topic Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Auto - Generate Bookmarks

GaryBarden — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:19:56 GMT

Is there a way to auto-generate bookmarks based on a series of point features? I have a layer with about 200 points. I’d like to auto-generate a bookmark for each site at the same zoom scale.

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

AubriOtis — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:08:02 GMT

I'm not sure about auto-generating bookmarks, but if you want to create a layout and add the map to it you can then create a spatial map series with the extent set to center and maintain scale. A new page will be generated for each point and you can quickly move between pages. Learn more here: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/layouts/create-a-map-series.htm

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

GaryBarden — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:17:54 GMT

Thanks. I'm familiar with creating a map series...what I'm working toward requires bookmarks...thanks for the thought.

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

MicZatorsky_AEC — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:34:32 GMT

I've conducted a search for you:

ArcGIS Pro Arcpy create bookmarks from points

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-arcpy-create-bookmarks-from-points/td-
p/306768

Adding a bookmark with python
https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/adding-a-bookmark-with-python/m-p/552977

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

JoeBryant1 — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:06:32 GMT

The searches above just confirm that this function does NOT currently exist.

I went ahead and added this to the ArcGIS Pro Ideas. PLEASE UPVOTE!

Generate Bookmarks from Features

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

JohannesLindner — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:17:42 GMT

I implemented this functionality in a Toolbox: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/create-bookmarks-from-features/m-p/1299420

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

RandyMcGregor_BMcD — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:27:02 GMT

Maybe I'm hallucinating, but I thought you could add bookmarks from features in ArcMap, and I did it a LOT. You often need to zoom from feature to feature and bookmarks are a lot more efficient for that than select, zoom to, repeat...

Re: Auto - Generate Bookmarks

RandyMcGregor_BMcD — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:27:49 GMT

This is great. Thank you for creating and sharing it!