Nissan's luxury car brand will release SUV in 2016, to compare with Audi's Q3, BMW's X1 and Mercedes's GLA.
The
INFINITI Q30 will be available in Premium and Sport grades, with
90kW-155kW, 1.6 and 2.0-litre turbopetrols, plus 1.5 and 2.2-litre
turbodiesels.
A seven-speed dual-clutch transmission will be standard. The INFINITI Q30 price expects from around $40K mark.
You want to keep your files safe from hackers by encrypting them in the cloud.
While the security aspects of the Android operating system have considerably improved as of late, there’s still some scope for unscrupulous people to get hold of your stored cloud files if you aren’t careful with what you do with them. To be on the safe side, we highly recommend encrypting each and every file you currently have stored across your cloud accounts – it’s easier than you might think and won’t cost you a penny.
Boxcryptor is an all-in-one encryption app that includes all the necessary features and settings to help keep your files safe in the cloud. What’s particularly pleasing about the app is that it works across a plethora of cloud accounts, so whether you’re a Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive user, you’ll be covered here. It’s also remarkably quick at
completing the process, something we don’t tend to find with similarly styled apps.
Use the following steps to correctly encrypt your cloud storage account and keep your files safe from outside interference.
- Add a provider: After creating a master password for your Boxcryptor account when you first open the app, you’ll be taken to the app’s home-screen. From here you’ll want to press the menu icon in the top left of the screen and select the Add Provider option from the newly opened sidemenu.
- Select an account: A list of compatible cloud accounts that can be encrypted will now be shown on the next screen. Scroll through the list until you find one that you want to start encrypting. You will then be prompted to enter both your email and password to fully connect Boxcryptor to your account.
- Manage uploads: You should find that all of your stored files will now be displayed. Users have the option to either encrypt individual files or whole folders, which is particularly useful if your account is disorganised. By default you’ll find that your files are saved in alphabetical order.
- Take a peek: In some cases you may have trouble distinguishing between certain files. For a quick preview of a file, simply press on its name within the app. Once you’ve taken a look at it, press the back button on your device to head back to the file overview screen.
- Before you encrypt: Once you’ve chosen the file you want to encrypt, press on the I icon to the right of its listing. This screen will give you a full overview of the file, as well as show you its current encryption status. To encrypt it, you’ll want to select the Share icon that’s provided.
- Want to upload? From the Share menu select the Boxcryptor option and then Encrypted Upload on the confirmation screen that follows. The file will now begin to upload; you’ll receive a notification as the process is finishing. You will then be taken back to the file’s overview screen once completed.
- Did it work? At first it can be hard to see if your file has been encrypted, but by scrolling down to the bottom of the overview screen there’s an easy way to check. Look for the Encrypted tab and make sure the lock is now closed and green, which will indicate that it has been encrypted.
- Encrypt whole account: If you head over to the settings menu within Boxcryptor you’ll find the PIN option listed. Use this option to set up an encryption PIN for your account, enabling you to stop unwarranted access to any of your linked accounts. You’ll need to enter this PIN when accessing the account yourself.
- Set a limit: The Boxcryptor app will automatically create a cache of all of your encrypted files as a secure backup if you accidentally delete them. However, you can delete this cache if you would prefer to be extra safe and free up some of your device’s internal storage.
Don’t wait for Android TV to take off—put your own system together today!
Google’s attempt to take over our living rooms is making progress, but it’s slow going. Android TV gets more exciting and more impressive with each new generation, but it is still going to be some time before our TVs and set-top boxes are routinely powered by the platform.
Fortunately you don’t have to wait for Google to overhaul an entire industry before you can benefit from an Android-powered TV system. With Kodi, a free app from the Play store, you can build your own right now.
Kodi began life as XBMC, an app designed to enable movie streaming on the original Xbox games console. As an open-source product, it was quickly embraced by developers who began porting it to other devices. Today it is rebranded as Kodi and is available for pretty much every platform.
This means you can turn your Android device into a set-top box for your TV. It can stream television shows and films from sources like Netflix and BBC iPlayer, as well as global TV channels and web services.
