Here is what you are going to do:<\/p>\n
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- Trace the Esri hillshade basemap in your own unique style.<\/li>\n
- Scan that image, clean it up, and place it back onto your map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
And here’s how to do it:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Open your map in ArcGIS Pro and add a hillshade imagery layer. I recommend this one:<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126511,"id":126511,"title":"worldHillshade","filename":"worldHillshade.png","filesize":71625,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/worldhillshade","alt":"Terrain:Hillshade Imagery layer from ArcGIS Online","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"worldhillshade","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 01:49:06","modified":"2018-03-24 01:49:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":570,"height":665,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","thumbnail-width":171,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","medium-width":224,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","medium_large-width":570,"medium_large-height":665,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","large-width":570,"large-height":665,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","1536x1536-width":570,"1536x1536-height":665,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","2048x2048-width":570,"2048x2048-height":665,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","card_image-width":399,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/worldHillshade.png","wide_image-width":570,"wide_image-height":665}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Turn off all of the layers except for the hillshade and one reference layer. In some of my pictures below you can see that I used the coastline for my reference. But now that I’ve tried it, I don’t recommend it. A rectangle representing the extent of your map works well. Or a road or point layer that is relatively well distributed across the map. If the layer is too busy and obscures too much, filter it to just show a few features. You will use this layer later for georeferencing.<\/p>\n
Adjust the appearance of the hillshade using the enhancement controls for brightness<\/em>, contrast<\/em> and gamma<\/em>, found on the Appearance tab of the ribbon:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126541,"id":126541,"title":"enhancement","filename":"enhancement.png","filesize":4159,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/enhancement","alt":"enhancement controls for imagery layers","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"enhancement","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 01:58:30","modified":"2018-03-24 01:59:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":190,"height":89,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","thumbnail-width":190,"thumbnail-height":89,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","medium-width":190,"medium-height":89,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","medium_large-width":190,"medium_large-height":89,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","large-width":190,"large-height":89,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","1536x1536-width":190,"1536x1536-height":89,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","2048x2048-width":190,"2048x2048-height":89,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","card_image-width":190,"card_image-height":89,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhancement.png","wide_image-width":190,"wide_image-height":89}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
This step is optional, but I find it helpful for removing a lot of the fainter terrain information. Tracing is much harder than people imagine. Like everything else in cartography, it is mainly an exercise in deciding what information to leave out. So the more you can simplify the image before tracing it, the easier your job will be.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126551,"id":126551,"title":"enhanceTerrain","filename":"enhanceTerrain.png","filesize":47990,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/enhanceterrain","alt":"","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"enhanceterrain","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:00:55","modified":"2018-03-24 02:01:06","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":742,"height":594,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":171,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","medium-width":326,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","medium_large-width":742,"medium_large-height":594,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","large-width":742,"large-height":594,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","1536x1536-width":742,"1536x1536-height":594,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","2048x2048-width":742,"2048x2048-height":594,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","card_image-width":581,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceTerrain.png","wide_image-width":742,"wide_image-height":594}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Get out your tracing paper.<\/p>\n
Scale here is important. You should trace the hillshade at the same scale<\/em> that you want for the finished map, or larger<\/em>. For example, the layout for my map was 11×17″, so I made sure that my tracing paper was also 11×17″. To get finer, tighter line-work, I would want to make sure my drawing was larger<\/em> than 11×17″ – probably twice as big. But of course, the larger your paper is, the harder it will be to scan later on.<\/p>\n
If you want to make sure your scale is correct, make a layout in ArcGIS Pro using your desired scale and extent. Trace the width of the layout onto some tracing paper and tape the paper to your computer screen. Zoom in on the screen until the width of you layout matches the width of your paper.<\/p>\n
