Candidate Qualifications Flashcards

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Create item descriptions and item details

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  1. Right Click the layer in the Contents Pane
  2. Click Edit Metadata
  3. Edit Metadata
  4. Click Apply on the Metadata on the Ribbon in the Manage Metadata
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Do do you view metadata in ArcPro?

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  1. Right Click a layer in the Contents Pane

2. Select View Meta Data

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Layer Packages (.lpkx)

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Shares the layer and associated data (Either links or the data itself)

  1. Click the Layer in the Contents Pane
  2. Click Share on Ribbon
  3. Click Layer in the Package Group
  4. Option to save layer package to file of AGOL in Start Packaging
  5. Complete Metadata in Item Details
  6. Link to data or package data in Options
  7. Analyze then Package
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Distinguish between geographic and projected coordinate systems

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  1. 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 (?)
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Set Labeling

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  1. Select on the Layer in the Contents Pane
  2. Select Labeling in on the Ribbon
  3. Select the desired field to label in the Label Class group
  4. Click Label in the Layer Group
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Construct a map using available local or online datasets

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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
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View Data Source > Contents Pane

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  1. Right Click the layer in the Contents Pane
  2. Select Properties in the Context Menu
  3. Select Source
  4. Inspect the Source Data
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Create a new Layout

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  1. Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon
  2. Click New Layout on the Project Group
  3. Select from a list of Layouts
  4. Click Add Map Frame
  5. Select your Map
  6. Draw a box to show the map in the Layout
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Map Spatial Reference

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  1. Double Click the Map in the Contents Pane
  2. Select Coordinate System in Map Properties
  3. NOTE: You can also Right Click the Map in the Contents pane and select Properties
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Method 1: Create a folder connection of catalog data

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  1. In the Catalog Pane, expand the Folder
  2. Right Click the Folder and select Add Folder Connection in the Context Menu
  3. Select your folder
    NOTE: SAME FUNCTIONALITY AVAILABLE FROM RIBBON
    a. Insert Tab on the Ribbon
    b. Project Group
    c. Add Folder
  4. Drag and drop the contents you want into the map frame
  5. Or Right Click and choose Add to Map
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Ribbons

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  1. Click Project tab on the Ribbon Toolbar
  2. Select Options
  3. Select Customize the Ribbon
  4. Click New Tab in the Customize the Ribbon menu
  5. Rename the tabs and groups
  6. Drag and Drop the commands you want in your new tab
  7. Notice that we have a customized ribbon! NOTE: You can import and export customizations
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Select by Attribute

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Select by Attribute > Forms a SQL Query to select features instead of interactively selecting on map

  1. In the Map Tab
  2. Select Select by Attributes in the Selection Group
  3. In the Select Layer by Attributes in the Geoprocessing Pane , select Input Rows (Feature Class)
  4. Define the Selection Type
  5. Click Add in the New expression
  6. Build your SQL and check syntax with Green Check Mark (NOTE: Users can load existing queries via the folder button)
  7. Click Run
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Create a new dataset

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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

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Perform basic Edit Geometry

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  1. Click List by Editing in the Contents Pane
  2. Click the Edit tab on the Ribbon
  3. Click Modify in the Features Group
  4. Select a Tool to modify features in the Modify Features pane
  5. NOTE: Can also see tools in Ribbon
  6. Select the Tool then select the Feature in the Map
  7. Click Save in the Manage Edits group
  8. Click Save on the Save Edits Prompt
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Perform field calculations

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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

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Map Packages (.mpkx)

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Shares the Map (.mapx) file

  1. Click Share on the Ribbon
  2. Click Map in the Package group Click Map in the Package group
  3. Point to a Path and fill out Summary and Tags in the Item Details
  4. Click Analyze and Package
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Create New Features

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Create new Features> Refer to “Create new dataset” above

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Set Visibility

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  1. Select the Layer in the Contents Pane
  2. Select the Appearance tab on the Ribbon
  3. Select the In Beyond dropdown in the Visibility Range
  4. IN BEYOND> Will turn visibility Off when zooming in beyond the specified scale
  5. OUT BEYOND > Will turn the visibility Off when zooming out beyond the specified scale
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Perform analysis in ArcGIS Online

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  1. Click Analysis
  2. Expand the Analysis Toolset of your choosing
  3. Select your Analysis tool
  4. Select the Input Layer
  5. Select the Distance
  6. Click Run Analysis
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Select features to export to Geodatabase

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  1. Create a Selection Set of features
  2. Right Click the feature class in Contents
  3. Select Data
  4. Select Export Features
  5. Select the Target Geodatabase in Output Location of the Feature Class to Feature Class
  6. Name the dataset in Output Feature Class
  7. Click Run
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Method 3 : Add data from Online

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  1. Select Portal tab in Catalog (NOTE: Enterprise data, AGOL, and Living Atlas lives here)
  2. Select Living Atlas
  3. Drag and drop layers in (NOTE: If a map, you have to create a new map)
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Method 2 : Add data thru the ribbon tab

