Lab 1: Connecting to a data folder
A step-by-step demonstration of Lab Exercise 1, illustrating how to connect to folders and to save connections to your ArcGIS Pro project.
Intro to GIS and ArcGIS Lab Exercise Videos
Module 1 · Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS · 9 videos · 1 h 10 min in all
Lab 2: Maps, Layouts and the Catalog View
Here we learn about some of the basic components of ArcGIS Pro: The Map, the Layout and the Catalog view. We'll see how we can close any of these and easily reopen them by finding the item in the "Project" section of our Catalog view. We'll also see how to reopen the Contents pane if we accidentally close it. Finally we'll see how to export a layout to an image file.
Lab 3: Adding Commands to Quick Access Toolbar
In this exercise we'll learn how to add a couple of tools so that they are immediately available to us. Specifically we'll add the Previous Extent and Next Extent commands, so they can be accessed from editing sessions without having to click on a series of buttons, but of course you can add any tools you like.
Lab 4: More common functions in ArcGIS Pro
In this lab exercise we’re going to try several common tasks you’ll do in ArcGIS Pro, including opening new projects, creating maps and layouts, adding data and basemaps to maps, and setting spatial bookmarks. We’ll practice exporting a layout again. We’ll also learn how to remove layers, and then to use the “Undo” function to bring it back.
Lab 5: Exploring Data in the Catalog View
In this short lab exercise we'll look at how we can use the ArcGIS Pro Catalog view to review data on our hard drive or network, and how we can use different options in the Catalog view to display the data in different ways. In particular we'll see how we can use the Catalog view to see actual visual representations of our data, and also to look over the attribute data if it has any.
Lab 6: Layer Transparency
Here we will learn about Layer Transparency, which can be a really cool and powerful way to symbolize data in your map. This function lets us view multiple overlapping datasets simultaneously, and can let us understand important information from each. We will demonstrate how to see both the shape of the land (in the form of a hillshade raster) and elevation (in the form of a Digital Elevation Model).
Lab 7: Layer Scale Dependency
Here we learn how Layer Scale Dependency works in ArcGIS Pro. We will load a group layer that includes multiple layers that all show the exact same dataset of Flagstaff Streets and Roads, but symbolize them differently based on the scale of the map. We will also see how to set those scale dependency values manually.
Lab 8: The Explore and Measure tools
In this lab exercise we'll learn to use the ArcGIS Pro Explore and Measure tools, both of which are extremely useful and very commonly used. We've already used the Explore command to help us zoom in and out of our map, and to pan it around, but we can also use it to learn about individual features in the map. And the Measure tool gives us a quick way to measure distances, areas and directions just by clicking on the map
Lab 9: Searching for Features, Addresses and Coordinates
Here we'll look at some of ArcGIS Pro's searching functions, which let you find features by name from spatial datasets, or locations by street address, or just the location of some spatial coordinates.