Symbol on line in arcmap
Yesterday, I needed to add an arrow onto the middle of a line, perpendicular to that line. In ArcMap, this can’t be done with line decorations but it can be done via the line labels. I can’t really show what I was working on but the idea is shown below. To set this up, turn […]
NACIS
Decent typography in ArcMap is possible, a crucial element of that is formatting text efficiently. I’ll talk formatting tag usage and syntax, then provide some practical examples, and finish up with some type experiments in ArcMap – including using ArcMap to design a logo. The materials from my talk at the 2014 NACIS Annual Meeting can […]
Map Typography – Route Station Labels in ArcMap
Setting up labels for stationing in ArcMap can be a little tricky. First, you’ve got to have a route – if your line isn’t a route, use either the Route Editing toolbar or the Linear Referencing tools to turn it into a route. The first step in creating the stationing ticks and labels is to […]
Map Typography – Formatting Tags in ArcMap
Text formatting can be controlled through the use of formatting tags. The syntax is similar to html or xml tags. Formatting tags make controlling how your type appears much more efficient that using the graphical interface in ArcMap. Instead of going through multiple windos to set the character spacing for a piece of type, you […]
Ohio GIS Cartography Workshop
I conducted a cartography workshop at the 2013 Ohio GIS Conference. If you attended the conference and would like to download the workshop materials hit the link below to download a zip file with everything you’ll need. Unzip the contents to your desktop and you are good to go. To get started, navigate to the 02_Exercises […]
