Exercise 11C – Creating a task
			Step 1 – Opening a project and creating a task item
			Step 2 – Creating a new task
	Adding task steps
		Learning about the components of a step
			General
			Actions
			Views
			Contents
		Exercise 11D – Adding steps to a task
			Step 1 – Opening the task in the Task Designer
			Step 2 – Adding a step to zoom
			Step 3 – Selecting the road segment
			Step 4 – Selecting nearby parcels
			Step 5 – Exporting the selection to an Excel spreadsheet
			Step 6 – Running your task
		Challenge
	Summary
Chapter 12: Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python
	Technical requirements
	Differentiating between tasks, geoprocessing models, and Python scripts
		Learning about geoprocessing models
		Understanding Python scripts
		What is the difference between the three?
	Creating geoprocessing models
		Understanding model components and terminology
		Saving a model
		Exercise 12A – Creating a model
			Step 1 – Opening the project and the ModelBuilder window
			Step 2 – Adding model components
			Step 3 – Adding another process
	Running a model
		Exercise 12B – Running a model
			Step 1 – Running the model from ModelBuilder
			Step 2 – Resetting the run state
			Step 3 – Running the model from a toolbox
	Making a model interactive
		Exercise 12C – Allowing users to provide inputs to run models
			Step 1 – Marking variables as parameters
			Step 2 – Exposing hidden variables
			Step 3 – Running the model
	Learning about Python
		Understanding Python basics
			Commenting and documenting your scripts
			Learning about variables
			Understanding data paths
		Learning about the ArcPy module
			Locating Python syntax for a geoprocessing tool
		Exercise 12D – Creating a Python script
			Step 1 – Opening IDLE
			Step 2 – Writing the script
			Step 3 – Adding the script to ArcGIS Pro and running it
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 13: Sharing Your Work with Others
	Technical requirements
	Sharing content with those on your network
		Sharing data if users have ArcGIS Pro
			Understanding the layer file
		Exercise 13A – Creating a layer file and using it
			Step 1 – Creating the layer file
			Step 2 – Using the layer file to add a layer to a map
		Learning about map files
			Map file challenge
		Understanding layout files
			Layout file challenge
		Sharing data if users don\'t have ArcGIS Pro
			Exporting to other GIS formats
		Exercise 13B – Exporting data to a shapefile
			Step 1 – Opening the project and verifying the data
			Step 2 – Creating a new map and adding the shapefile as a layer
			Step 3 – Applying symbology using a layer file
		Exporting data to non-GIS formats
			Exporting maps and layouts
		Exporting tables
	Sharing content with those not on your network
		Learning about the layer package
		Exercise 13C – Creating a layer package
			Step 1 – Creating the layer package
			Step 2 – Testing the package
		Understanding map packages
			Map package challenge
		Learning about project packages
			Project package challenge
	Publishing to ArcGIS Online
		Exercise 13D – Publishing a map to ArcGIS Online
			Step 1 – Optimizing your map
			Step 2 – Publishing a map to ArcGIS Online
			Step 3 – Viewing the new map in ArcGIS Online
	Summary
	Further reading
Chapter 14: Using Arcade Expressions for Labeling and Symbology
	Technical requirements
	Learning about Arcade
		Understanding Arcade syntax
			Understanding the text string syntax
			Inserting comments into expressions
			Adding data from a table
			Defining a variable
	Understanding labeling expressions
		Configuring expressions to label with multiple field values
		Making labels more readable
		Exercise 14A – Creating an Arcade label expression
			Step 1 – Opening your project and reviewing the available data
			Step 2 – Creating a simple label expression
	Understanding symbology expressions
		Creating a symbology expression
			Understanding the common operators
		Exercise 14B – Creating a symbology expression
			Step 1 – Evaluating the Street_Centerlines layer
			Step 2 – Creating a symbology expression
	Summary
	Further reading
GIS glossary
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Index