Working with Parcel Data in

ArcGIS Pro
®

STUDENT EDITION
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Table of Contents
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Course introduction
Course introduction
Course goals
Installing the course data
Icons used in this workbook
Understanding the ArcGIS platform

1 Exploring parcel fabrics

Lesson introduction
What is a parcel fabric?
Shared boundary model
Adding a parcel fabric
Benefits of parcel fabrics
Explore the structure of a parcel fabric
Exercise 1: Create a parcel fabric
Sign in to ArcGIS Pro
Create a project
Create and configure the feature dataset
Create a parcel fabric
Examine the parcel fabric structure
Add control points
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 1 questions

2 Preparing a parcel fabric environment

Lesson introduction
Customizing with parcel types
Identifying parcel types for your organization
Exercise 2: Customize a parcel fabric with parcel types
Add a parcel type
Examine the parcel fabric
Add records domain
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 2 questions

3 Maintaining quality with topology

Lesson introduction

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 How parcel topology improves data quality
Exercise 3A: Examine topology rules in a parcel fabric
View default parcel topology rules
View additional parcel rules
Parcel topology error correction workflow
Exercise 3B: Improve parcel topology quality
Append the connection lines
Validate the parcel fabric
Identify the errors
Correct the errors
Revalidate the topology
Inspect the added points
Add a new topology rule
Delete the duplicate points
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 3 questions

4 Data loading in a parcel fabric

Lesson introduction
Different methods to add data to a parcel fabric
Identifying methods of adding data to a parcel fabric
Considerations when upgrading a parcel fabric
Exercise 4: Add parcel polygons to a parcel fabric
Append polygons to the parcel fabric
Evaluate the geometry of curves appended from the shapefile
Repair polygon curves
Validate the topology
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 4 questions

5 Building parcels
Lesson introduction
Purpose of seeds in parcel creation
Process for building parcels
Determining the next step in parcel creation
Exercise 5A: Recognize how parcels change state
Prepare to add parcel lines
Copy lines to the parcel fabric
View parcel stages
Build parcels
Validate the topology
Build the remaining parcels

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 Record-driven parcel editing
Exercise 5B: Manage historic parcels
Assign parcels to a record
Validate the topology
Merge parcels
View historic parcels
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 5 questions

6 Record-driven parcel editing

Lesson introduction
Legal descriptions of parcels
How COGO descriptions are reported
Interpret COGO descriptions
Improving quality with ground to grid correction
Ground to grid in action
Exercise 6: Create parcels with COGO
Prepare the map
Set the ground to grid correction
Enter COGO descriptions
Build the parcel
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 6 questions

7 Improving quality through parcel editing

Lesson introduction
Changes that are not based on legal records
Quality-driven editing examples
Quality- or record-driven workflow
Exercise 7: Align parcels
Evaluate the spatial relationship of the new parcel
Add parcel lines to the parcel fabric
Build new parcels
Align parcels by manually moving points together
Align parcels by manually drawing the alignment path
Use selected parcels to quickly create the alignment path
Align the remaining subdivisions
Remove duplicate points
Change the parcel type
Lesson review

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 Answers to Lesson 7 questions

8 Making adjustments to parcels in a parcel fabric

Lesson introduction
Using direction and distance to check accuracy
Least-squares adjustment options
Deciding when to run least-squares adjustment
Changing line length
Incorporating control points
Interpreting results and addressing errors
Exercise 8: Perform weighted least-squares adjustment
Copy the Lot_Lines layer for comparison
Move a parcel corner point to the control point
Move the control point to the parcel corner point
Run a weighted least-squares analysis
Interpret weighted least-squares results
Apply least-squares adjustment
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 8 questions

9 Labeling and annotating parcels

Lesson introduction
Adding text to parcel maps
Choosing a label or annotation
Ways to modify labels
Modifying labels with Arcade
Exercise 9A: Discover Arcade syntax
Open the ArcGIS Arcade Playground
Modify the text value with Arcade
Modify the number values with Arcade
Challenge: Create a multiline label
Explore current parcel labels
Exercise 9B: Customize labels for parcels
Number the parcels
Complete the attribute table
Modify Arcade script for labels
Lesson review

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 Answers to Lesson 9 questions
Exercise 9A challenge solution

10 Publishing parcel fabrics using ArcGIS Enterprise

Lesson introduction
Parcel fabrics in ArcGIS Enterprise
Using groups to manage access
Parcel editing requirements
Parcel fabric publishing workflow
Exercise 10: Publish a parcel fabric
Set branch versioning
Register the feature dataset as versioned
Share as a web layer
Configure a web layer
Register with the data source
Publish the parcel fabric
Create a map file
Using parcel fabrics in ArcGIS apps
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 10 questions

11 Editing parcel fabrics in ArcGIS Enterprise

Lesson introduction
Branch versioning parcel fabrics
Editing workflow for parcels in a branch versioned environment
Exercise 11: Edit a parcel fabric through a feature service
Create an editing version
Prepare for editing
Create the new parcel
Clip the existing parcel
Reconcile and review edits
Post edits to the default version
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 11 questions

Appendices
Appendix A: Esri data license agreement
Appendix B: Answers to lesson review questions
Appendix C: Additional resources