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  1. Map tab on the Ribbon Toolbar
  2. Add Data in the Layer group
  3. Data (NOTE: You can also add Basemaps and presets)
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Find an Address

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  1. Click the Map Tab on the Ribbon
  2. Click the Locate button in the Inquiry Group
  3. Click Search on the Locate dropdown
  4. Type in your address in the Locates Pane
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Data Spatial Reference

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  1. Click Source in the Layer Properties menu

2. Select Spatial Reference

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Data Management
Create New Features Copy existing Geodatabase Select features to export to Geodatabase
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Work with tabular data
ArcPro can import tabular data from ASCII,.csv, .xslx, .txt, SQL, Oracle, etc. 1. Right Click Folders in the Catalog Pane 2. Select Add Folder Connection 3. Select the tabular data (.csv in this example) and drag it to the map 4. You can also Right Click and choose Add to Current Map in the Context Menu 5. Right Click the Table in the Contents Pane a. Select Open in the Context Menu b. Notice that you cannot Zoom To This is because it needs to be in a Geodatabase first 6. Select Display XY Data 7. Change the Output Feature Class to the desired Point feature class name 8. Click Run 9. NOTE: This will write the data to the Default Geodatabase NOTE 2: To view tabular data in ArcGIS Pro, it needs to be inside of a Geodatabase NOTE 3: Always a good idea to populate metadata 10. Users can filter data by Extents and Highlight Data on the map
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Select by Location
Select by Location > Must have a spatial relationship 1. In the Map Tab 2. Select Select by Location in the Selection Group 3. In the Geoprocessing pane, select Input Features (Features to select) 4. Select their relationship 5. Select the Selecting Features (Features you are comparing against) 6. Specify a distance (optional) 7. Specify a Selection Type 8. Click Run 9. Select the Selected Features (This will zoom you out to the extents)
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Set Definition Query
Work with a subset of information by filtering features via data If you want to just filter data down on the map, do not sure “definition query” use “display filters” (NOTE: Definition Query filters the data, not just the map display 1. Click the Layer in the Contents Pane 2. Click the Data tab on the Ribbon 3. Click Build Definition Query in the Definition Query Group 4. Click New definition query in the Layer Properties 5. Build the SQL 6. Click Apply 7. Click Ok 8. Right Click the layer in the Contents Pane and select Attribute Table
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Find and locate data from AGOL Map (Layers)
1. Click Add 2. Click Search for Layers 3. Click My Content drown down 4. Select ArcGIS Online 5. Click Add
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Define the purpose of geocoding
The process of transforming a description (Qualitative Data) into a location Turns addresses into XY data
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Geographic
1. Geographic Coordinate Systems are defined in Latitude and Longitude 2. Types: a. NAD 1983 b. WGS 84
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Select datasets by?
1. Attributes 2. Location 3. Click on map
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How do you view metadata in AGOL?
1. Search for content | 2. Click on content
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Organize Workspace
1. Click Project tab on the Ribbon Toolbar 2. Select Options 3. Select User Interface in the Options Menu a. Docked below the active map will show spreadsheet under map b. Sacked on Top c. Floating Window
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Set basic Symbology
Symbolization can show difference (nominal(Name)), rank (ordinal) [Qualitative], or some numeric measurement (interval or ratio) [Quantitative] Qualitative (Symbol Color/Shape) Quantitative (Size) 1. Double Click the symbol in the Contents Pane Notice the optional symbols show on the right 2. Click Properties 3. Change the Point Size = 10 4. Click Apply 5. Click the symbol in the Contents Pane 6. Click the Appearance Tab on the Ribbon 7. Click the Symbology dropdown in the Drawing group 8. Select the appropriate Symbology 9. Select the Field that has data to Symbolize
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Project Packages (.ppkx)
Shares all maps, data, layers, folder connections, toolboxes, geoprocessing history, and attachments • If sharing inside your organization, then connected files are referenced (via UNC path) • If sharing outside your organization, all the data is copied into the file geodatabase 1. Click the Share tab on the Ribbon 2. Click Project in the Package Group 3. Define if the destination is Online or a File in the Start Packing section of the Package Project Pane 4. Fill out Summary and file destination in Item Details 5. Click Analyze and Package to complete the export
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Find and locate data in ArcGIS Online From ArcPro
1. Select Portal in the Catalog Pane | 2. Select Living Atlas
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Copy existing Geodatabase
1. Right Click the Geodatabase in the Contents tab 2. Select Copy in the Context Menu 3. Right Click the Database Folder and select Paste in the Context Menu
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View Data Source > Catalog Pane
1. Right Click the layer in the Catalog Pane | 2. Select Properties in the Context Menu
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Perform analysis in ArcGIS Pro
