Preface

      Change is never easy, especially when an accustomed way of doing things is challenged by new methods. This book was written to help ArcMap™ users adjust to the new ArcGIS^® Pro software. Ten of its 11 chapters cover the most fundamental and commonly used aspects of geographic information systems (GIS). Each chapter includes an introductory discussion of the salient changes, followed by a set of practical hands-on exercises to lead the reader through the process of learning ArcGIS Pro.

      ArcGIS^®, ArcMap™, ArcCatalog™, ArcInfo^®, ArcGIS^® Online, and ArcGIS^® Pro are trademarks of Esri^®. The trademark symbols have been omitted hereafter for ease of reading, but no infringement of rights is hereby intended or condoned.

      As the title indicates, this book is written for GIS professionals who already know ArcMap and have significant experience using it. It is not designed to teach beginning users of GIS as it assumes prior knowledge of the terminology, data structures, and procedures encountered by users of ArcGIS software. Rather than teaching each topic from the basics, it focuses on how ArcGIS Pro is different from ArcMap. It aims to quickly enable someone to make the transition, and it can be completed in a few days of serious effort, although additional practice will be needed for the new program to become second nature.

      Even experienced users may find their knowledge of certain topics on the weak side. Consulting either ArcGIS Desktop Help for ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro Help for ArcGIS Pro will, in most cases, provide enough background to continue with the exercises.

      This book assumes that the user has a license for ArcGIS Pro. An organizational account for ArcGIS Online is recommended, and usually an account will be integrated with the user’s license for ArcGIS Pro. If not, an ArcGIS^SM Online Public Account may be used for the few exercises that require an account. It does not require access to any additional extensions such as ArcGIS 3D Analyst™ or ArcGIS Spatial Analyst.

      The data used in the lessons is freely available and downloadable online and requires approximately 65 MB of space. All the data has been compiled from public sources and is redistributable with attribution to its creators. For information on how to download the data, go to objective 1.1 in chapter 1.

      Acknowledgments

      The author thanks Esri for permission to use the screen shotsof the ArcGIS Pro GUI, ArcGIS Pro Help and ArcGIS Desktop Help, and basemaps reproduced in the text. Used with permission. Copyright © 2018 Esri, Crater Lake National Park, National Park Service, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, Geologic Map of the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, US Geological Survey (USGS), INCREMENT