Projection is important too. If your map isn’t already in the projection that you want for the end product, change it now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Guess what? Your computer makes the best light table ever! So get cracking on tracing that hillshade!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126571,"id":126571,"title":"traceHillshade","filename":"traceHillshade.jpg","filesize":34294,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/tracehillshade","alt":"tracing a hillshade from a computer monito","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"tracehillshade","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:10:54","modified":"2018-03-24 02:11:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":621,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","thumbnail-width":206,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","medium-width":269,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":621,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":621,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":621,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":621,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","card_image-width":479,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/traceHillshade.jpg","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":621}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Don’t distress when your drawing doesn’t look good enough. It will take some practice before you get a consistent style. And seriously, we can’t all be Eduard Imhof.<\/a><\/p>\n
Case in point:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126591,"id":126591,"title":"practice","filename":"practice.jpg","filesize":35334,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/practice","alt":"practice drawing terrain","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"practice","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:15:57","modified":"2018-03-24 02:16:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":409,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":136,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","medium-width":408,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":409,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":409,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":409,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":409,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","card_image-width":640,"card_image-height":409,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/practice.jpg","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":409}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
So as those practice sketches show, I’ve still got a long way to go before I’ve got jaw-dropping hachures. But that’s ok. Most of it gets covered up by labels in the end anyway.<\/p>\n
I can, however, pass on one trick to up your terrain-tracing game. I previously told you to use a felt tip pen. This is the safe choice that I encourage. But risks come with rewards. The risky choice here is an old fashioned nib pen, the kind you dip in a jar of ink. Use one with a sharp tip, not the wide tipped ones used in calligraphy. With a fancy pen like this you can create lines with variable thickness, and so draw terrain that looks less like barcodes and more like volcanoes.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126601,"id":126601,"title":"volcano","filename":"volcano.png","filesize":4784,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/volcano","alt":"","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"volcano","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:17:07","modified":"2018-03-24 02:17:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":223,"height":186,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":178,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","medium-width":223,"medium-height":186,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","medium_large-width":223,"medium_large-height":186,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","large-width":223,"large-height":186,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","1536x1536-width":223,"1536x1536-height":186,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","2048x2048-width":223,"2048x2048-height":186,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","card_image-width":223,"card_image-height":186,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/volcano.png","wide_image-width":223,"wide_image-height":186}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Of course, it takes practice to get the control you need, and to avoid unfortunate ink blobs (see practice image above!) And most importantly, you must be constantly alert to the risk of spilling ink all over your computer.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126611,"id":126611,"title":"tracingOnLaptop","filename":"tracingOnLaptop.jpg","filesize":36284,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/tracingonlaptop","alt":"tracing a hillshade from a laptop screen","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"tracingonlaptop","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:18:37","modified":"2018-03-24 02:18:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":362,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","medium-width":461,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":362,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":362,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":362,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":362,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","card_image-width":640,"card_image-height":362,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tracingOnLaptop.jpg","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":362}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Another pro tip: while you’re working, try not to wrinkle, crease or smudge the tracing paper. It may be difficult to remove these marks later.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget to trace a few key points from your reference layer. The best plan is to trace bits that will get covered up in your final map by features.<\/p>\n
Scan your finished drawing.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126621,"id":126621,"title":"finishedDrawing","filename":"finishedDrawing.jpg","filesize":21159,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/finisheddrawing","alt":"","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"finisheddrawing","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:20:19","modified":"2018-03-24 02:20:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":447,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":149,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","medium-width":374,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":447,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":447,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":447,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":447,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","card_image-width":640,"card_image-height":447,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/finishedDrawing.jpg","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":447}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
