{"id":120451,"date":"2007-12-12T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/create-route-maps-with-the-arcgis-schematics-extension\/"},"modified":"2007-12-12T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-12T21:14:00","slug":"create-route-maps-with-the-arcgis-schematics-extension","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/mapping\/create-route-maps-with-the-arcgis-schematics-extension","title":{"rendered":"Create route maps with the ArcGIS schematics extension"},"author":4331,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[38211],"industry":[],"product":[],"class_list":["post-120451","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-methods"],"acf":{"short_description":"By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead\n\n\n\nThe illustration at left shows a map of the Paris Metro system (RATP). The routes are depicted ...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

By Aileen Buckley, Mapping Center Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The illustration at left shows a map of the Paris Metro system (RATP). The routes are depicted in a schematic view and this kind of map is challenging to create because multiple routes may share the same path, for example multiple bus routes along a single road. When this happens, the coincident routes are offset in a fashion that makes it possible to understand the path each route is taking. When using ArcMap and line features for the routes, the coincident features draw on top of one another, making it difficult to visualize.<\/p>\n

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The RATP image is a reduced-size version of a map that was created with the ArcGIS Schematics<\/a> extension. The ArcGIS Schematics extension provides a sophisticated data model and a comprehensive set of tools for creating, managing, analyzing, and displaying complex networks. Perhaps less well known is the fact that it contains tools to create custom schematic layouts. You can use ArcGIS Schematics to create maps for any linear network that you store as a geometric network<\/a> or as a network dataset<\/a> with the ArcGIS Network Analyst<\/a> extension. I created the following workflow for a simple bus route map, but you could use it as a starting point for your own route mapping project.<\/p>\n

1. Create the geometric network using your routes<\/strong> The geometric network<\/a> data model has been available with the geodatabase since it was first released, and the tools to create and manage them are available with the core ArcGIS desktop software.<\/p>\n