1. Click Analysis on the Ribbon toolbar 2. Click Tools in the Geoprocessing Group 3. Search for Analysis tool in the Geoprocessing Pane 4. Select the correct Geoprocessing Tool IN GP Tools 1. Select the Input Feature (Source) 2. Select the Output Feature class to be stored in the Geodatabase 3. Adjust the Measurements 4. Click Run
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Describe the difference between small and large scale
Small Scale Shows less detail and more map area Large Scale Show more detail and less map area
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Interact with Panes
1. Click the View Tab on the Ribbon Toolbar 2. In the Windows Group select 3. Users can drag panes to the map. Dock them anywhere or have them floating 4. Users can Auto Hide panes as well
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Set Transparency
1. Click the Layer in the Contents Pane 2. Click the Appearance tab on the Ribbon 3. Adjust the Transparency in the Effects Group
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Projected
1. Projected Coordinate Systems are based off Geographic Coordinate Systems 2. Flat, 2D Surface 3. Unlike Geographic Coordinate Systems, projected has constant angles, areas, and lengths 4. X,Y are the units of location a. X Axis is the horizontal line b. Y Axis is the Vertical line 5. Evenly spaced 6. Can go negative 7. Types a. Conformal > Local area only, grid lines (graticules) are at 90 degrees, NOT FOR LARGE REGIONS b. Equal Area > Preserve the area of displayed features, graticules are not necessarily at 90 c. Equidistant > One or more lines on the map are the same distance as the line on the globe d. True Direction/Azimuthal > Maintain great arc to show true direction. Can be Conformal, Equal Area, or Equidistant
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Find and locate data from AGOL Contents
1. Click the Search Icon on at the top of the AGOL window 2. Type in your Search Terms (NOTE: If you put “ “ around the text, it will do an exact search) 3. Deactivate “Only search in jhartva” 4. Notice that you can narrow your search by maps, layers, apps, authoritative source, etc.
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Perform basic Editing of Attributes
1. Click Edit in the Ribbon 2. Click Attributes in the Selection Group 3. Left Click the Feature on the map 4. Edit the attribute information in the Attributes pane 5. Click Apply 6. Click Save in the Edit Tab > Manage Edits group
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Recall the purpose of item details, item descriptions, and metadata
1. Metadata > understand if the dataset is appropriate for your needs a. Description of Data b. Summary of data c. Author of Data d. Date it was created and modified e. Descriptive tags for searching f. Credits AKA “Source” g. Extent h. Scale Range i. Use Limitations
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Find X,Y
1. Click the Map Tab on the Ribbon 2. Click the Go to XY button in the Navigate Group 3. Type in Lat/Long 4. Click Flash Location
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Create a new map
1. Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon 2. Click New Map on the Project Group 3. This will open a new map 4. You can also create a New Map by Right Clicking in the Contents pane
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From Catalog
1. Right Click in the Contents Pane 2. Select New File Geodatabase in the Context Menu 3. New Geodatabase shows
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Find and locate data from AGOL Map (Living Atlas)
1. Click Add 2. Click Browse Living Atlas Layers 3. Click Add to Map
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Layers
1. Click Share on the Ribbon 2. Click Web Layer in the Share As group 3. Fill out the Metadata in the Item Details 4. Select Feature type in Layer Type 5. Identify sharing > Analyze > Publish
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Create a new file geodatabase and perform basic data management
Can do this from the Catalog | Can do this from Geoprocessing Tools
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Maps
1. Click Share on the Ribbon 2. Click Web Layer in the Share As group Fill out the Metadata in the Item Details 3. Select how much data you want shared 4. Identify sharing > Analyze > Publish
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Share
``` Project Packages (.ppkx) Map Packages (.mpkx) Layer Packages (.lpkx) Layers Maps ```
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From Geoprocessing Tools
1. Click the Analysis tab in the Ribbon 2. Click Tools in the Geoprocessing Group 3. Search Create Field Geodatabase in the Geoprocessing Pane 4. Select Create File Geodatabase
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Describe the ArcGIS Pro project structure | Project
(.aprx) 1. Projects help you manage a collection of maps, layers, tools and datasets. 2. Can access portal, online, and local stores of information 3. Creates default geodatabase
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Method 4 : Add data from Geodatabase
1. Right Click Database in the Catalog pane 2. Select Add Database 3. Drag and Drop Features to the map NOTE: Can also Right Click and add data that way in the Context Menu
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Purpose of an information Product
Convey geospatial (location-based) information.
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Types of Information Products
``` Static Maps Web Maps Web Scenes Time Maps Animations Charts Story Maps ```
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Field worker roles
Viewer : View Only Editor : no new layers, but can edit feature layers Field Workder: Same as editor, but comes with field apps bundle (Note: Navigator + Trackers are additional Fees) Creator: GIS Professional:
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Database Properties
Right click the geodatabase in the Catalog Pane > Properties
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Two Ways to create a feature Class
Analysis > Tools > Create Feature Class | Right Click a GDB > NEW > Feature Class