Switching to ArcGIS Pro from ArcMap

Maribeth H. Price, PhD, Professor of Geology and Dean of Graduate Education for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, has been using Esri products since 1991, teaching college GIS since 1995 and writing textbooks using Esri software since 2001. She has extensive familiarity with both ArcMap/ArcCatalog and ArcGIS Pro, both as a user and in the classroom, as well as experience writing about GIS concepts and developing software tutorials. She teaches GIS workshops, having offered more than 100 workshops to over 1,200 participants since 2000.

Contents


Preface


1              Contemplating the switch to ArcGIS Pro


                Background       


                System requirements   


                Licensing             


                Capabilities of ArcGIS Pro            


                When should I switch?  


                Time to explore


Objective 1.1: Downloading the data for these exercises


Objective 1.2: Starting ArcGIS Pro, signing in, creating a project, and exploring the interface         


Objective 1.3: Accessing maps and data from ArcGIS Online         


Objective 1.4: Arranging the windows and panes              


Objective 1.5: Accessing help     


Objective 1.6: Importing a map document           


2              Unpacking the GUI         


                Background       


                Ribbons               


                Panes   


                Views   


Time to explore


Objective 2.1: Getting familiar with the Contents pane   


Objective 2.2: Learning to work with objects and ribbons              


Objective 2.3: Exploring the Catalog pane             


3              The project        


                Background       


                What is a project?          


                Items stored in a project              


                Paths in projects             


                Renaming projects         


Time to explore


Objective 3.1: Exploring different elements of a project 


Objective 3.2: Accessing properties of projects, maps, and other items   


4              Navigating and exploring maps 


                Background       


                Exploring maps


                2D and 3D navigation    


                Time to explore


Objective 4.1: Learning to use the Map ribbon tools        


Objective 4.2: Exploring 3D scenes and link views             


5              Symbolizing maps           


                Background       


                Accessing the symbol settings for layers


                Accessing the labeling properties             


                Symbolizing rasters        


                Time to explore


Objective 5.1: Modifying single symbols


Objective 5.2: Creating maps from attributes      


Objective 5.3: Creating and managing labels        


Objective 5.4: Symbolizing rasters           


6              Geoprocessing 


                Background


                What’s different


                Analysis buttons and tools


                Tool licensing    


                Time to explore


Objective 6.1: Getting familiar with the geoprocessing interface


Objective 6.2: Learning to perform selections     


Objective 6.3: Practicing geoprocessing


7              Tables  


                Background       


                General table characteristics      


                Joining and relating tables           


                Making charts   


                Time to explore


Objective 7.1: Managing table views       


Objective 7.2: Creating and managing properties of a chart          


Objective 7.3: Calculating statistics for tables      


Objective 7.4: Calculating and editing in tables   


8              Layouts


                Background       


                Layouts and map frames              


                Layout editing procedures          


                Importing map documents and templates            


                Time to explore


Objective 8.1: Setting up a layout page with map frames


Objective 8.2: Creating and formatting map elements    


9              Managing data 


                Background       


                Data models      


                Managing the geodatabase schema        


                Creating domains            


                Managing data from diverse sources      


                Project longevity             


                Managing shared data for workgroups  


                Time to explore


Objective 9.1: Creating a project and compiling data for it             


Objective 9.2: Creating and managing metadata


Objective 9.3: Creating fields and domains           


Objective 9.4: Modifying the table schema          


Objective 9.5: Sharing data using ArcGIS Online 


10           Editing 


                Background       


                Basic editing functions  


                Creating new features  


Modifying existing features        


Creating and editing annotation


                Time to explore


Objective 10.1: Understanding the editing tools in ArcGIS Pro     


Objective 10.2: Creating new features   


Objective 10.3: Modifying existing features         


Objective 10.4: Creating and editing annotation


11           Moving forward


Data sources     


Index