Editing Basics in ArcGIS Pro

Question 1

Editing features using ArcGIS tools can include creating a new feature, modifying an existing feature, or deleting a feature. You can edit the geometry or the attribute information for any feature type. What feature types?

Answer 1

points, lines, polygons, multipatch features, or annotation.

The features can come from many data sources, including an enterprise geodatabase, a file geodatabase, a shapefile, or a hosted feature layer.

3-D too, but this course covers 2-D

Question 2

Features are created in ArcGIS Pro using templates. A feature template is one type of template that you can use.
The default settings that an editing template controls include what items?

Answer 2

The layer where the feature will be stored

The attributes that the feature will have

The default tool used to create the feature

Question 3

You can override the attributes or tools specified in a feature template for editing, but not the what?

Answer 3

the layer

Question 4

What other types of editing templates are there?

Answer 4

group templates and preset templates

These templates can be used to create features using more than one layer. You must create these templates manually using the Manage Templates pane.

Question 5

In ArcGIS Pro, you can manage your feature templates by adding what? You can filter by them, or you can sort by preset types to improve efficiency.

Answer 5

searchable tags

Question 6

What is the process of moving a feature to coincide with another point’s or feature’s coordinates when your pointer is within a specified distance? You can specify this distance by setting the tolerance.

Answer 6

Snapping

Question 7

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the nearest polyline or polygon segment.

Answer 7

Edge snapping

Question 8

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the nearest vertex of a polyline or polygon.

Answer 8

Vertex snapping

Question 9

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the nearest point feature.

Answer 9

Point snapping

Question 10

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the nearest start or endpoint of a polyline or polygon.

Answer 10

Endpoint snapping

Question 11

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the nearest intersection of two or more polylines or polygons.

Answer 11

Intersection snapping

Question 12

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the midpoint of the nearest polyline or polygon segment.

Answer 12

Midpoint snapping

Question 13

Snapping Type: Edits snap to the nearest point of tangency on an arc or curved polygon segment.

Answer 13

Tangent snapping

Question 14

Before you create a feature for a map, what should be considered with how the feature should be displayed?

Answer 14

The type of object and the scale at which it will be displayed will help determine the feature type that you should use.

For example, a road at small scales can be shown with a line feature, but at large scales, a polygon will also show the width of the road.

Question 15

Workflow for Creating features? (6 steps)

Answer 15

Prepare to edit
Choose feature template
Choose construction tool
Create feature geometry
Add feature attributes
Save edits

Question 16

What is the difference between the saving edits and saving a project?

Answer 16

Feature edits are changes to the underlying data rather than changes to the individual project (editing the data may affect more than one project). Feature edits are saved in a separate action from saving the individual project. Clicking Save Edits on the Edit tab saves your edits. Clicking Save Project on the ribbon saves all the changes in the map, but it does not save feature edits.

Question 17

Modify Editing Tools: Move, Align Features, Rotate, Scale

Answer 17

Alignment

Question 18

Modify Editing Tools: Reshape, Extend Or Trim, edit Vertices

Answer 18

Reshape

Question 19

Modify Editing Tools: Split, Explode

Answer 19

Divide

Question 20

Modify Editing Tools: Merge, Buffer, Duplicate

Answer 20

Construct

Question 21

Modify Editing Tools: Validate Extent, Fix Error

Answer 21

Topology

Question 22

Modify Editing Tools: GeoName To Features, Populate Angle

Answer 22

Topographic

Question 23

You can use a similar workflow to creating features as you can for modifying features.

Answer 23

Check the app-level settings to confirm that the feature is editable.
Choose a template (for example, a feature template).
Select the Pointer tool to move vertices as needed.
Change the attributes as needed, either in the Modify Attributes pane or in the attribute table.
Save or discard your edits.

Question 24

Four data sources can be edited in ArcGIS Pro?

Answer 24

Editable feature layers
File geodatabases
Enterprise geodatabases
Shapefiles

Question 25

T/F: You must start an edit session in ArcGIS Pro before you can make feature edits.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Which feature type should you use to represent streets?

Answer 26

Line

Question 27

What is the best first step to take in a feature modification workflow?

Answer 27

Confirm that the feature is editable.

Question 28

T/F: Feature templates list an assortment of drawing tools from which to create a feature.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

T/F: Setting the tolerance for snapping can assure you that the feature will align with other features.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

You must edit a point feature to snap to the end of a line feature. Which snapping tool should you use?

Answer 30

Endpoint Snapping

Question 31

You have created a river line feature. At which step in the workflow for creating features would you define the name of the river?

Answer 31

Edit attributes

Question 32

In which three ways can you finish a sketch during editing in ArcGIS Pro?

Answer 32

Use the toolbar at the bottom of the map.
Press F2.
Right-click and click Finish.