How to install Kodi
1. Install add-ons
You can add content channels to Kodi by installing add-ons. These are separate apps that search specific locations for films and TV shows. There are also add-ons for photo and music services, such as internet radio.
2. Stream in full HD
Kodi is able to stream in full 1080p HD so long as your internet connection is fast enough. We’d recommend a broadband speed of at least 5Mbps to stream in the highest quality.
3. Chromecast or Kodicast
Unfortunately, there’s no built-in support for streaming to a Chromecast. Although it is technically possible with an app called Kodicast, it is complicated and far from user-friendly to configure. Kodi works best with a dedicated device attached to your TV.
4. Dedicated devices
It’s possible to buy Android streaming devices that are already set up to use Kodi from online stores like Amazon. However, some are configured to use channels that deliver pirated content, so to stay on the right side of the law we’d recommend setting it up yourself.
Install apps from other sources on Kodi
- Kodi can be downloaded without access to the Play store. Go to kodi.tv/download and locate the version for Android. Download and save it to the internal storage.
- On your Android go to Settings>Security. Scroll to Unknown sources and tick the box as this will enable apps to be sideloaded. Now locate the Kodi app and tap to install.
- Having sideloaded, you won’t get automatic updates, although you will see a message in the app alerting you when a new version is available.
Weebly is a free app that lets you use an Android smartphone or tablet to build your own website. There haven’t been many apps on the Play store that let you create in this way and those that are there have been fiddly and cumbersome.
Thankfully, Weebly takes a lot of the fuss out of things. There are a whole swathe of options that let you customise the look and feel of your site and while the end product is never going to be as good as a site built from scratch, most of us don’t have the time to learn CSS. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to make the bones of a site, explain the clever interface and walk you through how to set your site live. You won’t need any previous website building experience to get the most out of this one and if you’ve got your phone or tablet to hand it shouldn’t take more than half an hour to get your new site online.
- Download the app: Head to the Google Play store and download the app. It won’t cost you anything and it doesn’t take very long to install. When it comes to what device to download it on, we’d suggest one with as big a screen as possible. Open it and you’re ready to start.
- Make an account: Before you get to building you’ll need to start an account. You can either sign in with Facebook, your Google account or create a new account with Weebly. All of them give you the same creation options so pick the one that works best for you and then tap through.
- Accept the permissions: If you chose to use your Facebook or Google account, you will have to give Weebly access to some aspects of your profile. If you’re okay with that then tap to agree. If not, you’d be better creating a stand-alone Weebly profile. It only takes a few seconds to start one.
- Pick a theme: After you have signed in, you can start the fun process of actually making your site. First you’ll need to pick a theme. This will be the core of your website so pick one you like the look of. You can customise pretty much every aspect of the theme to tailor it to your needs.
- If you build it: It will take a minute or so for the app to create the template for your website. If you have any text that you want to appear on the site, now would be a good chance to email it to yourself or open the app you have saved it in on your phone for easy reference.
- The fresh template: The app will give you some hints to how everything works after it has built your template. This is the basic UI and it features everything you need in order to make your site. Give it a headline by double tapping the headline box and then opening the text editor.
- The button text: Bear in mind that different templates have different aspects so some of these might not be applicable to your choice. The button here is a link that you can insert into the header of your site. Change the text in the same way you changed the text of the headline.
- Make a link: You make links using the text editor; you can link to exterior websites or to pages within your own site. To link to exterior sites put the URL into the editor and the app will do the rest for you. To link to a page within your own site, just simply choose the page to link to.
- Make more content: Once you have changed the header, it’s time to work on the body of your page. Tap on the + icon. Here you’ll be shown the elements that you can add to your page: some of them you’ll need to pay to use, but there are enough free items to make a decent site.
- What does it mean? The theme sets a lot of parameters for the content you can add to your site. It defines the font and plenty of other things too. To create some text, drag a title somewhere on your page and change the text. Then just do the same with the text icon too.
