Mapping The Michigan Geographic Framework Tony Olkowski

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MappingTheMichigan Geographic FrameworkTony
Olkowski Jim Shively
Center for Geographic Information Michigan
Department of Information Technology
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Topics

• Accessing MGF
• MGF Out of the Box
• Custom Mapping GeoDatabases
• Feature Classes within the GeoDatabases
• Labeling Fields in MGF
• Symbol Classes for Features
• Generating Highway Shields
• Label Engines
• Text Placement Options in Maplex
• Symbology
• Map Book
• Output
• Questions

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Michigan Geographic Data Library
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Custom Mapping GeoDatabases

• Four Geodatabases useful for Mapping
• Civil
• Hydro
• Transportation
• Miscellaneous

• Unnecessary Fields Eliminated
• No Address Ranges

• Custom Fields Added
• Type - Identifies Limited Access, Divided, and
  Two or More Lane Primary Trunkline
• Type2 Identifies Type of Shield, Interstate,
  US,
• Business Loop, etc
• Label Contains Route Number Only

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Current Shapefiles vs. Customized Mapping
GeoDatabase
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Highway Geodatabase Fields
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• Symbolizing MGF Roads
• Labeling Based on Defining Classes of Features

ArcMap
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MaplexAdvanced Cartographic Text Placementand
Labeling

• Place More and Better Labels
• Reduce Manual Editing Time

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ArcMap Label Engines
Esri Standard
Esri Maplex
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Howell Basemap
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• ESRI Standard vs. ESRI Maplex Label Engine
• Text Placement Options in Maplex

ArcMap
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• Symbology
• Styles
• Map Book
• Export

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Symbology
-Create a unique symbol style. -Create/Use
Styles. (.style) -Create/Use Layer
files. (.lyr) -Import symbol from another
layer. -Import ArcView 3.x Legend files. (.avl)
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Styles
Collection of predefined colors, symbols,
properties of symbols, and map elements that
allow you to follow a mapping standard and help
promote consistency in your mapping products.
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Create a style
Layer PropertiesgtSymbology tabgtSymbol
SelectorgtSave
New symbol saved to current users documents and
settings directory
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Style Manager
The tool used to create new styles and edit
existing ones. The Style Manager displays the
contents of all the styles that are currently
referenced by the map, and may also contain
personal and custom styles that may be used in
ArcMap.
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Create Stylesheets
ToolsgtStylesgtStyle ManagergtStylesgtCreate New
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Use Styles
Layer PropertiesgtSymbolgtCategory
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Layer Files
Layer files reference geographic data stored on
disk. They can reference most data sources
supported in ArcCatalog. Think of them as a
cartographic view of your geographic data. They
are separate files on disk and have a .lyr
extension.
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AV 3.x Legend Files
Layer PropertiesgtSymbology tabgtImport
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Import
Layer PropertiesgtSymbology tabgtImport
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Map Book
Map Books are multi page documents based on a
dataset and an index grid representing the pages.

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Index Grid
The index grid for a map book represents how the
dataset should be divided up for plotting at a
more workable scale.
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Index Grid contd
The Table Of Contents (TOC) in the Map Book tab
will reflect the map pages created for each Index
Grid.
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Map Book Example
Page created for each unique index grid value.
Examples using the COUNTY data layer as an Index
Grid.
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Export
Map Book pages can be exported individually, as
an entire series, or selected pages of a series.

• .BMP
• .EPS
• .JPG
• .PDF
• .TIFF
• ETC

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Questions/Comments?