NW Mapbook Application ftp'esri'com, login: nwmapbook password: nwma1456

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NW MapbookApplicationftp.esri.com, login
nwmapbook password nwma1456

• April 18, 2006

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Topics

• Need for Map Production
• Defining Map Production
• The Three Available Tools
• DS Mapbook
• MPS Atlas
• NW Mapbook
• Goals of NW Mapbook
• Features
• DS Mapbook Features
• MPS Atlas Features
• NW Mapbook Features
• Availability of Tools
• Future Plans
• Questions

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Need for Map Production

• Supported in older ESRI Products
• Workstation ArcInfo AMLs
• ArcView GIS 3.x
• Map Production in ArcMap is Limited
• One Map per Document
• Bookmarks do not Automate Printing/Exports

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Defining Map Production

• Print Multiple Maps with One Command
• Export Multiple Maps with One Command
• Automate Redundant Tasks
• Support Variations in a Map Series

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The Three Available Tools

• DS Mapbook
• Free Developer Sample
• Shifts Content of ArcMaps Single Layout
• No Assigned Developers
• No Changes Planned
• Fully Customizable (source code available)
• MPS Atlas
• NW Mapbook

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The Three Available Tools

• DS Mapbook
• MPS Atlas
• ArcGIS Extension
• Exposes Multiple Layouts
• Supported by Full Time Developers
• Not Customizable (yet)
• Expanded and Enhanced with each Release
• NW Mapbook

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The Three Available Tools

• DS Mapbook
• MPS Atlas
• NW Mapbook
• ESRI NWRO Free Sample
• Shifts Content of Single Page Layout
• Part-Time Assigned Developer
• Fully Customizable (Source Code Available)
• Changed as projects permit

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Goals of NW Mapbook

• NWRO Repository for Mapbook Enhancements
• Catalyst for Future Work
• Interim Customization Support
• Map Production Requirements Feedback

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DS Mapbook Features

• Attribute Driven Text Elements
• Generate New Map Tile Polygons
• Attribute Driven Map Scale
• Attribute Driven Map Rotation
• Variable Buffer Size Around Current Tile
• Adjacent Map Labels (not in MPS Atlas)

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MPS Atlas Features

• Total Layout Control
• All DS Mapbook Features except Adjacent Map
  Auto-labels
• Dynamic Definition Queries
• Layer Visibility Control
• Unique to MPS Atlas
• Different Print Size per Map Sheet
• Layout Element Placement Rules
• More Powerful Dynamic Text
• Variable Spatial Reference
• Official ESRI Support

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NW Mapbook Features

• All Features of DS Mapbook
• Dynamic Definition Queries
• Layer Visibility Control
• Unique to NW Mapbook
• Multiple Dataframe Extent Control
• Detail Insets
• Dataframe Visibility Control
• Layout Element Visibility
• Custom Text Symbols for Adjacent Map Labels

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Availability of Tools

• DS Mapbook
• Comes with ArcGIS Developer Kit
• Available online, search on edn.esri.com
• MPS Atlas available from ESRI or Business
  Partners
• Separate MPS Atlas Extension
• PLTS Bundle
• NW Mapbook
• Available from ESRI Northwest Regional Office web
  site, ftp.esri.com, login nwmapbook password
  nwma1456

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Future Plans

• DS Mapbook
• No future plans
• MPS Atlas
• Better documentation/training
• New features, bug fixes
• Customization
• NW Mapbook
• Can modify this week outside of project
• Will post updates as new projects arise.
• Will possibly incorporate submitted customizations

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Questions?ftp.esri.com, login nwmapbook
password nwma1456

• Defining Map Production
• Need for Map Production
• The Three Available Tools
• DS Mapbook
• MPS Atlas
• NW Mapbook
• Goals of NW Mapbook
• Features
• DS Mapbook Features
• MPS Atlas Features
• NW Mapbook Features
• Availability of Tools
• Future Plans

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(Time Permitting)Current Issues

• DS Mapbook and NW Mapbook
• COM limitations force loss of previous map series
  after recompiling application. Aware of a work
  around, but no budget allocated to develop the
  work around.
• Customization currently requires VB6 compiler.
• MPS Atlas
• Until 9.2 is released, 30 virtual campus
  training recommended.
• Core ArcGIS Memory problems to be fixed in 9.2
  limit 9.1 map series to between 20 and 80 map
  sheets.
• NW Mapbook
• Many enhancement ideas are available, but none
  can be implemented outside a billable project.
  Examples include
• Exporting/Importing map series to/from XML or
  Geodatabase repository. This idea would work
  around problem of losing map series from
  compiling, and would allow loading of map series
  between MPS Atlas and NW Mapbook once MPS Atlas
  is customizable.
• Supporting mouse click resizing of detail insets
  (currently must modify inset polygon attributes).
• Use feature class or table other than map tile
  layer for driving dynamic text elements.