What is the rationale for ArcGIS Pro creating a Project on start-up?

Question

In almost every other application I can think of, the process is to start the application, and start working on the project/document/whatever. Once you hit Save or Save As, the project/document/whatever is created and saved to disk.

ArcGIS Pro requires you to create the project up-front, before you've done anything else. As a consequence, when I start a new ArcGIS Pro session I'm confronted with MyProject12, MyProject11, MyProject10, etc. Most of these are probably empty.

I can't think of any advantages to forcing us to create and name a project before we've actually done anything. Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Steve

larryzhang · Answer

Jeremy,

You are right. My wish for this already available (Basemap is NON).

Jeremy Wright · Answer

Larry and stephen,

take a look at project->Options->Map and scene menu for some of the options you requested above.

larryzhang · Answer

I also add one point into this discussion:

Pro should offer an option for users to create a blank project without loading Topographic from ArcGIS Online as backdrop and global spatial reference system (WGS 84).

For business uses, most projects from Pro will often use local spatial reference system, rather than WGS 84.

Right now, after users setup local SR, new map / scene created is still loading Topographic from ArcGIS Online...