ArcGIS Specific Flashcards
ArcGIS Pro
the geographic information system software that allows the user to create, analyze, visualize, and share geographic data and maps.
Catalog
the interface for geographic data management.
Toolbox
a suite of tools for analyzing, transforming, and querying geographic data.
ArcGIS Pro Project
an organized file and folder structure that manages all the components of a project in ArcGIS Pro. This folder contains the ArcGIS Pro project file (*.aprx), and contains the project default file geodatabase, map files and layouts, and toolboxes.
Project Package
a compressed file that can be used to save and share an ArcGIS Pro project. This file contains the entire contents of an ArcGIS Pro Project including data, maps, toolboxes, styles, and geoprocessing history.
Map Package
a compressed file that contains a map document and all the data referenced by the layers int the map document. This file can be used save and share specific maps from an ArcGIS Pro Project.
Map File
a file that stores information about a particular map and its layout. It does not store the geographic data or import it and so a map document file cannot be sent in the same way as other documents.
MXD (See Map Document)
File extension for map documents created using ArcMap. Often used as a synonym for it (e.g.: “do you have the MXDs?”).
Data View
the interface used to view and query data in ArcGIS.
Layout View
the interface used to design and lay out a map for export - all nongeographic elements such as title, data sources, scale bar, etc.
Data Frame
the container for layers in layout or data view, but also the viewport for data on the page in layout view.
Feature Class
data stored in an ESRI geodatabase. A feature class is a collection of features with the same geometry type, projection, and fields. Can be commonly thought of as a dataset.
File Geodatabase
An Esri proprietary database format. Data stored within it is obfuscated and can only be accessed reliably from Esri software. Faster and more efficient than other storage methods and able to store huge datasets and large amounts of data overall.
Default Geodatabase
The default location that ArcGIS Pro will use to save geoprocessing and export products. It saves you from always having to define locations for data. It is defined for each map document and can be changed upon loading the document, in map document properties, or in environment settings.
Spatial Analyst
An extension to ArcGIS that adds significant raster processing functionality. Many of the tools are useful for a watershed GIS workflow.