- Drag and drop: That’s the basis of the app. Choose what you want to put in from the + menu then place it where you’d like it to go on your page. Drag the image box, for example, and once it’s placed you will be given the option to choose what you would like to display.
- Turn the page: To begin with, you have three different pages on your site – you’ll need to edit each of them. You can add more by tapping the page icon along the top of the screen and changing the names of your pages the same way. They’ll link automatically with a drop-down menu.
- Time to publish: When you’ve finished working on your site, tap the Preview button placed at the top of the screen. This will show you what your site will look like on mobile and on desktop. If you like what you see, tap Publish and your site will go live. You’ll be given the URL too.
Best phone: With such a strong lineup this year, which device will be crowned our Android phone of the year?
1. Samsung Galaxy S6
2. Moto X Style
3. Huawei Nexus 6P
4. SamsungGalaxyS6edge+
5. HTC One A9
Best mid-range phone: Achieve a high-end user experience without having to empty your bank accountwith our mid-range winner.
1. OnePlus 2
2. Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
3. Google Nexus 5X
4. Moto X Play
5. EE Harrier
Best budget phone: Our nominees for the best budget phone are all amazing and cost less than £150. What more could you want?
1. Moto G (2015)
2. Honor 4X
3. Wileyfox Swift
4. Vodafone Smart ultra 6
5. ZTE Blade S6
Best import phone: With the rising prevalence of Chinese Android devices which one is worth you importing right away?
1. UMI Hammer
2. ZUK Z1
3. Honor 7
4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
5. Ulefone Paris
Best manufacturer: Which manufacturer has gone above and beyond to offer an amazing user experience this year?
1. Samsung
2. Xiaomi
3. Sony
4. Huawei
5. Motorola
Best tablet: Tablet production may have slowed down, but that hasn’t stopped some brilliant additions being added in 2015.
1. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet
2. Vodafone Tab Prime 6
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
4. NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet
5. Amazon Fire HD 6
Best Chromebook: These laptop alternatives have really come into a league of their own thanks to the advancements in Chrome OS.
1. Google Chromebook Pixel 2015
2. Dell Chromebook 11 (2015)
3. Acer Chromebook 13
4. HP Chromebook 14
5. Lenovo N20p Chromebook
Best smartwatch: Hook yourself up with one of the best Android wearables heading into 2016. Which one takes your fancy?
1. Sony SmartWatch 3
2. LG Watch Urbane
3. ASUS ZenWatch
4. Motorola Moto 360 (2015)
5. Pebble Time
Best accessories: There have been some fantastic accessories this year, so picking a winner was impossible for us to do!
Best headphones
Best speaker
Best media streamer
Best photography attachment
Best app: What's the next app you need to be downloading directly on to your Android device?
1. Stagelight
2. DigiCal Calendar
3. Adobe Illustrator Draw
4. ClickMe
5. YouTube Gaming
Best game: Are indie games still ruling the roost when it comes to mobile gaming on the go?
1. Minecraft: Story Mode
2. A Dark Dragon
3. Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
4. Leo’s Fortune
5. Lifeline 2
Over 150 real-world recipes to simplify database management, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance your productivity
About This Book
This book helps you build a strong foundation to get you comfortable using PowerShell with SQL Server, empowering you to create more complex scripts for your day-to-day job
The book provides numerous guidelines, tips, and explanations on how and when to use PowerShell cmdlets, WMI, SMO, .NET classes, or other components
It offers easy-to-follow, practical recipes to help you get the most out of SQL Server and PowerShell
Who This Book Is For
If you are a SQL Server database professional (DBA, developer, or BI developer) who wants to use PowerShell to automate, integrate, and simplify database tasks, this books is for you. Prior knowledge of scripting would be helpful, but it is not necessary.
What You Will Learn
Explore database objects and execute queries on multiple servers
Manage and monitor the running of SQL Server services and accounts
Back up and restore databases
Create an inventory of database properties and server configuration settings
Maintain permissions and security for users
Work with CLR assemblies, XML, and BLOB objects in SQL
Manage and deploy SSIS packages and SSRS reports
In Detail
PowerShell can be leveraged when automating and streamlining SQL Server tasks. PowerShell comes with a rich set of cmdlets, and integrates tightly with the .NET framework. Its scripting capabilities are robust and flexible, allowing you to simplify automation and integration across different Microsoft applications and components.
