This site contains a series of ArcGIS Pro tutorials for use in GIS courses, modules, and tutorials at Bard College.
NOTE: This site is in development, modifications to existing tutorials as well as addition of new tutorials are to be expected.
Activate your ArcGIS account and sign-in to ArcGIS Pro Desktop Application
This tutorial walks you through the steps needed to activate your ArcGIS account and sign-in to ArcGIS Pro Desktop.
Note: if you have a computer with Windows installed, this tutorial contains the steps to download ArcGIS Pro on your own device.
This tutorial provides a brief overview of mapping in ArcGIS Online.
This tutorial introduces you to the ArcGIS Pro interface and to some of its capabilities. You'll learn how to add vector and raster layers, how to create point layers from a latitude/longitude data table, and how to modify a data layer's symbology.
Creating a new .aprx file in an existing project folder
This very short tutorial will show you how to create a new .aprx file in an existing project folder.
Learn how to manage GIS files in a GIS project and how to fix broken links in the Contents pane.
Learn how to add new fields to existing attribute tables. This tutorial teaches you how to use the Calculate Field tool to populate field with values generated from expressions written in Arcade. You will also learn how to calculate geometric properties such as area and polygon centroids.
Explore the different ways in which you can symbolize vector layers.
Learn how to create a map layout with map inset, graticule, legend and scale bar.
Learn how to join non-spatial tables (such as a .dbf, CSV file or an Excel file) to a spatial object using a common field. This exercise will also review how to summarize an indicator in your attribute table.
Explore the different ways in which you can symbolize raster layers.
Subsetting vector features by selection
Learn to subset features in a data layer based in attribute and/or spatial queries.
Assessing social vulnerability in areas impacted by Hurricane Florence
Join tabular data with vector layers, select features by their attributes, and perform statistical analysis using the Ordinary Least Squares tool.
Learn how to perform local map algebra operations on raster layers using Raster Calculator. Tools covered include the Raster calculator and the Reclassification tool.
Learn how to perform focal map algebra operations on raster layers using Raster Calculator.
Map algebra: Global and Zonal operations
Learn how to perform global and zonal map algebra operations on raster layers using Raster Calculator. Tools covered include the Euclidean distance tool and the Zonal statistics tool.
Learn how to explore and quantify point patterns using distance based and density based techniques.
A guided exploration of vacant properties in a U.S. city of your choice (500K+ pop).
Topics
Selecting features in a feature class (layer)
Working from the project geodatabase
Review basics of working in ArcGIS Pro: adding layers, basic symbolization
Using GIS data resources
In Part 1 of this exercise, you will map the corridor along the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans along with the locations of petrochemical and other industrial facilities which are required to participate in the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program, ground level particulate matter 2.5 (raster representing air quality), and demographic data from the U.S. Census, contrasting this region with the rest of Louisiana state.
In addition to applying best practices for managing vector data, you will also use a few advanced cartographic techniques to focus your area of interest through visual hierarchy and make an aesthetically pleasing map.
In Part 2, you will create a web map and web application with some of the same datasets along with air quality. Part 2 does not require ArcGIS Pro and can be done from any computer.
Background on Counter Data/Mapping
Use these resources to learn more about counter data and counter mapping
Spatial analysis on the Borderlands
Apply spatial analysis tools including vector operations, point pattern analysis, hypothesis testing, measuring spatial dependence, and other tools for quantitative spatial analysis
This short tutorial highlights the dependence a spatial based selection may have on the projection used to define the layer or layers of interest. You will also learn of an alternate spatial measurement that does not depend on the projection used: the geodesic measurement.
Defining and re-projecting coordinate systems
Learn how to identify, define and re-project coordinate systems.
Assessing distortion using Tissot's indicatrix
Learn how to create Tissot indicatrix circles to assess distortions in area and shape for a given projected coordinate system.