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ArcGIS Pro 2.x Cookbook

You're reading from   ArcGIS Pro 2.x Cookbook Create, manage, and share geographic maps, data, and analytical models using ArcGIS Pro

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788299039
Length 704 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Tripp Corbin, GISP Tripp Corbin, GISP
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
1. ArcGIS Pro Capabilities and Terminology FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating and Storing Data 3. Linking Data together 4. Editing Spatial and Tabular Data 5. Validating and Editing Data with Topologies 6. Projections and Coordinate System Basics 7. Converting Data 8. Proximity Analysis 9. Spatial Statistics and Hot Spots 10. 3D Maps and 3D Analyst 11. Introducing Arcade 12. Introducing ArcGIS Online 13. Publishing Your Own Content to ArcGIS Online 14. Creating Web Apps Using ArcGIS Online 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Setting the coordinate system for a new map


You now know how to determine the coordinate system assigned to existing maps. But how do you assign one to a new map? That is pretty easy. As was mentioned earlier, the first layer you add to a new map will set the coordinate system for the map.  

In this recipe, you will create a new map in the project you used in the previous recipe. You will then see what coordinate system has been assigned to the new map. Next, you will add a new layer to the map and see what that does to the coordinate system for your map. Lastly, you will add another layer to the map that is in a different coordinate system, and check to see if that changes the coordinate system for your map.  

Getting ready

This recipe does require the sample data be installed on the computer. It is recommended that you complete the previous recipe in this chapter along with the recipes in Chapter 1, ArcGIS Pro Capabilities and Terminology, before you begin this recipe. This will ensure that...

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