Cartography

Add Watermarks to Your ArcGIS Pro Map

Learn how to create watermarks using Microsoft Paint or PowerPoint and add them to your ArcGIS Pro Map. Watermarks protect your map.

Moving Toward an Accessible Basemap

Andrew Skinner of Esri has created two versions of a basemap that’s color blind friendly and functional.

Design Decisions Start with Your Map’s Medium

Knowing in advance what kind of medium will be used to share your map will help you make better design decisions.

Cartography. MOOC Returns

Esri experts will show you how to create beautiful maps using ArcGIS Pro during the Cartography. MOOC starting February 3, 2021.

Map with Purpose

Knowing ahead of time exactly what message you want to convey will result in a better map.

An Ocean Floor Map to Remember

John Nelson of Esri dives deep into the David Rumsey Map Collection and finds a 1985 map called The Ocean floor that deserves to be revisited.

Discover the Power of Data Visualization

Betsy Mason, co-author of All Over the Map: A Cartographic Odyssey, talks about how data visualization changed the course of history.

Try this Pen and Ink Style

Create a digital map that looks like it was drawn with pen and ink using the new pen and ink style created for ArcGIS Pro.

Use Blank Basemaps from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World

Cartographer John Nelson from Esri introduces you to the totally blank basemap. Two choices are available from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.

Use Graduated Sizes and Colors in ArcGIS Online Symbols

Esri cartographer John Nelson shows you how to apply graduated sizes and colors to symbols in your ArcGIS Online maps.

Use Custom Graphics to Create Graduated Symbols

Esri cartographer John Nelson demonstrates how turn custom graphics into symbols for your maps in both ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.

One Minute Map Hack: Create a Map of Your Area of Interest

Learn to use the erase geoprocessing tool in ArcGIS Pro and data from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World to make a map of your area of interest.