1. Prenumbered Marker Symbols
ESRI 2005 International User Conference
“GIS – Helping Manage Our World”
Building a Future For
And Labeling With
Prenumbered Marker Symbols
Presented by: Jim Mossman
Data Deja View
Map Production Techniques and Requirements II
Thursday, July 28th - 10:30 am Room 30-E
Copyright 2005 by Jim Mossman

2. Application Coyote featuring: Download DDV symbol sets
free from ESRI’s ArcScripts:

3. Getting to Know Application Coyote
A. Application Overview
B. Building Symbols With Appl’n Coyote
C. Combining Styles Using ArcMap
D. Labeling Lines with Point Symbols
E. Symbol Naming Options
F. Converting “Old” Sets

4. Problems: Solution: 1. Large highway shield update workload
2. Impracticality of very large marker sets
3. Meeting all jurisdictions’ needs
Solution:
An executable capable of creating a very
large range of symbols, and
A forms based interface allowing the
user to choose which symbols to create

5. Application Coyote Family
Opening Forms

7. Intro highly recommended Show Intro – a Coyote Overview
Tells how Coyote works and
about any special features of
individual Coyotes.

8. Recommended for new users Using Coyote - The Wizard Approach
Step by step guide

9. Building Symbols Using
Application Coyote
Steps:
1. Examine Line Feature Attributes
- Add route-name field, if necessary
- Determine routes needing symbols
2. Build symbols using required
Application Coyotes
3. Combine Styles, as necessary

10. 1. Examine Line Feature Attributes
Unique route identification is in 2 fields:
HWY_TYPE = I, HWY_SYMBOL = 15, Unique ID is I + 15
a unique ID (RteName) needs to be added to this feature table

11. 1. Examine Line Feature Attributes
To add RteName
field:
Use ArcMap’s add field,
selection and calculate
capabilities to generate
the unique field RteName.

12. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
Select Master
- Copy Master (optional)
- Maintain Master
- Set All to “No” (optional)
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Select Layer Colors (optional)
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols

13. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
- Select Routes
- Set All to “No”
Select Master
- Copy Master
- Maintain Master
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols
- Select Layer Colors

14. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
- Set All to “No”
Select Master
- Copy Master
- Maintain Master
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols
- Select Layer Colors
Standard
(Non-Directed)
Directed
(N&S or E&W)
Directed are only
available for Interstate

15. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
- Set Creates
- Set All to “No” (optional)
Select Master
- Copy Master (optional)
- Maintain Master
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols
- Select Layer Colors (optional)

16. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
- Select Layer Colors
- Set All to “No” (optional)
Select Master
- Copy Master (optional)
- Maintain Master
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols
- Select Layer Colors (optional)
Surround
Border
Wide
Narrow
Fill

17. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
Select Master
- Copy Master (optional)
- Maintain Master
- Set All to “No” (optional)
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Select Layer Colors (optional)
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols

18. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
Select Master
- Copy Master (optional)
- Maintain Master
- Set All to “No” (optional)
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Select Layer Colors (optional)
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols

19. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
Select Prefix/Suffix Source
- Set All to “No”
Select Master
- Copy Master
- Maintain Master
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols
- Select Layer Colors
I15, I 15, I-15, INT-15, Int-15

20. 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
Select Prefix/Suffix Source
- Set All to “No”
Select Master
- Copy Master
- Maintain Master
- Select Routes
- Set Directions
- Set Creates
- Apply Changes
Name/Select Style
Select Color Source
Select Pref/Suff Source
Build Symbols
- Select Layer Colors

21. Timing Summary: 2. Build Symbols With Appl’n Coyotes
Tasks dependent on Master size or # of changes:
Copy Master (999 records) seconds
Apply Changes (999 records) seconds
Apply Changes (6 records) seconds
Build (6 symbols) seconds
Total time to carry out example’s maintenance tasks:
3 minutes 30 seconds *
* includes writing down timings

22. Combining Styles Using ArcMap
Use the Style Manager to copy selected symbols from one Style and add them to another.

23. Combining Styles Using ArcMap
In Style Manager:
2. Click, shift-click, &
ctrl-Click to select
desired symbols.
3. Shift right-click blank
area to open menu.
1. Open donor Style.
4. Click Copy.
7. Select Paste.
6. Open menu (rt-click)
5. Open recipient Style.

24. Combining Styles Using ArcMap
Paste Results: