Mapping with ArcGIS Pro : Design accurate and user-friendly maps to share the story of your data.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Dedication; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: How Maps Get Made; Knowing your audience; Clear expectations; Setting yourself up for a great map; Data management is important; Project folder structure; Project file naming; Finding authoritative datasets; Searching the web for authoritative data; ArcGIS Online; Outlining the work ahead; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Started in ArcGIS Pro; Opening a project; Organizing the Contents pane; Adding data to your map; Arranging layers; Renaming layers; Working in the Map View.

Symbolizing layersAdding a little something extra; Symbolizing multiple values; Setting bookmarks; Transitioning to the Layout View; Page setup; Working with map frames; Creating a map output; Adding map elements; Sharing your map; Practice on your own; Summary; Chapter 3: Organizing the Page Structure; Beginning the mapping process; Achieving good design; Finding balance; Establishing harmony; Creating unity; Working with multiple data frames; Planning out your map; Practice on your own; Summary; Chapter 4: Typographic Principles; Using type on maps; Understanding letterforms.

Choosing and pairing fontsChoosing fonts; Pairing fonts; Building map grammar; Labeling in ArcGIS Pro; Working with point features; Working with line features; Working with area features; Titles and other map elements; Practice on your own; Summary; Chapter 5: Picking Colors with Confidence; Defining color; Color models; Cyan,  Magenta,  Yellow, and Black (CMYK) ; Red,  Green,  Blue (RGB); Hue,  Saturation,  Value (HSV); Hexadecimal; Setting colors in Pro; Color wheel; Warm and cool colors; Complementary colors; Working with color; Color theory; Color as a visual variable; Color schemes.

Color schemes in ArcGIS ProImporting schemes; Color as accent; Moving beyond the basics; Value-by-alpha; Sophisticated spot color; Color moods; Color acuity; Practice on your own; Summary; Chapter 6: All Maps Are Approximations of Reality; Determining the style of your map; Better understanding of your map; Reference maps; Thematic maps; Special purpose maps; Maybe changing it a little will help make it clearer; Reducing noise; To default basemap or not to default basemap; Generalizing boundaries; Labeling; Scale of your data; Normalizing data; Aggregating data; Aggregation methods; Boundary.

Heat mapGrid; Hex bins; Summary; Chapter 7: Understanding and Choosing Projections; The world is round, and maps are flat; The deceiving classroom map; Reconciling 3D to 2D; Geographic coordinate systems; Geoid; Spheroid; Datum; Transformations; Projected coordinate systems; Cylindrical; Conic; Planar; Distortion; State plane coordinate systems; Choosing a projection; Scale of your data; Coordinate system properties; Elevation or the Z; Vertical coordinate systems; Tidal datums; Summary; Chapter 8: Clean Symbology and Uncluttered Maps; Representing features with graphics.

Symbol systems and symbol conventions.

ArcGIS Pro is a geographic information system for working with maps and geographic information. Mapping with ArcGIS Pro will help readers create visually stunning maps that increase the legibility of the stories being mapped and introduce visual and design concepts into a traditionally scientific, data-driven process.

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