1. Map Design March 9, 2016 RS & GISc, Institute of Space Technology
Lab 2
Map Design
March 9, 2016
RS & GISc, Institute of Space Technology

2. Learning Objectives? Create Choropleth maps Create group layers
Set threshold scales for dynamic display
Create Choropleth maps using custom attribute scales
Create Point maps
Create a point feature map based on a definition query
Create hyperlinks
Create MapTips
Map document

3. Tutorial 2-1: Create Choropleth maps
Open a document- Tutorial2-1.mxd
Add layer - USStates
Change layers name to ‘Population By State’
Select a census attribute to display state population (POP2007)
Create Choropleth maps

4. Tutorial 2-2: Create Group Layers
Add group layer to map
Add multiple layers to the group
USStates
USCounties
Change the symbology for counties
Save layer files

5. Your Turn Create a new layer called ‘Population By Census Tract’
Add census tract layer for Utah (UTTracts) and Nevada (NVTracts)
Add USStates
Classify census tracts using graduated colors based on POP2007 field
USStates: chose no color for fill and black 1.5 width line
Notice the difference between the classification intervals of two layers

6. Tutorial 2-3: Set Threshold Scales for Dynamic Display
Set visible scale based on the current scale
Set a maximum scale based on the current scale
Clear a layer’s visible scale
Set a minimum visible scale for a specific layer

7. Nevada tracts will disappear when zoomed to full extent
Your Turn
Use layer properties to set the Nevada Tracts minimum scale to 1:8,000,000
Nevada tracts will disappear when zoomed to full extent
Set the Utah Tracts minimum scale to the same as Nevada Tracts (1:8,000,000)

8. Type a specific scale

9. Tutorial 2-4: Create Choropleth Maps using Custom Attribute Scales
Create custom classes in a legend
Manually change class values
Manually change class colors

10. Your Turn
Change the classification break values for the USCounties layer based on the population (POP2007)
Manually change the values using the following
9,000 or less
9,001-18,000
18, ,000
36,001-72,000
72,001 or greater
Save as Layer file (populationByCounties)

11. Tutorial 2-5: Create Point Maps
Create point map of US cities by population
Create new group layer Population By City
Add USStates and USCities
USCIties – Graduated Symbols (POP2000)
Save map document

12. Tutorial 2-6: Create a Point Feature Map based on a Definition Query
Create a new map document
Add data to the map (PACounties and PACities)
Symbolize polygons (no fill color and light colored boundaries)
Change name (Pennsylvania Counties)
Create a definition Query
“FEATURE” = ‘10,000 to 49,999’
Change layer’s name and symbol
Add State Capital using Symbol Search
Definition query: Properties – definition query – query Builder button
Layer name = Population 10,000 to 49,999

13. “STATUS” = ‘State Capital County Seat’
Your Turn
Add PACities layer again
Create Definition Query that display’s Pennsylvania state capital county seats
Create definition query
“STATUS” = ‘State Capital County Seat’
Change the layer name to ‘State Capital’
Change Symbology
In Symbology Selector window type Capital and enter

14. Tutorial 2-7: Create Hyperlinks
Do on your own
Labels are text items on maps
Derived from one or more feature attributes

15. Tutorial 2-8: Create MapTips
Do on your own

16. EX 2-1