The scanned image is likely to be kind of “dirty”, since the scanner’s light bounces around a lot when the thing it’s scanning is transparent. Don’t worry, you’ll be able to clean up most of this noise later in ArcGIS Pro. If there are more obvious blemishes that aren’t just paper texture or shadows, wipe them out with the eraser tool in Microsoft Paint.<\/p>\n
If you have Photoshop or a similar program, you can clean, adjust and edit this picture to your heart’s content. I like to strip it down until all pixels are either black or transparent. If you make the background transparent, also make sure to save the image as a png.<\/p>\n
Add the cleaned image to your map in Pro. Use the same add data dialog<\/a> that you use for regular geographic data.<\/p>\n
Your drawing isn’t projected so it’s going to land somewhere off the western coast of Africa. Zoom to the layer.<\/p>\n
Now you are going to georeference <\/strong>the image. If you’re already a pro georeferencer, skip to the next step. For everyone else, here’s what you need to do:<\/p>\n
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- Select the layer in the Contents pane.<\/li>\n
- Select the Imagery tab on the ribbon and click the Georeference button. A new Georeferencing tab opens on the ribbon.<\/li>\n
- Turn off the Auto Apply button.<\/li>\n
- Click the button to Add Control Points.<\/li>\n
- Zoom to the image<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- Click on one of your reference points or corners.<\/li>\n
- Zoom to the map<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- Click the same point on the map.<\/li>\n
- Repeat a few more times. You want to choose control points that are spaced around your map, not all in the same part.<\/li>\n
- Export the control points in case you need to do this again.<\/li>\n
- Click Apply and Save and Close Georeference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Your terrain drawing should now draw in the correct part of the world. Turn on your other layers to see what it looks like in your map!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126701,"id":126701,"title":"terrainOnMap2","filename":"terrainOnMap2.png","filesize":14060,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/terrainonmap2","alt":"","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"terrainonmap2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:35:14","modified":"2018-03-24 02:35:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":300,"height":337,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","thumbnail-width":178,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","medium-width":232,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","medium_large-width":300,"medium_large-height":337,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","large-width":300,"large-height":337,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","1536x1536-width":300,"1536x1536-height":337,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","2048x2048-width":300,"2048x2048-height":337,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","card_image-width":300,"card_image-height":337,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/terrainOnMap2.png","wide_image-width":300,"wide_image-height":337}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
But wait – the picture above is clearly of a terrain drawing that was already cleaned up in Photoshop. Wasn’t there some kind of promise about being able to do that in Pro?<\/p>\n
Don’t worry. Just use the Enhancement tools again on the Appearance tab of the ribbon. Adjust until you are satisfied.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126651,"id":126651,"title":"enhanceDrawing","filename":"enhanceDrawing.png","filesize":191605,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/enhancedrawing","alt":"adjusting the drawing in ArcGIS Pro","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"enhancedrawing","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:24:57","modified":"2018-03-24 02:25:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":979,"height":891,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":194,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","medium-width":287,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":699,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","large-width":979,"large-height":891,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","1536x1536-width":979,"1536x1536-height":891,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","2048x2048-width":979,"2048x2048-height":891,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","card_image-width":511,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/enhanceDrawing.png","wide_image-width":979,"wide_image-height":891}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Keep mapping! In my map of Iturup I went for a pure black and white look, but you can also apply layer transparency<\/a> to the drawing so it doesn’t overwhelm the map, and even mask parts of it<\/a> so your annotation is legible on top:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126661,"id":126661,"title":"mojaveTerrain","filename":"mojaveTerrain.jpg","filesize":70974,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/mojaveterrain","alt":"","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"mojaveterrain","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:26:39","modified":"2018-03-24 02:26:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":361,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":361,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":361,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":361,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":361,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","card_image-width":640,"card_image-height":361,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mojaveTerrain.jpg","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":361}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
