Aileen Buckley
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Dr. Aileen Buckley is a cartographer who’s been at Esri since 2003. She finds and shares best practices for mapping and analysis with ArcGIS, which leads her to publish widely and present world-wide.

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Map orientation: When true north is NOT at the top

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead We got an excellent comment from a reader this week about maps that are not drawn with true nor...

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Marker fill symbols add realism to your maps

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead Another way to create polygon symbols that appear more realistic is to use marker fill symbols ...

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Color Ramp in Legend

Question: I am wanting to make a color ramp in a legend for some points that have a graduated color scheme.

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Picture fill symbols add realism to your maps

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead The key to using a picture fill symbol when imparting realism is to choose one that has a rando...

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Polygon fill symbols add realism to your maps

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead When working with polygon data, it is common to symbolize these features with a colored fill an...

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Stream tapering adds realism to your map

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead Stream tapering is a technique cartographers use to add realism to a map and help readers deter...

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Sun glints add realism to your map

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead Sun glints are a way to add a more realistic effect to your map by modulating the tone of water...

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How do I convert a .img file into a raster file that Arcmap can recognize?

I am trying to convert a DEM that can be downloaded as a .img file to a raster file type that ArcGIS can recognize.

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Variable depth masking: Contour label example

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead Variable-depth masking is an ArcMap drawing technique (available at the ArcInfo level) for hidi...

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