The book starts with an introduction to the new features in SQL Server 2014 and PowerShell v5 and the installation of SQL Server. You will learn about basic SQL Server administration tasks and then get to know about some security-related topics such as the authentication mode and assigning permissions. Moving on, you will explore different methods to back up and restore your databases and perform advanced administration tasks such as working with Policies, Filetables, and SQL audits. The next part of the book covers more advanced HADR tasks such as log shipping and data mirroring, and then shows you how to develop your server to work with BLOB, XML, and JSON.
Following on from that, you will learn about SQL Server's BI stack, which includes SSRS reports, the SSIS package, and the SSAS cmdlet and database. Snippets not specific to SQL Server will help you perform tasks quickly on SQL servers. Towards the end of the book, you will find some useful information, which includes a PowerShell tutorial for novice users, some commonly-used PowerShell and SQL Server syntax, and a few online resources. Finally, you will create your own SQL Server Sandbox VMs. All these concepts will help you to efficiently manage your administration tasks.
Style and approach
SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook is an example-focused book that provides step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish specific SQL Server tasks using PowerShell. Each recipe is followed by an analysis of the steps or design decisions taken and additional information about the task at hand. Working scripts are provided for all examples so that you can dive in right away.
You can read this book sequentially by chapter or you can pick and choose which topics you need right away.
Chapter 1, Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell, provides an introduction on how to work with SQL Server and PowerShell, including an introduction to SQL Server Management Objects (SMO). This chapter provides a recipe to install SQL Server using PowerShell and helps you explore and discover SQL Server-related objects and cmdlets.
Chapter 2, SQL Server and PowerShell Basic Tasks, provides scripts and snippets of code that accomplish some basic SQL Server tasks using PowerShell. Tasks include listing SQL Server instances, discovering SQL Server services, configuring SQL Server, importing/exporting records in SQL Server, and creating objects such as tables, indexes, stored procedures, and functions. Some recipes also teach you how to work with Azure SQL Database.
Chapter 3, Basic Administration, explores how administrative tasks can be accomplished in PowerShell. Some recipes deal with how to create SQL Server instances and database inventories, how to check disk space, running processes, and SQL Server jobs. Other recipes show you how to attach/detach/copy databases, add files to databases, and execute a query to multiple SQL Server instances
Chapter 4, Security, focuses on how to work with SQL Server service accounts, manage logins/users/permissions, and monitor login attempts and also how to work with database roles, credentials, and proxies.
Chapter 5, Backup and Restore, teaches you what you already know about SQL Server backup and restore procedures and shows you how these tasks can be done using PowerShell. Many recipes use SQL Server-specific cmdlets, such as Backup-SqlDatabase and Restore-SqlDatabase wherever possible, but also utilize SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) to get more information on backup metadata. Some recipes also help you tackle backup and restore to Azure BLOB storage.
Chapter 6, Advanced Administration, discusses some of the most advanced features of SQL Server and how you can work with them in PowerShell. Recipes in this chapter include how to work with LocalDB, database snapshots, Filestream, FileTable, Full-Text Index, memory-optimized tables, security objects such as certificates, symmetric and asymmetric keys, and setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
Chapter 7, Audit and Policies, focuses on how to work with SQL Server tracking and auditing capabilities and SQL Server Policy Based Management (PBM). This chapter also explores how to work with SQL Server Profiler trace files and events programmatically.
Chapter 8, High Availability with AlwaysOn, covers specific recipes that can help you manage and automate SQL Server AlwaysOn, including how to install the failover cluster feature, enabling AlwaysOn, creating AlwaysOn availability groups and listeners, and testing the availability group failover.
Chapter 9, SQL Server Development, provides snippets and guidance on how you can work with XML, XSL, JSON, binary data, files in FileTable, and CLR assemblies with SQL Server and PowerShell.
