Retain the scale of bookmarks in a map series in ArcGIS Pro

Summary

In ArcGIS Pro, a bookmark is a shortcut to a location on a map or perspective in a scene that users can return to or share with others. Bookmarks can be used to produce keyframes for animations or pages for a bookmark map series. However, the scale is not retained when bookmarks are created from a map and used as the bookmark map series in the layout.

The image below shows the scale of bookmarks is not retained in a map series.

This article provides another alternative to retain the scale of bookmarks in a map series in ArcGIS Pro.

Procedure

1. In ArcGIS Pro, create a layout and add the desired map frame.
2. Zoom to the selected layer and set the map scale to the desired scale. In this example, the map scale is set to 1:20,000.

3. On the top ribbon, click the Layout tab > Bookmarks.
4. Select New Bookmark… to create a new bookmark from the layout.
5. In the Create Bookmark dialog box, fill in the name in the Name box. Fill in the description in the Description box if needed. Click OK.
6. Repeat Steps 2 to 5 to create other bookmarks.
7. On the top ribbon, click the Insert tab and click the bottom half of the Map Series split button. Select Bookmark.

8. In the Layout Properties window, click Map Series. Ensure the Enable button is toggled on.
9. Expand Bookmarks, and reorder the list of bookmarks if needed. Click OK.

The image below shows the scale of bookmarks retained in a map series.