Candidate Qualifications Flashcards
(63 cards)
Create item descriptions and item details
- Right Click the layer in the Contents Pane
- Click Edit Metadata
- Edit Metadata
- Click Apply on the Metadata on the Ribbon in the Manage Metadata
Do do you view metadata in ArcPro?
- Right Click a layer in the Contents Pane
2. Select View Meta Data
Layer Packages (.lpkx)
Shares the layer and associated data (Either links or the data itself)
- Click the Layer in the Contents Pane
- Click Share on Ribbon
- Click Layer in the Package Group
- Option to save layer package to file of AGOL in Start Packaging
- Complete Metadata in Item Details
- Link to data or package data in Options
- Analyze then Package
Distinguish between geographic and projected coordinate systems
- Data should be Stored in a Geographic Coordinate system, but displayed thru a Projected Coordinate System (Because it’s a 2D map)
a. Can switch projections to prob, (Just has to recalculate)
i. NAD27: 42.944, -122.172 (Geographic)
ii. US State Plane: 1,552,488 E 469,434 N (?)
iii. UTM: 567,529 E 4,754,629 N (?)
Set Labeling
- Select on the Layer in the Contents Pane
- Select Labeling in on the Ribbon
- Select the desired field to label in the Label Class group
- Click Label in the Layer Group
Construct a map using available local or online datasets
Step One: Open a Blank Map Method 1: Create a folder connection to a catalog of data Method 2 : Add data thru the ribbon tab Method 3 : Add data from Online Method 4 : Add data from Geodatabase
View Data Source > Contents Pane
- Right Click the layer in the Contents Pane
- Select Properties in the Context Menu
- Select Source
- Inspect the Source Data
Create a new Layout
- Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon
- Click New Layout on the Project Group
- Select from a list of Layouts
- Click Add Map Frame
- Select your Map
- Draw a box to show the map in the Layout
Map Spatial Reference
- Double Click the Map in the Contents Pane
- Select Coordinate System in Map Properties
- NOTE: You can also Right Click the Map in the Contents pane and select Properties
Method 1: Create a folder connection of catalog data
- In the Catalog Pane, expand the Folder
- Right Click the Folder and select Add Folder Connection in the Context Menu
- Select your folder
NOTE: SAME FUNCTIONALITY AVAILABLE FROM RIBBON
a. Insert Tab on the Ribbon
b. Project Group
c. Add Folder - Drag and drop the contents you want into the map frame
- Or Right Click and choose Add to Map
Ribbons
- Click Project tab on the Ribbon Toolbar
- Select Options
- Select Customize the Ribbon
- Click New Tab in the Customize the Ribbon menu
- Rename the tabs and groups
- Drag and Drop the commands you want in your new tab
- Notice that we have a customized ribbon! NOTE: You can import and export customizations
Select by Attribute
Select by Attribute > Forms a SQL Query to select features instead of interactively selecting on map
- In the Map Tab
- Select Select by Attributes in the Selection Group
- In the Select Layer by Attributes in the Geoprocessing Pane , select Input Rows (Feature Class)
- Define the Selection Type
- Click Add in the New expression
- Build your SQL and check syntax with Green Check Mark (NOTE: Users can load existing queries via the folder button)
- Click Run
Create a new dataset
Dataset- is any project item or portal item that can be added to a map. Ex: Feature Class, Tables, Services, Layer Packages, Imagery layers, etc.
1. Right Click the Database in the Catalog Pane
2. Select New in the Context Menu
3. Select the Dataset Type
NOTE: Feature Dataset is a Collection of Feature Classes
Perform basic Edit Geometry
- Click List by Editing in the Contents Pane
- Click the Edit tab on the Ribbon
- Click Modify in the Features Group
- Select a Tool to modify features in the Modify Features pane
- NOTE: Can also see tools in Ribbon
- Select the Tool then select the Feature in the Map
- Click Save in the Manage Edits group
- Click Save on the Save Edits Prompt
Perform field calculations
Add Field
1. Right Click the layer in the Contents Pane
2. Select Attribute Table in the Context Menu
3. Click Add
4. Create a new field
5. Click Save in the Fields Tab in the Changes group
Calculate Field
1. Click Calculate at the top of the attributes spreadsheet
2. NOTE: Can also access Calculate from the Right Click Context Menu
3. Construct your field calculations
Map Packages (.mpkx)
Shares the Map (.mapx) file
- Click Share on the Ribbon
- Click Map in the Package group Click Map in the Package group
- Point to a Path and fill out Summary and Tags in the Item Details
- Click Analyze and Package
Create New Features
Create new Features> Refer to “Create new dataset” above
Set Visibility
- Select the Layer in the Contents Pane
- Select the Appearance tab on the Ribbon
- Select the In Beyond dropdown in the Visibility Range
- IN BEYOND> Will turn visibility Off when zooming in beyond the specified scale
- OUT BEYOND > Will turn the visibility Off when zooming out beyond the specified scale
Perform analysis in ArcGIS Online
- Click Analysis
- Expand the Analysis Toolset of your choosing
- Select your Analysis tool
- Select the Input Layer
- Select the Distance
- Click Run Analysis
Select features to export to Geodatabase
- Create a Selection Set of features
- Right Click the feature class in Contents
- Select Data
- Select Export Features
- Select the Target Geodatabase in Output Location of the Feature Class to Feature Class
- Name the dataset in Output Feature Class
- Click Run
Method 3 : Add data from Online
- Select Portal tab in Catalog (NOTE: Enterprise data, AGOL, and Living Atlas lives here)
- Select Living Atlas
- Drag and drop layers in (NOTE: If a map, you have to create a new map)
Method 2 : Add data thru the ribbon tab
- Map tab on the Ribbon Toolbar
- Add Data in the Layer group
- Data (NOTE: You can also add Basemaps and presets)
Find an Address
- Click the Map Tab on the Ribbon
- Click the Locate button in the Inquiry Group
- Click Search on the Locate dropdown
- Type in your address in the Locates Pane
Data Spatial Reference
- Click Source in the Layer Properties menu
2. Select Spatial Reference