MAP BOOKS PRESTON COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE CONNIE R. ERVIN, GISP
BEGINNING BEST PRACTICES Geo-reference Options CoGo & Geo-reference Costly Geo-reference by Shift & Rotate Some misplacement Control Points-Rubber Sheet Compromised integrity Labeling Labeling Engine Fast & Easy Overlapping Labels, Misplaced Labels, Missing Labels Annotation Placement Options Laborious Process Manual Maintenance 5/13/2013 Map Books 2
EARLY CHALLENGES Map Book Generation & Map Design DS Map Book Designed with centroid of polygon selection Does not work with tax maps as they were designed Map Grid Created from original Map Index Scale 1” = 100’ (1200) and 1”=400’ (4800) Map Grid design and placement based on polygon location Rotation value used with generation Rotation allows map to accommodate polygons more efficiently in urban areas Labels Clip process changes with rotation from Arc 8 to Arc 9 5/13/2013 Map Books 3
PAPER COPY 5/13/2013 Map Books 4
ORIGINAL TIFF IMAGE /13/2013 Map Books 5
2008 TAX MAP 5/13/2013 Map Books 6
CHALLENGES CONTINUE ArcMap 10 Data Driven Pages Data display needs to contain two copies of map grid contents displayed in different manners Combination of annotation and labeling engine Software changes More versatility with Arc functions Improved editing Annotation 5/13/2013 Map Books 7
2013 TAX MAP 5/13/2013 Map Books 8
2013B TAX MAP 5/13/2013 Map Books 9
MAP GRID /13/2013 Map Books 10
DISTRICT MAP /13/2013 Map Books 11
MAP GRID CHANGE Results in Additional Change Requires Identification Changes Map Grid, District Map, Polygon, Parcel Lines, Related Annotation Process can be automated with Python Script Required changes in data on Integrated Assessment System Notification to owner 5/13/2013 Map Books 12
MAP GRID /13/2013 Map Books 13
DISTRICT MAP /13/2013 Map Books 14
MAP BOOKS TODAY See Demo 5/13/2013 Map Books 15
INVESTIGATION 5/13/2013 Map Books 16
DETERMINATION & COORDINATION 5/13/2013 Map Books 17
ALL TOGETHER 5/13/2013 Map Books 18
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Connie R. Ervin, GISP Preston County Assessor’s Office Kingwood, WV /13/2013 Map Books 19