The company I work for is currently migrating from ArcMap Desktop to ArcGIS Pro. None of us does GIS for a living, but we have plenty of experience. I am wondering, "How do you organize the maps and layouts in a large ArcGIS project file, assuming you are starting from scratch? What is the typical workflow?" I have searched the internet for this, scanned chapters in books, and thought about it a lot. I have yet to find any solid information on this topic.
Let me know if I got this right and how/where things can be fixed or problems to be anticipated. A simplified example follows.
Starting Point:
Workflow, as I think it would be:
Thoughts?
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sounds like you are wanting to create some form of map series (there is a sample tutorial as in the link that follows)
Introduction to spatial map series—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation
and there is a publishing component as well
too much zooming and bookmarking .... you could label your points
I guess my most important question is, am I correct in assuming that you might make one map (set scale, center point, and rotation, plus symbology and labels) and one layout (made pretty and prepared for exporting to report) for each "figure" you are making in your project? I have not been able to come across anything about the best practices for large mapping projects are handled in an ArcGIS Pro project.
sounds like you are wanting to create some form of map series (there is a sample tutorial as in the link that follows)
Introduction to spatial map series—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation
and there is a publishing component as well
Thanks! I did not see the notification of your reply, and came back here to post that I'd figured out that I should use a map series and post that link. There used to be white papers on the ESRI site for things like this, but I don't know how they've reframed that sort of content. Just occurred to me there must be some articles in ArcUser on setting up a large project using this.