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Map Making Made Easy in ArcGIS

Map Making Made Easy in ArcGIS. Session Overview. Map and layout design ArcMap techniques Map output Creating and using ArcMap templates. Affective and substantive design. Affective What is the ‘look’ or ‘feel’ of the map? Historical, modern, crowded, simple.

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Map Making Made Easy in ArcGIS

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  1. Map Making Made Easyin ArcGIS

  2. Session Overview • Map and layout design • ArcMap techniques • Map output • Creating and using ArcMap templates

  3. Affective and substantive design • Affective • What is the ‘look’ or ‘feel’ of the map? • Historical, modern, crowded, simple

  4. Affective and substantive design • Substantive • What is shown on the map and for what purpose? • What is the substance of the map or layout?

  5. Map design considerations • What is the map about? • Who is the map for? • How will the map be used? • Are there technical limits?

  6. How should I tailor my map? • Maps should be tailored to their audience • Map meant for a group of School District Officials: • symbols & abbreviations unfamiliar to the general public • Maps should also be tailored to their uses • Report map vs. Wall map: • simple vs. elaborate • color vs. black & white

  7. How can I present my data effectively? • Graduated symbols • Features: locations, lines, areas • Values: counts/amounts, ratios, ranks Source: ESRI, INC.

  8. How can I present my data effectively? • Graduated colors • Features: areas, continuous phenomena • Values: counts/amounts, ratios, ranks Source: ESRI, INC.

  9. How can I present my data effectively? • Charts • Features: areas, locations • Values: counts/amounts, ratios

  10. What should an effective map do? • Inform • Reveal • Clarify • Convince

  11. Pinched layout Unpinched layout Layout design

  12. Layout design • Balance • Margins • White space • Bounding boxes • Alignment Unbalanced layout

  13. Layout design • Balance • Margins • White space • Bounding boxes • Alignment Balanced layout

  14. Layout design • Balance • Margins • White space • Bounding boxes • Alignment • Figure-ground

  15. Layout design • Balance • Margins • White space • Bounding boxes • Alignment • Figure-ground • Visual contrast

  16. Layout design • Balance • Margins • White space • Bounding boxes • Alignment • Figure-ground • Visual contrast • Visual hierarchy

  17. Understanding Fonts • Fonts are the personality of a map • Can be serious or carefree • Make sure they are legible • A single map will usually contain only 2 fonts: 1 serif & 1 san serif

  18. Understanding Fonts • Callouts use graphic elements to link a text element to a location • Use callouts sparingly; reserve them for when you need to clarify locations in a densely labeled • Using a callout for every label on a map would produce distracting and excessive visual clutter in most contexts

  19. Understanding Fonts • Halos function much like shadows • Also called "letter casing" & an "inline" in some design software, a halo can be used to decorate text or to subtly improve contrast with the background

  20. Elements of a effective map • Carefully prepared & symbolized data • Legend to explain the symbols • A descriptive title • Projection information • A source statement • Other elements: • North Arrow • Scale Bar • Neatline • Disclaimer

  21. Elements of a effective map Title Neatline Legend North Arrow Scale Bar

  22. Elements of a effective map Logo & Creation Date Davis Demographics & Planning, Inc.July 2008 S:/district/sb_cnty/chaffey/arcmap/High School Boundaries.mxd Data source

  23. Layout View Map Making Basics

  24. Map Making Basics • Layout view • Page & Print Setup • Layout Tools toolbar • Draw toolbar • Adding elements to the layout • Legend • North Arrow • Scale bar • Changing the map elements

  25. Page properties and techniques • Page & Print Setup

  26. Page properties and techniques • Set grids and guides

  27. Page properties and techniques • Set grids and guides • Use them to align and distribute page elements • Use Graphics toolbar

  28. Layout toolbar Map Making Basics GO BACK to EXTENT GO FORWARD to EXTENT ZOOM CONTROL ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT PAN FIXED ZOOM IN FIXED ZOOM OUT ZOOM WHOLE PAGE ZOOM to 100% TOGGLE DRAFT MODE FOCUS DATA FRAME CHANGE LAYOUT

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  35. Draw Tool Map Making Basics

  36. Draw Tool (cont.) Map Making Basics

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  39. Draw Tool (cont.) Map Making Basics

  40. Using ArcMap Templates • What are templates? • Contain static elements • Speed map creation • Are useful for creating map series • Standardize layouts • Can be shared with other depts. • Are stored in .mxt file format

  41. Using ArcMap Templates • Using an existing template • At start of ArcMap, choose a template • Within ArcMap, switch to another template • Layout tool bar > Change layout

  42. Where are templates stored? • ESRI produced templates are located in:

  43. Where are templates stored? • Custom produced templates are saved in: • Or can be saved on a network folder to be used by a dept.

  44. Using ArcMap Templates • Create your own template • Start Arcmap • Create new map or open an existing map or template • Customize your map • Add layers & symbols • Add other elements you want in template • Delete data layers before you save the template • Save map document as an ArcMap template

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