Fusion Table InfoWindow
I set this web map up to communicate some personnel stats for planning staff. The client didn’t want a static map. Using a fusion table/map is a fairly easy way to set up a nice looking interactive map. One of the cool features of this one is the dynamic charting in the infowindow for each […]
Data Driven Pages
I recently upgraded to ArcGIS 10 and so far I like it a lot, for the most part. One of the features I like the most, that has already made my life easier, is the data driven pages feature. Instead of using extensions, whether free (ds mapbook) or paid (map logic), fairly robust mapbooking can […]
Anatomy of an Executive Summary
I love InDesign. With some creativity, you can do some really cool things with InDesign. You think DS Mapbook or Map Logic Layout Manager are good? InDesign blows them away. But when you combine InDesign, ESRI ArcMap, Illustrator, Excel, Python, ArcCatalog, Word and Photoshop you get something exciting. Look out for the Anatomy of the […]
Full Bleed Maps with ArcMap
Download the mxd (9.3) used in this article here Crop_Marks_and_Bleed.mxd Incorporating full bleed into your map design will instantly improve the professionalism of your products. Full bleed refers to the ink of the map going to the edge of the paper. To achieve this effect, the map is design and produced on a page size […]
Leadered Symbols in ArcMap
This is a follow up to the “Custom Marker Symbols in ArcMap” article. So you’ve learned how to incorporate custom enhanced metafile graphics as marker symbols in ArcMap – now I’ll show you a trick to put those symbols on the end of a leader. This is useful in cases where marker symbols will be […]