The finished map of the Island of Iturup:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":126671,"id":126671,"title":"Iturup","filename":"Iturup.jpg","filesize":217096,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/hand-drawn-terrain-cartography-in-arcgis-pro\/iturup","alt":"Map of the Island of Iturup","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"iturup","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":126261,"date":"2018-03-24 02:28:18","modified":"2018-03-24 02:28:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1056,"height":1632,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","thumbnail-width":129,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","medium-width":169,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1187,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","large-width":699,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","1536x1536-width":994,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","2048x2048-width":1056,"2048x2048-height":1632,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","card_image-width":301,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Iturup.jpg","wide_image-width":699,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""}],"short_description":"Add your own hand-drawn terrain to an otherwise digitally-drawn map in ArcGIS Pro.","related_articles":[{"ID":82801,"post_author":"6971","post_date":"2018-02-20 12:15:29","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-20 12:15:29","post_content":"","post_title":"Steal These George Washington Map Textures for Pro, Please","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"steal-these-george-washington-map-textures-for-pro-please","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-05-30 16:10:39","post_modified_gmt":"2018-05-30 16:10:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/steal-these-george-washington-map-textures-for-pro-please\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":67701,"post_author":"4951","post_date":"2015-05-21 17:07:21","post_date_gmt":"2015-05-21 17:07:21","post_content":"","post_title":"Take your terrain mapping to new heights","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"take-your-terrain-mapping-to-new-heights","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-03-26 21:05:30","post_modified_gmt":"2018-03-26 21:05:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/take-your-terrain-mapping-to-new-heights\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":123331,"post_author":"7411","post_date":"2018-03-12 13:16:57","post_date_gmt":"2018-03-12 13:16:57","post_content":"Recently I made a map of my favorite park: the Mojave National Preserve, a huge desert park in California. It's a fantastic place that you should all visit.\n
![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/volcanoes-1024x366.jpg\")
<\/a>\nIt struck me that every time I make a map, I make the same time-consuming mistakes. These generally have to do with not preparing the project properly before I begin, resulting in messy duplicate geodatabases everywhere, annotation that was created at different scales and a general indecision about where the edge of the map should be. I thought it might be nice to have a suggested order of operations to prevent future pitfalls. And then I thought it would be nice to share it with all of you.\n\nThis tutorial uses the example of my map of the Mojave to outline a process for making one of your own, from data hunting all the way down to printing. It uses ArcGIS Pro, and does not go into detail about how to accomplish every single step, but instead gives an overview of the steps you might take. The screenshots provide hints, but ArcGIS Pro Help<\/a> provides true help.\n\nSTEP ONE: PREPARE<\/strong>\nDo not neglect this step. Trust me. Making decisions up front about scale and extent will make the rest of your map-making so much easier.<\/em>\n- \n\t
- Hunt for data. If you are mapping somewhere in the United states, you can start here<\/a>, but just look, don't download yet.<\/li>\n\t
- You can also search for data on ArcGIS Online using the Catalog pane:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"picture](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture2.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n\t
- Decide where you are mapping. Think about what kind of extent and scale you want. Then make a new map in ArcGIS Pro.<\/li>\n
- Set an appropriate coordinate system.<\/a> If you're unsure of which one to use, refer to the UTM grid<\/a> and choose the zone that applies to your area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"picture](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture3.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Make a new layout<\/a> with your desired dimensions. If you want to print your map consider what paper sizes you have access to.<\/li>\n
- Add the empty map to the layout and set its size and position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"picture](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture4.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n\t
- Activate the map<\/a> and zoom and pan until you've found the perfect scale and extent. You can rotate too if you want.<\/li>\n\t
- If you want a round number for a scale, adjust it in the scale control at the bottom of the window.<\/li>\n\t
- Once you've settled on a scale, open Map Properties and apply it as the Reference Scale.<\/a><\/li>\n\t
- Make a bookmark<\/a> so you can return to this exact position later.<\/li>\n\t
- Insert a layer template.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"picture](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture6.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Create features<\/a> using one of the polygon templates, and trace the outline of your map frame. This is so you can reference where the edge of your map is later when you're not in layout view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"map](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture7.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Save your edits and close activation of the map.<\/li>\n
- Now<\/em> download the data. The reason you waited to do this part is because many topographic data repositories (like the USGS) require you to decide which map sheets you want to download. Now that you know your extent you can download only the ones you need instead of just guessing.<\/li>\n
- Write down the source credit information for your data, and links to where you can find it again later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nSTEP TWO: MAP<\/strong>\nNow that you've got all the pieces in place, you are ready to actually make a map.<\/em>\n\n
- \n
- Add the data.<\/li>\n
- If you have multiple map sheets, merge <\/a>like datasets together into a single layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"picture](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture8.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Decide which layers you want to keep and which are just cluttering up your map.<\/li>\n
