ArcGIS Desktop Entry (EADE 19-001) Practice Exam
The ArcGIS Desktop Entry exam evaluates a candidate's proficiency in applying ArcGIS principles and procedures to various workflows. Eligible candidates are expected to showcase an understanding of fundamental ArcGIS concepts, encompassing the entry-level usage of the ArcGIS platform. Tasks may include basic mapping and visualization, editing, sharing, analysis, and data management. Candidates should possess less than two years of practical experience and should demonstrate proficiency in implementing Esri's ArcGIS platform according to best practices and recommended methodologies.
Qualifications Required:
An eligible candidate should demonstrate proficiency in completing the following tasks:
- Generating maps utilizing local or online datasets
- Employing attribute or spatial criteria to select datasets
- Creating new maps and layouts
- Managing workspace and interacting with panes, ribbons, and the quick access toolbar
- Generating new datasets
- Explaining the structure of an ArcGIS Pro project
- Establishing a new file geodatabase and executing basic data management tasks
- Reviewing data properties such as source or spatial reference system
- Locating and accessing data within ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
- Executing fundamental data editing operations, including geometry and attribute manipulation
- Handling tabular data
- Distinguishing between geographic and projected coordinate systems
- Defining the purpose of geocoding
- Adjusting basic layer properties, such as symbology, visibility, transparency, labeling, and definition query
- Locating addresses or x, y coordinate pairs on a map
- Creating item descriptions and details
- Explaining the distinction between small and large scales
- Sharing packages, layers, and maps
- Conducting analyses in ArcGIS Pro and in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
- Executing field calculations
Candidate should have familiarity with the following tools:
- ArcGIS Pro
- ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
- ArcGIS Apps designed for field use
Exam Details
- Exam Code: 19-001
- Exam Name: ArcGIS Desktop Entry
- Exam Languages: English
- Time: 1 hour 45 Minutes
Course Outline
The ArcGIS Desktop Entry Exam covers the given topics -
Topic 1: Basics of ArcGIS 12%
- Define use and purpose of the ArcGIS platform components
- Demonstrate the ability to work with ArcGIS Pro and Map Viewer in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
- Select appropriate ArcGIS platform app(s) for a given workflow or use-case
Topic 2: Understand Data Management 31%
- Identify how to access data properties
- Recall the purpose of item details, item descriptions, and metadata
- Identify the correct procedures necessary to create a file geodatabase and a feature class with default settings
- Identify supported ArcGIS platform data formats
- Recognize the different data management techniques in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
- Given a scenario, choose the appropriate method to manage tabular data
- Identify basic editing workflows that are necessary to create or modify features
- Recognize the purpose and characteristics of geographic and projected coordinate systems
Topic 3: Learn Mapping & Visualization 30%
- Recall how to apply and modify layer symbology
- Given a scenario, determine the appropriate method to modify layer properties
- Identify the steps necessary to label features
- Identify the use and effects of scale on a map
- Identify the steps necessary for adding data
- Given a scenario, configure map properties and elements
Topic 4: Understand Sharing Data Across the Platform 7%
- Recall how to discover content from ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
- Given a scenario, choose the appropriate method to share content from ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise
Topic 5: Learn Preforming Analysis 19%
- Given a scenario, determine the appropriate workflow using proximity and overlay tools
- Given a scenario, determine the correct workflow to select features interactively, using attributes or by location
- Recall methods to find geographic locations