Chapter 10, Business Intelligence, covers how PowerShell can help you automate and manage any BI-related tasks, including how to manage and execute SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages, list and download SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports, and backup and restore SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cubes.
Chapter 11, Helpful PowerShell Snippets, covers a variety of recipes that are not SQL Server-specific, but you may find them useful when working with SQL Server and PowerShell. Recipes include snippets for creating files that use timestamps, using Invoke-Expression, compressing files, reading event logs, embedding C# code, extracting data
from a web service, and exporting a list of processes to CSV or XML.
Appendix A, PowerShell Primer, offers a brief primer on PowerShell fundamentals for the SQL Server professional. This chapter includes sections on how to run PowerShell scripts, understand PowerShell syntax, and convert scripts into functions to make them more reusable.
Appendix B, Creating a SQL Server VM, provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to create and configure the virtual machine that was used for this book.
Create, analyze, maintain, and share 2D and 3D maps with the powerful tools of ArcGIS Pro
About This Book
Visualize GIS data in 2D and 3D maps
Create GIS projects for quick and easy access to data, maps, and analysis tools
A practical guide that helps to import maps, globes, and scenes from ArcMap, ArcScene, or ArcGlobe
Who This Book Is For
This book is for anyone wishing to learn how ArcGIS Pro can be used to create maps and perform geospatial analysis. It will be especially helpful for those that have used ArcMap and ArcCatalog in the past and are looking to migrate to Esri's newest desktop GIS solution. Though previous GIS experience is not required, you must have a solid foundation using Microsoft Windows. It is also helpful if you understand how to manage folders and files within the Microsoft Windows environment.
What You Will Learn
Install ArcGIS Pro and assign Licenses to users in your organization
Navigate and use the ArcGIS Pro ribbon interface to create maps and perform analysis
Create and manage ArcGIS Pro GIS Projects
Create 2D and 3D maps to visualize and analyze data
Author map layouts using cartographic tools and best practices to show off the results of your analysis and maps
Import existing map documents, scenes, and globes into your new ArcGIS Pro projects quickly
Create standardized workflows using Tasks
Automate analysis and processes using ModelBuilder and Python
In Detail
ArcGIS Pro is Esri's newest desktop GIS application with powerful tools for visualizing, maintaining, and analyzing data. ArcGIS Pro makes use of the modern ribbon interface and 64-bit processing to increase the speed and efficiency of using GIS. It allows users to create amazing maps in both 2D and 3D quickly and easily.
This book will take you from software installation to performing geospatial analysis. It is packed with how-to's for a host of commonly-performed tasks. You will start by learning how to download and install the software including hardware limitations and recommendations. Then you are exposed to the new Ribbon interface and how its smart design can make finding tools easier.
After you are exposed to the new interface, you are walked through the steps to create a new GIS Project to provide quick access to project resources. With a project created, you will learn how to construct 2D and 3D maps including how to add layers, adjust symbology, and control labeling. Next you will learn how to access and use analysis tools to help you answer real-world questions.
Lastly, you will learn how processes can be automated and standardized in ArcGIS Pro using Tasks, Models, and Python Scripts.
This book will provide an invaluable resource for all those seeking to use ArcGIS Pro as their primary GIS application or for those looking to migrate from ArcMap and ArcCatalog.
Style and approach
This book includes detailed explanations of the GIS functionality and workflows in ArcGIS Pro. These are supported by easy-to-follow exercises that will help you gain an understanding of how to use ArcGIS Pro to perform a range of tasks.
