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Once you have downloaded the Bus Stops and Bus Routes data from Houston METRO and the SuperNeighborhoods and Freeways data from COHGIS, you should be able to find the data files in your Downloads folder. You will see that all the files are zipped, meaning they contain compressed files of data within them (you can tell a file is zipped when the file type column reads “Compressed (zipped) Folder”). You will need to unzip the folders to be able to see the data inside them. To do that:

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1. Open the Downloads folder.
2. Ensure that you see the following zipped folders in your Downloads folder.

Census_2010_By_SuperNeighborhood

Major_Roads

METRO_GIS_Data_Layers

1. Select all three folders.
2. Right-click any of the selected folders and select 7-Zip > Extract here.

Discussion on why to extract in downloads folder, rather than project folder.

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Your data should now be in a file folder in its decompressed format and ready to be brought into ArcGIS Pro.

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Creating a New Project in ArcGIS Pro

1. From the Star menu, launch ArcGIS Pro.
2. When ArcGIS Pro opens, under the Create a new project section, click the Blank project template.
3. In the 'Create a New Project' window, for Name, type "Intro".
4. For Location, click the Browse... button to the right.
5. In the 'Select a folder to store the project.' window, clickComputer in the left column and click Desktop in the right column and clickOK.
   
   
   
   
6. ClickOK once again.
7. Maximize the ArcGIS Pro application window.
8. In the 

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Exploring the ArcGIS Pro User Interface

Tabs, groups buttons, panes, views

Managing GIS Data

1. In the Catalog pane on the right, expand Folders > Intro > Intro.gdb

Connecting to a folder

1. Right, right-click Folders and select Add Folder Connection.
2. In the left column click Computer. In the right column, click Downloads and click OK.
3. In the Catalog pane, expand Downloads.
4. Fully expand all folders and geodatabases in the Downloads folder.

Exploring GIS Data File Formats

Previewing GIS data metadata and Using the Catalog View

previewing metadata

previewing features

Examining GIS Data Coordinate systems

Managing GIS Data

Copying feature classes between geodatabases

Converting shapefiles to geodatabase feature classes

Importing and Exporting Data in the Project Geodatabase

Importing (copying) Geodatabase Feature Classes into the project geodatabase

Importing (converting) shapefiles into the project geodatabse

Exporting Converting geodatabase feature classes to shapefiles

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