Lab_7_Map Making
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The document provides step-by-step instructions for creating maps using ArcGIS software. It discusses toolbars used for mapmaking and compares different toolbars. It then outlines the process of adding data, switching to layout view, setting the page and print setup, adding data frames, and inserting various map elements like legends, titles, and scale bars. The document also demonstrates how to add graphs and tables to maps, export maps as files, and save map symbology. Overall, the document serves as a guide for novice ArcGIS users on how to construct basic maps.
Lab_7_Map Making
- 1. How to Create a Map Prof. Dr. Sajid Rashid Ahmad sajidpu@yahoo.com Atiqa Ijaz Khan _ Demonstrator atiqa_ss09@yahoo.com
- 2. Tool Bars Dealing with map making, one has to consider few new toolbars: Layout Tool Bar Drawing Tool Bar Others are: Standard Tool Bar, Tools Bar, Menu Bar Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 2
- 3. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 3 Comparison between Tool Bars
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- 6. Step by Step Procedure • Add the required data in Data-view and then switch to ‘Layout-view’. • Set the page and print setup as required. • Add data frame/s. • Activate the data frame to work in it. • Insert map elements/components. • Export the Map to save it. • One can save the symbology under: • ‘.mxd’ file (Arc Map Document) • ‘.lyr’ file (Layer File) Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 6
- 7. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 7 Add Data
- 8. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 8 Switch to Layout View
- 9. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 9 Layout _ View
- 10. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 10 Set the Page / Print Go to Menu Bar – File – Page and Print Setup – Select ‘Landscape’ from Map Page Size - OK
- 11. Map Elements To add map elements or components. Go to Menu Bar : Insert – Select any element to edit and than add. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 11
- 12. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 12 Insert Data Frame: • Every data frame is added to data as well as layout view. • Each data frame has its own: • Coordinate system • Layers • One has to Activate the data frame to work in it, if there are more than 1. New Data Frame Added
- 13. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 13 Activation of the Data Frame • The active data frame will be shown with dotted outline.
- 14. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 14 Insert Legend
- 15. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 15 Insert Title 02 – Data Frames
- 16. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 16 Insert Scale Bar
- 17. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 17 Insert Directional Indicator Highlighted Arrow-head is selected for the Map
- 18. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 18 Insert Neat-Line Same Color is on output as selected in the Background option of the Neat-line
- 19. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 19 Insert Dynamic Text
- 20. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 20 Exporting Map To Save them separately, other than .mxd file Same File format, in which I export the map
- 21. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 21 Final Output
- 22. Saving of Map Symbology By saving it using: ‘.mxd’ file (Arc Map Document) ‘.lyr’ file (Layer File) Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 22
- 23. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 23Saving as Arc Map Document: • Go to Menu Bar – File – Save or Save As – to Arc Map Doc. with extension of ‘.mxd’ • Go to Folder • Right click to open the saved document. Saved with the same name as Arc Map Document
- 24. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 24 Saving as Layer File: • Right click the feature file in TOC to access the Context menu. • Select: ‘Save as Layer File’
- 25. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 25 Saving to ArcGIS Layer File. (One can save it in of the previous version of the Arc GIS layer file) Add again, simply using Add Data. Saved with extension ‘.lyr’
- 26. Adding other elements to Map Layout Add Graph, and Charts. Add Table to layout. Create Report. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 26
- 27. Create Graph Allows to create any type of the graph, editing xy label, adding title and footer, and legend, or too add into map layout and finally to export as picture, text, excel etc., and other options are available too. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 27
- 28. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 28 Create Graph • Open ‘Attribute Table’. • Go to ‘Options’. • Select ‘Create Graph’. • This will open the ‘Create Graph Wizard’. • Chose any types of graphs, xy fields, labels, legends, axis properties, color, header, footer, 3D look, and • Finish.
- 29. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 29 Create Graph Wizard Select: Graph Type – Vertical Bar Select: Layer or table Value Field: FID (Y-axis) X-field: Area Add Title, Footer, Legend Finish
- 30. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 30 Output Graph Right click to access others options
- 31. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 31 Option: Identify • On clicking the identify option over any bar, • It will first show the a cross-hair, • Then highlight the selected area • And show its properties
- 32. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 32 Areawise District Map of Pakistan Arc GIS 10.1 Shape_Area 45,00040,00035,00030,00025,00020,00015,00010,0005,0000 FID 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Option: Save as Graphic After that, just paste it anywhere
- 33. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 33 Option: Add to Layout Allows you to add into your own map layout. Adjust and re-size as required.
- 34. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 34 Option: Save as Graph File (.grf) Allows to re-load the graphical file Note the extension of graph file!
- 35. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 35 Option: Export Export as Picture
- 36. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 36 On opening the file, It ll show the native programming Showing file size (above) Option: Export Export as Native
- 37. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 37 Option: Export Export as Excel Showing X values Vs Y values (Bar)
- 38. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 38 Option: Advance Properties Allows one to Edit Select any theme and Apply to see the Result
- 39. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 39 Option: Properties Open the same properties as in the ‘Create Graph Wizard’
- 40. Add Table to Layout Open Attribute Table, Go to Options, Select Add Table to Layout. It will add Attribute Table to the map. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 40
- 41. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 41 Add Table (Attribute Table) to Layout
- 42. Create Report Wizard Gives the overview of attribute table , adding fields as much as required. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 42
- 43. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 43 Report Wizard • Select the fields in which one has to prepare the report from selected layer or table • Optional: ‘Datasets Options’ (How much data one has to show in his report)
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- 45. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 45 Finish Report It will automatically open the ‘Report Viewer’. After that one has to save it.
- 46. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 46 Save as ‘Report Layout File’ Save as PDF Add to Map Layout Note the extension of Report File as ‘.rlf’
- 47. WORK TO DO … ! You have to make the following maps as they way they are shown in layout. You can alter the colors, symbols, texture, font, and, size. Hints are given along with them to help you out. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 47
- 48. Maps layout must have: * Title of the Map * Legend of the Map * Scale of the Map * Directional indicator of the Map * A Graph Results should be on: * A4 Size Paper * Format: PDF, TIFF, JPEG Prints: * Black n White, pasted on your copies. MUST RESULTS OF MAPS SHOULD COVERS FOLLOWING PROPERTIES Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 48
- 49. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 49 Hint: Use your own name, date and time
- 50. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 50 Hint: Use Quantities, under, Symbology
- 51. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 51 Hint: Use Drawing tool bar and tool-bar to focus on PU.
- 52. Friday, December 26, 2014Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab 52 Hint: Use Graph Wizard and Add Table to Layout
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