Thanks to my colleagues at Esri Press, I had the opportunity to review the upcoming book*Getting To Know ArcGIS Pro. *The book, published in March 2016, was written by Michael Law and Amy Collins, and an accompanying site includes trial software and all the data you need for the exercises. *I believe it is a valuable resource for beginning and advanced GIS professionals, instructors, students, and anyone who wants to learn about this important and forward-thinking component of the ArcGIS platform.
There is a reason for the success that the “Getting To Know” series from Esri Press has had all these years, including the Getting to Know ArcGIS series*and the GIS Tutorial*series: *Working through the exercises in these books, I believe, is the fastest way to be successful with Esri ArcGIS Pro technology. Last year, my colleague Dr Pinde Fu wrote*Getting to Know WebGIS,*which has already become a trusted resource for teaching and learning about web and mobile maps and apps. *In this tradition, Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro*helps new and existing GIS users solve problems in a variety of fields and scales, but it also helps them understand why to use specific tools, and to be able to select the most appropriate tools and parameters for specific tasks. *These tools are not taught in a vacuum or in rote fashion from one function to another, but are taught as a connected and logical series of workflows that emulate what is done in today’s workplaces.
Moreover, this book helps people understand GIS as a platform and*a system of engagement, as it is increasingly called nowadays. *In my travels to higher education institutions over the past two years, faculty and students have been asking me about resources that will help them to use ArcGIS Pro. *They know that Pro represents the “next generation” in desktop-and-web integrated GIS technology. This book, along with Tripp Corbin’s Learning ArcGIS Pro*book that I reviewed recently,*and web and instructor-led webinars and courses*from Esri*are excellent resources to get started.
The book is organized into 10 chapters, building from basic terminology and functionality to calculating statistics, extracting data, creating and modifying features, geocoding, analyzing spatial and temporal patterns, and creating 3D scenes. *I was pleased to see that the book contains major sections devoted to crowdsourcing, or citizen science, including field data collection, as well as presenting a project with appropriate symbology and sharing that project online. An index by task, sidebars, and helpful font and color choices are thoughtful touches for the busy person working through this book.
As an educator, I found the exercises to be interesting and engaging, ranging from analyzing recent earthquakes around the world, conflicts in Sudan, health data in Illinois, social services in Los Angeles, crime in a metropolitan area, to site suitability for a vineyard in California, and much more.
I am interested in hearing your thoughts below to how you are using this book and ArcGIS Pro in your workplace.
Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro book from Esri Press.
Example exercise in the Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro book: Suitability analysis on a vineyard.
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There is a reason for the success that the “Getting To Know” series from Esri Press has had all these years, including the Getting to Know ArcGIS series*and the GIS Tutorial*series: *Working through the exercises in these books, I believe, is the fastest way to be successful with Esri ArcGIS Pro technology. Last year, my colleague Dr Pinde Fu wrote*Getting to Know WebGIS,*which has already become a trusted resource for teaching and learning about web and mobile maps and apps. *In this tradition, Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro*helps new and existing GIS users solve problems in a variety of fields and scales, but it also helps them understand why to use specific tools, and to be able to select the most appropriate tools and parameters for specific tasks. *These tools are not taught in a vacuum or in rote fashion from one function to another, but are taught as a connected and logical series of workflows that emulate what is done in today’s workplaces.
Moreover, this book helps people understand GIS as a platform and*a system of engagement, as it is increasingly called nowadays. *In my travels to higher education institutions over the past two years, faculty and students have been asking me about resources that will help them to use ArcGIS Pro. *They know that Pro represents the “next generation” in desktop-and-web integrated GIS technology. This book, along with Tripp Corbin’s Learning ArcGIS Pro*book that I reviewed recently,*and web and instructor-led webinars and courses*from Esri*are excellent resources to get started.
The book is organized into 10 chapters, building from basic terminology and functionality to calculating statistics, extracting data, creating and modifying features, geocoding, analyzing spatial and temporal patterns, and creating 3D scenes. *I was pleased to see that the book contains major sections devoted to crowdsourcing, or citizen science, including field data collection, as well as presenting a project with appropriate symbology and sharing that project online. An index by task, sidebars, and helpful font and color choices are thoughtful touches for the busy person working through this book.
As an educator, I found the exercises to be interesting and engaging, ranging from analyzing recent earthquakes around the world, conflicts in Sudan, health data in Illinois, social services in Los Angeles, crime in a metropolitan area, to site suitability for a vineyard in California, and much more.
I am interested in hearing your thoughts below to how you are using this book and ArcGIS Pro in your workplace.
Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro book from Esri Press.
Example exercise in the Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro book: Suitability analysis on a vineyard.أكثر...