1. Introducing ArcGIS Pro
Installing ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Pro minimum system requirements
Operating system requirements
Hardware requirements
Other software requirements
Recommendations from the author
Downloading the install files
Installing ArcGIS Pro
Conducting a silent install for IT departments
Managing and assigning ArcGIS Pro licenses
The number and level of ArcGIS Pro licenses
Managing ArcGIS Pro licenses
Launching ArcGIS Pro
Downloading and installing exercise data
Opening an existing ArcGIS Pro project
Summary
2. Using ArcGIS Pro – Navigating through the Interface
Understanding the new interface terminology
The ArcGIS Pro interface terminology
Using the interface
Navigating the ribbon
The PROJECT tab
New
Save
Save As
Portal
Licensing
Options
The MAP tab
The Navigate group
The Explore tool
The Bookmarks tool
The Layer group
The Add Data tool
The Add Preset tool
The Selection group
The Select tool
The Select By Attributes tool
The Select By Location tool
The Inquiry group
The Infographics tool
The Measure tool
The Locate tool
Exercise 2A – working with the MAP tab
Step 1 – opening a project
Step 2 – navigating in the map
Step 3 – using the Infographics tool (optional)
Contextual tabs
The FEATURE LAYER contextual tab
The APPEARANCE tab
The LABELING tab
Exercise 2B – working with 2D and 3D layers
Step 1 – opening the project and adding layers
Step 2 – changing symbology
Step 3 – labeling
Step 4 – working with a 3D layer
Summary
3. Creating and Working with ArcGIS Pro Projects
Working with an ArcGIS Pro project
Understanding project terminology
A project item
A portal item
A project package
The home folder
The default geodatabase
Using the Project pane
Exercise 3A – using the Project pane
Step 1 – open and save a project
Step 2 – navigating in the Project pane
Step 3 – adding a database connection
Step 4 – adjusting the layers
Step 5 – connecting to ArcGIS server
Creating a new project and project templates
Creating a new project with Esri templates
Exercise 3B – using an Esri template to create a new project
Step 1 – creating a new project using the Local scene template
Step 2 – connecting to data sources and adding your surface
Custom project templates
Exercise 3C – creating a custom project template
Step 1 – create a project
Step 2 – setting up a default map in the template
Step 3 – adding a layout from an existing map document
Step 4 – saving a project as a template
Step 5 – creating a new project using a custom template
Summary
4. Creating 2D Maps
Creating and configuring 2D maps
Creating a new map
Exercise 4A – adding and configuring layers in a map
Step 1 – creating the project
Step 2 – adding layers
Exercise 4B – adding a new map to a project
Step 1 – creating the new map
Step 2 – filtering a layer with a definition query
Step 3 – adding annotation to the map
Exercise 4C – using map and layer files
Step 1 – adding a new map using a map file
Step 2 – creating and using a layer file
Step 3 – labeling
Step 4 – configuring label conflict and placement options Challenge
Summary
5. Creating 3D Maps
3D maps
Exercise 5A – creating a simple 3D scene
Step 1 – creating a project and 3D scene
Step 2 – adding a layer
Step 3 – making a layer 3D
Elevations
Ground elevations
Digital Elevation Models
Triangulated Irregular Networks
Extruding features
Other methods to display 3D data
Exercise 5B – creating a local scene
Step 1 – open a project and add a local scene
Step 2 – setting the ground surface
Step 3 – adding layers and setting symbology
Summary
6. Creating a Layout
Things you need to consider when designing a layout
Purpose
The audience
The author’s story: A
The author’s story: B
A situation
Creating a layout in ArcGIS Pro
Exercise 6A – creating a simple layout
Step 1 – open ArcGIS Pro and your project
Step 2 – adding a new blank layout
Step 3 – displaying the desired area
Step 4 – adding other elements
Challenge
Exercise 6B – creating and using a layout template
Step 1 – saving a template file
Step 2 – creating a new layout using a layout file
Step 3 – configuring a new layout
The challenge
Summary
7. Editing Spatial and Tabular Data
Editable data formats
Data formats – editable or not
How to know what format data is in
How to edit data using ArcGIS Pro
How to start editing features and attributes
Preparing to edit
The EDIT tab
Creating new features
Feature templates
Exercise 7A – creating new features
Step 1 – opening your project and preparing to edit
Step 2 – adding your source data
Step 3 – drawing a new sewer line
Step 4 – update attributes
Challenge
Step 5 – drawing the manholes
Step 6 – adding the roads
Challenge
Editing your schema
Adding a field
Field name
Alias
Field data types
which tools you can use?
