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Mapping with ArcGIS Pro

You're reading from   Mapping with ArcGIS Pro Design accurate and user-friendly maps to share the story of your data

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788298001
Length 266 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Getting Started in ArcGIS Pro

An important part of any map creation is good data organization. This begins with good file management and continues with managing layers in your workspace. As we noted in Chapter 1, How Maps Get Made, good file naming and organizational practices are critical to streamlining your mapping process. If you are working on your computer's hard drive, you may wish to set up a folder dedicated to your ArcPro projects (for example, C:\ArcProProjects). If you are working in an organizational server environment, create a folder according to your organization's file management policies.

ArcPro allows you to organize your project through the Contents pane, the Map View, and the Layout View. The Contents pane allows you to list your data layers in a variety of ways by drawing order, data source, and more. The Map View, like the&...

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Mapping with ArcGIS Pro
Published in: Mar 2018
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781788298001
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