On the Fly Generalization in ArcGIS Pro

Generalization in a GIS can be a bit of a heavy lift. But this hack makes generalization fast and efficient. No extra files created, works at all scales, and can be easily tweaked for the best results! And it's a total hack.

0:00 the elevator pitch
0:11 the good ol buffer-out/buffer-in generalization trick
0:20 thinking spatially lets us hack an unsuspecting symbol effect
0:32 add two global offset effects
0:39 set the offsets to be "accurate"
0:50 one offset is positive, one is negative
1:26 the importance of order
2:18 which one is better?
2:52 wise words from Bob Ross

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