Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Discussion Topics Concepts of making a map Map Set Up General Map Printing Overview of DS Map Book Digital Maps
Share Information Highlight relationships Illustrate analysis results Decision support Manipulate the graphic characteristics Fulfill the intended purpose
Design Objectives
Map Design Audience Reality and need to generalize Objective Technical Limits and Scale Mode of use Final Design
Location/positional Variety of features and uses Distribution of an attribute Single attribute or relationship
Thematic Maps
Perception of colors and symbols Legibility of features and text Visual contrast and hierarchy Size Value
Visual Balance
Will the map be viewed up close or at a distance? What is the best page size? Landscape or portrait? What printer will I be using, and what are my printer size limitations?
Creating Maps in ArcMap Design in Layout View Data frames organize layers Map elements are added to a virtual page Maps stored as .mxd files
Elements of a Map Title Map Body North Arrow Legend Scale Bar Other text
Author name, Logo, date of map
Inserting Layout Elements 1. Choose type. 2. Choice appears on page. 3. Drag and place. 4. Modify as needed.
Additional layout settings from Tools > Options > Layout Options
Legend Properties
Modify Double Click
Graticule
Measured Grid
Reference Grid
Different graticule or gird types on the same map WindMilMap will use the grid system that is already in WindMil.
Inserting Textual Information Title and Author Data source, date, projection Date of map and of data
Grids and Rulers Determine the size of the map elements. Use guides to arrange elements. Use grids to position elements at specific points. Use snapping for precision and efficiency.
Creating and Using Map Templates Gives all maps in a series the same look ArcMap templates Create your own
Page and Print Setup Printer Selection Paper Map Page Size
Printer Setup Paper Size and type Rotation Orientation Print Quality
DS MapBook
Overview DS MapBook Map Series Toolbar Creating a Map Book Page Specific Elements Identifiers Printing and Exporting Context Menu Options
DS MapBook MapBook is a free ESRI plug-in to help design and produce a map. MapBook is open-source. To download DS MapBook, go to the ESRI Developer Network (EDN) at http://edn.esri.com/ and search for DSMapBook.
DS MapBook Allows you the ability to use an index layer to build pages in a book Adds a MapBook tab to the Table of Contents Adds the Map Series Toolbar
Creating a Map Book Choose to use all tiles or just the visible tiles Start page numbering
Context Menu Options Right-clicking on any item on the Map Book tab in the Table of Contents will give you a context menu. You will be presented with a different set of choices depending on what you click on.
Digital Maps
ESRI Publisher ESRI Extension Publish a .pmf file to open in ArcReader ArcReader Free from ESRI Need to use the WindMilMap Publish tool to unlink from WindMil
ESRI Publisher Settings Password Protection IMS Layer Password ArcWeb Services Login and Password Data Packaging
GeoPDF Toolbar
Displays map coordinates Re-projects map coordinates Allows query of attributes of map objects Allows the manipulation of map layer display Measurement of distance & direction between points Enables zoom to points and objects by coordinates Displays locations and tracks from GPS units (GeoTrack Auto Discover) Display attributes of polygons and polylines as object data
Things to Remember Become the potential user before map designs are considered. Is the Map easy to read and understand? Is less more?
Q&A/Discussion