Cartographic Trends in GIS

Showcase Vision for Cartography —Paul Hardy, Cartography Product Manager, ESRI Listen or download: MP3 [1:24 | 3.33-MB] Managing Cartography —Clint Brown, Director of Software Products, ESRI View demo: Windows Media [11:47 | 27:81-MB] ESRI Cartography: Capabilities and Trends —June 2004 [PDF 343 KB | 17 pages] Putting the "Art" Back into Cartography —ArcNews, Winter 2005/06

For many years, cartographers have used the power of GIS, available in core ArcInfo functionality, to create scripts that facilitate complex database-driven workflow processes. In many cases, these workflows are integrated with other desktop graphics software and digital publishing systems that allow you to produce a variety of high-quality map products.

ESRI has a vision for cartography and map production that will enable you to perform all these tasks within the same ArcGIS software environment. It will deliver

• A single software environment from data capture to cartographic finishing
• A central enterprise database
• Support for multiple cartographic representations for multiple products
• Intuitive and interactive map editing tools
• A high-quality map production system

Our goal is to allow you to successfully create maps that present geographic data in a clear, precise, and efficient manner. To do this, we have created specialized tools to automate as many standard cartographic processes as possible.

Learn more about cartography at ESRI.

• Cartographic Representations
• Cartographic Editing and Finishing Tools
• Cartographic Geoprocessing Tools
• Usability Tools for Cartographers
• Generalization
• Enterprise Workflows
• Cartographic Publishing Tools