Use ArcGIS Pro to create and explore a map and scene based on your own interests.

1. Start a new project. Name it ExploreGIS and save it in the gisclass\ClassProjects folder.

2. Choose a geographic area that interests you, such as your home state or city, your favorite

national park, or a place you would like to visit. For best results, it should be at least the size

of a moderate city or else you may not find much interesting data for it.

3. Create a map for the area and give it an appropriate name.

4. Search the C:\gisclass\mgisdata folder for one or more data sets that encompass the area

chosen. Add them to the map.

5. Search ArcGIS Online for at least four data sets that relate to a theme that interests you and

that cover the area chosen. Include a data set or two from the Living Atlas if you have a subscription

account.

6. Create a 3D scene and add one or two of the data sets to it.

7. Link the 2D map and the 3D screen together and explore the area.

8. Prepare a brief one- to two-page report. Start with an introduction explaining why you chose

the area. Capture at least one screen shot each of the map and the scene, number them as

figures, and explain what each portrays. Conclude with a discussion of what you learned

about the area. At the end, include complete, formal citations for each data set visible in the

map and scene.