Cartography with Esri Production Mapping

Description

Esri Production Mapping provides cartographic tools for managing map products; creating high-quality, high-volume map products; and generating reference grids based on product specifications. In this course, you will work with Esri Production Mapping cartographic tools to create and manage map documents in the Product Library, symbolize data with Views and the Visual Specifications tool, work with cartographic representations, and create dynamic tables in the layout.

Who Should Attend

GIS technicians, spatial data managers, and project managers who need to create cartographic products using Esri Production Mapping

Learn How To

• Manage cartographic production with the Product Library.
• Create cartographic data such as grids and graticule layers.
• Symbolize data using Views and the Visual Specifications tool.
• Edit cartographic features using representations.
• Create and manage layouts and elements such as dynamic tables.
• Print, publish, and export cartographic products.
• Maintain cartographic products.

Esri will provide the following software to use during class:

• ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop (Advanced)
• Esri Production Mapping 10.1

Managing cartographic products

• Cartographic planning process
• Cartography with Esri Production Mapping
• Cartographic management with the Product Library
• Using the Product Library to manage documents

Configuring the Product Library

• Product Library structure
• Working with templates
• Conflict resolution with map documents and the Product Library
• Setting Product Library permissions

Cartographic data

• Designing grids and graticules
• Using the Make Grids and Graticules Layer tool
• Creating elevation bands

Symbology with Views

• Benefits of using Views
• Creating and modifying Views
• View settings

Visual specifications

• Working with visual specifications
• Configuring visual specifications
• Applying visual specifications

Cartographic editing

• Cartographic representations
• Esri Production Mapping cartographic editing tools
• Layer Snapshot geoprocessing tool

Surround elements and layout rules

• Accessing Esri Production Mapping and Defense Mapping surround elements
• Graphic table element
• Database Element Library
• Managing elements using the Layout window
• Layout and data frame rules

Printing and exporting

• Color separation workflow and techniques
• Atlas executable for printing and exporting outside of ArcMap
• Archiving exported maps in the Product Library

Completion of ArcGIS II: Essential Workflows or equivalent knowledge is required.