Licensing levels
Extensions for ArcGIS Pro
Spatial Analyst
3D Analyst
Network Analyst
Exercise 8A – determining the license level and extension
Step 1 – open ArcGIS Pro
Step 2 – determining the license level and extension
The analysis process
Preparing data for analysis
The Clip tool
The Dissolve tool
The Project tool
The Merge tool
The Append tool
Exercise 8B – using the Clip and Dissolve tools
Step 1 – evaluate the data
Step 2 – clipping the streets
Step 3 – simplifying the data and calculating the total length
Step 4 – exporting a table to Excel
Other commonly used geoprocessing analysis tools
Overlay analysis
Union
Intersect
Proximity analysis
Buffer
Multiple Ring Buffer
Exercise 8C – performing analysis
Step 1 – locating commercial properties near sewer lines
Step 2 – exporting selected parcels
Step 3 – determining how much of each commercial property is in the floodplain
Step 4 – selecting commercial parcels that are not in the floodplain
Summary
9. Creating and Using Tasks
What is a task?
Components of a task
Running a task
Exercise 9A – running a simple task
Step 1 – start ArcGIS Pro and open a project
Step 2 – opening and running a task
Creating tasks
Exercise 9B – exploring a task
Step 1 – open a project
Step 2 – opening a task in the Task Designer
Step 3 – Reviewing a task’s steps
Things to consider
What is the purpose or goal of the task?
What is the workflow which supports the purpose?
How will the task be used?
Who is the audience for the task?
Creating a task
Creating a Task Item
Creating a Task Group
Creating a task
Exercise 9C – creating a task
Step 1 – open is project and create a Task Item
Step 2 – creating a new task
Task steps
Components of a step
General
Actions
Views
Contents
Exercise 9D – adding steps to a task
Step 1 – open task in the Task Designer
Step 2 – adding a step to zoom
Step 3 – selecting the street segment
Step 4 – selecting nearby parcels
Step 5 – exporting selections to Excel spreadsheet
Step 6 – run your task
Challenge
Summary
10. Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python
Tasks, geoprocessing models, and Python scripts – what is the difference?
Geoprocessing model
Python script
What is the difference?
Creating geoprocessing models
Model components and terminology
Saving a model
Exercise 10A – creating a model
Step 1 – open the project and the ModelBuilder window
Step 2 – adding model components
3 – running the model
Python
Some Python basics
Commenting and documenting your scripts
Variables
Data paths
The ArcPy module
Locating Python syntax for a geoprocessing tool
Exercise 10D – creating a Python script
Step 1 – open IDLE
Step 2 – writing the script
Step 3 – adding the script to ArcGIS Pro and running it
Summary
11. Sharing Your Work
Sharing content with those on your network
If they have ArcGIS Pro
A layer file
Exercise 11A – creating a layer file and using it
Step 1 – creating the layer file
Step 2 – using the layer file to add a layer to a map
Map files
The map file challenge
Layout files
The layout file challenge
If they don’t have ArcGIS Pro
Exporting to other GIS formats
Exercise 11B – exporting to KML
Step 1 – download and install Google Earth or Google Earth Pro
Step 2 – exporting to KML
Step 3 – opening KML/KMZ in Google Earth
Exporting to non-GIS formats
Exporting maps and layouts
Exporting tables
Sharing content with those not on your network
A layer package
Exercise 11C – creating a layer package
Step 1 – creating the layer package
Step 2 – testing the package
A map package
The map package challenge
Project packages
The project package challenge
Summary
A. ArcGIS Pro Glossary
B. Chapter Questions and Answers
Chapter 1 – Introducing ArcGIS Pro
Chapter 2 – Using ArcGIS Pro – Navigating through the Interface
Chapter 3 – Creating and Working with ArcGIS Pro Projects
Chapter 4 – Creating 2D Maps
Chapter 5 – Creating 3D Maps
Chapter 6 – Creating a Layout
Chapter 7 – Editing Spatial and Tabular Data
Chapter 8 – Geoprocessing
Chapter 9 – Creating and Using Tasks
Chapter 10 – Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python
Chapter 11 – Sharing Your Work
