Chapter 5. Presenting Data

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1 Chapter 5. Presenting Data Copyright McGraw-Hill Education. Permission required for reproduction or display. 5-1 Map Design Process 5-2 1

2 About ArcGIS Chapter 5. Presenting Data 5-3 Page layouts and map scales 5-4 2

3 ArcMap Views ArcMap has two main views: Data View - for composing your map Layout View - for composing your layout Use View Menu to switch between them 5-5 Data View Layout Tools NOT Active 5-6 3

4 Layout View Layout Tools Active Page Visible Rulers Visible (if turned on) 5-7 Map layouts For creating hard copy maps Place data frames, titles, legends, scales, north arrows Include tables and graphs Add images or logos 5-8 4

5 The Layout toolbar Zoom tools Pan Fit page Zoom Fixed In/Out Previous/ Next Extent Enlarge Change Layout Actual Size 5-9 Use Tools toolbar to adjust map extent inside the data frame Using zoom tools Use Layout toolbar to adjust page inside the ArcMap window

6 Steps to Layouts Planning the map Setting up the map page and data frames Adding a legend Adding a scale bar Adding titles and text Adding objects Adding neatlines and backgrounds Adding graphics Printing the map 5-11 Visioning the map page Paper size? Landscape or Portrait? Data frames Size and position? Map scale? Margins Grid for aligning features

7 Ways to set up the map Use a predefined map template when starting the map Set up the page size, data frames and other elements yourself Switch to another template after the map has been created 5-13 Templates: Assigning frames

8 The Page and Print Setup menu 5-15 Click and drag active frame to move/change size Composing frames Or set size and location explicitly

9 Units terminology Map units are determined by the data frame coordinate system. Display units can be set by the user, so that the coordinates may be viewed in any desired unit, such as miles. Page units show the location on the map page layout, usually in inches or cm Scale bar shows current scale as you zoom in/out Set display units in data frame properties Position bar shows current location of cursor Display units

10 Setting the display units 5-20 Labeling and annotation

11 Labeling Options Dynamic labels (introduced in Chapter 2) Layer property set for each layer Placed automatically for an entire layer Graphic text Simple graphics placed/edited on layout Saved as part of map document Annotation Usually created from dynamic labels Can be saved and edited for exact placement 5-22 Dynamic labels

12 Graphic text Accessible in the Drawing Toolbar Graphic text must be placed in Layout View Set font/size with Draw toolbar 5-24 Multi-line labels

13 Annotation Can be created from dynamic labels then edited individually Provides precise control of each label Can be stored two ways As text in the map document Can be used only within that map document Simple editing using the Draw toolbar As a feature class in a geodatabase ** Can be used in many map documents Requires using the Editor to move and change This is an annotation feature class (text with spatial location) 5-27 Default label scaling Sizes of labels and symbols are specified when they are created. By default, they remain the same size as the user zooms in and out. If specified as 10 pt. labels, they are always 10 pt. labels

14 The reference scale Alternately, symbols and text can change size when the user zooms in or out. The reference scale is the scale at which symbols will appear at their assigned size. If a reference scale is set, then symbols and text change size when the map scale changes. They only appear at their assigned size if the map scale once again matches the reference scale Adding map elements

15 Adding a legend Opens the Legend Wizard 5-36 The Legend Wizard Choose layers to include Set title and font

16 Legend Wizard Add frame border and shading Set patch size and type 5-38 Legend Wizard Right-click legend to open properties and modify it. Set spacing between elements (usually leave defaults) Finished!

17 Legend Styles 5-40 Changing the legend style Legend terms

18 Managing legend styles In the Table of Contents Layer Name Heading Label Description In the Symbology properties Where to make text changes that appear in the legend Adding a scale bar Subdivision Division Division unit Scale bar size is determined by division settings and the map scale

19 Options when resizing scale bar If the scale changes, so must the scale bar Adjust division value Zoom out Adjust width Adjust number of divisions

20 Adding north arrow 5-46 Creating frame grids Use Data Frame Properties Window Opens Grid and Graticules Wizard

21 Grids and Graticules Wizard In Data Frame Properties 5-48 Text and titles

22 Pictures 5-50 Neatlines Border around all map elements

23 Graphics The Draw toolbar Select Elements Shapes Font style Graphic text tools Font Colors for fill, lines, markers 5-52 Reviewing and printing

24 Printing maps Not ready to print! 5-54 Export as PDF or image file