Cartographic Publishing Tools
Map Production
Work is ongoing to enhance and optimize map publishing tools and applications by taking advantage of many of the new database-centric workflows. New customized tools will offer more dynamic functionality and expedite common workflow tasks.
High-volume map production will include
- Expression capability to dynamic text
- Dynamic surround elements for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) map products
- Dynamically driven symbols from geology tables to create legends based on map page content
- Coordinate system managers for central meridians, standard parallels, and state plane
- Automatic inheritance for page-to-page map series generation
- Index automation
- Developer samples
The solutions mapping applications designed to produce aeronautical and nautical charts and defense and mapping agency products will offer many benefits for large-scale map production systems. Examples include
- Cartographic representations that will enhance the visualization of complex symbols
- Dynamic surround elements
- Expanded table support and usability such as navigating and selecting features
- Table fields that toggle on and off
- Editable table format and appearance
- Support for direct read of Microsoft Excel files that will allow better management of complex symbol specifications
Desktop Publishing
In conjunction with the improvements to the ArcGIS geodatabase and mapping environments, you will see the following benefits for desktop publishing:
- Data will be packaged into a file geodatabase, which allows a larger capacity than the previous personal geodatabase.
- Viewers will employ many of the new mapping toolbars and usability tools including the Go To X,Y tool; enhanced find; 3D navigational tools; and a measure tool. In addition, there is a full-screen mode, markup tools, and support for ArcWeb Services.
