Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro

Michael Law has worked professionally with GIS since 2004 when he began at Rand McNally Canada and later worked as a cartographer for Esri Press, where he developed cartography for books, and edited and tested GIS workbooks. Now based in Toronto, Canada, Law continues to work with GIS software, writing technical documentation, teaching training courses, and designing and optimizing user interfaces. Amy Collins was first introduced to GIS in 2002 when she began working as a technical editor at Esri. There, she honed her GIS skills and cultivated an interest in designing effective instructional materials. Now a writer and editor based in Northern California, she continues to develop GIS materials, among other projects. Law and Collins are the authors of two editions of Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop.

Contents


Preface


Chapter 1             Introducing GIS


                                Exercise 1a: Explore ArcGIS Online


Chapter 2             A first look at ArcGIS Pro


                                Exercise 2a: Learn some basics


                                Exercise 2b: Go beyond the basics


                                Exercise 2c: Experience 3D GIS


Chapter 3            Exploring geospatial relationships


                                Exercise 3a: Extract part of a dataset


                                Exercise 3b: Incorporate tabular data


                                Exercise 3c: Calculate data statistics


                                Exercise 3d: Connect spatial datasets


Chapter 4             Creating and editing spatial data


                                Exercise 4a: Build a geodatabase


                                Exercise 4b: Create features


                                Exercise 4c: Modify features


Chapter 5             Facilitating workflows


                                Exercise 5a: Manage a repeatable workflow using tasks


                                Exercise 5b: Create a geoprocessing model


                                Exercise 5c: Run a Python command and script tool


Chapter 6            Collaborative mapping


                                Exercise 6a: Prepare a database for data collection


                                Exercise 6b: Prepare a map for data collection


                                Exercise 6c: Collect data using Collector for ArcGIS


Chapter 7             Geoenabling your project


                                Exercise 7a: Prepare project data


                                Exercise 7b: Geocode location data


                                Exercise 7c: Use geoprocessing tools to analyze vector data


Chapter 8             Analyzing spatial and temporal patterns


                                Exercise 8a: Create a kernel density map


                                Exercise 8b: Perform a hot spot analysis


                                Exercise 8c: Explore the results in 3D


                                Exercise 8d: Animate the data


Chapter 9             Determining suitability


                                Exercise 9a: Prepare project data


                                Exercise 9b: Derive new surfaces


                                Exercise 9c: Create a weighted suitability model


Chapter 10          Presenting your project


                                Exercise 10a: Apply detailed symbology


                                Exercise 10b: Label features


                                Exercise 10c: Create a page layout


                                Exercise 10d: Share your project


Appendix A         Image and data source credits


Appendix B         Data license agreement


Glossary


Task index