- Need more layers? Go out and hunt for them. Can't find them? Try out some of the basemaps. Chances are either USA Topo Maps<\/em><\/a> or Imagery<\/em><\/a> will have the feature you're looking for, and you can digitize<\/a> it from there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"picture](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture9.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Use definition queries<\/a> to filter out whatever data you know you don't want to show on your map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"setting](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture10.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Make a new file geodatabase<\/a> and export each of your layers into it. Give them new, simple names, like Rivers<\/em> and Roads.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Remove the old layers from your map, leaving only the new ones. The old ones are your raw, back-up data. The new ones you are free to edit.<\/li>\n
- Symbolize <\/a>your data! This is the fun part, so make sure to have some fun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"symbolizing](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture11.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- While you're at it, you'll probably want to edit some layers. Delete, reclassify, add and modify features. Try out some of the cartographic tools like Simplify line.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nSTEP THREE: LABEL<\/strong>\nGood labels make a good map.<\/em>\n\n
- \n
- Turn on labeling<\/a> for the appropriate layers.<\/li>\n
- Create a different label class<\/a> for each style of text.<\/li>\n
- Experiment with the labeling properties until they are as close as possible to your desired end result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"label](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture13.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Some features that you want to label (like mountain ranges) may not have a layer to label off of. For these, you can create point data and symbolize it with a transparent marker so only the label is visible.<\/li>\n
- Convert labels to annotation.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"convert](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture14-1024x114.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Edit the annotation<\/a> until it is perfect enough for your taste and\/or patience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"editing](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture15.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- If you've got the time, and you're fairly certain that you're not going to continue editing your annotation, make feature outline masks <\/a>for some of the labels and use them to mask out other features<\/a> that interfere with the text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"annotation](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture16.png\")
<\/a>\n\nSTEP FOUR: FINISH<\/strong>\nIt's time to make a layout.<\/em>\n\n- \n
- Insert a new map. This will be your small key map.<\/li>\n
- Choose an appropriate coordinate system. Don't assume that UTM will suffice here.<\/li>\n
- Add the key map to your layout.<\/li>\n
- Size and scale it in the same way you did above for the main map. Apply the reference scale and bookmark too.<\/li>\n
- Add the minimal possible data needed to explain to the map reader where in the world they are looking at.<\/li>\n
- Symbolize and label as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"keymap](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture17.png\")
<\/a>\n- \n
- Insert various items to your layout and style them. Some items you might consider include title, legend, scale bar, north arrow, grid or graticule, border, source credits, descriptive text, pictures, charts and graphs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"adding](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture18.png\")
<\/a>\n\n\nSTEP FIVE: PROOF<\/strong>\nYou may think your map is finished, but a good proofreading will probably prove you wrong.<\/em>\n\n- \n
- Make sure all of the necessary layers are turned on.<\/li>\n
- Share the layout<\/a> by exporting it as a PDF at 300 dpi.<\/li>\n
- Search for errors in the PDF. Fix the map. Export again. Repeat until you are satisfied.<\/li>\n
- Print the PDF on paper.<\/li>\n
- Find more errors on the paper. Fix the map. Export and print again. Repeat until you are satisfied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Finished](\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-picture20.png\")
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- Insert various items to your layout and style them. Some items you might consider include title, legend, scale bar, north arrow, grid or graticule, border, source credits, descriptive text, pictures, charts and graphs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- If you've got the time, and you're fairly certain that you're not going to continue editing your annotation, make feature outline masks <\/a>for some of the labels and use them to mask out other features<\/a> that interfere with the text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Edit the annotation<\/a> until it is perfect enough for your taste and\/or patience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Create a different label class<\/a> for each style of text.<\/li>\n
- Turn on labeling<\/a> for the appropriate layers.<\/li>\n
- Make a new file geodatabase<\/a> and export each of your layers into it. Give them new, simple names, like Rivers<\/em> and Roads.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Use definition queries<\/a> to filter out whatever data you know you don't want to show on your map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Write down the source credit information for your data, and links to where you can find it again later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nSTEP TWO: MAP<\/strong>\nNow that you've got all the pieces in place, you are ready to actually make a map.<\/em>\n\n
- Add the empty map to the layout and set its size and position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Make a new layout<\/a> with your desired dimensions. If you want to print your map consider what paper sizes you have access to.<\/li>\n
- You can also search for data on ArcGIS Online using the Catalog pane:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n