Wes Jones
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Thematic Atlas sample app now available
The Esri Thematic Atlas Sample App is a configurable web application that uses a collection of intelligent web maps with text, graphics, and images to talk about our world. The sample application allows the author to organize maps into groups … Continue reading
Making infographics in ArcMap: Introducing the comparative distance line
By Wes Jones, Esri Design Cartographer
This blog entry is about maps and infographics. A map takes a very complex thing, the earth, and cartographically represents it so you can more easily understand it. An infographic takes information—the more complex, the better—and graphically represents it so you can more easily understand it. The two have much in common. This entry explains how to make a comparative distance line infographic that shows how far features are from a baseline that represents a geographic entity. The example here is the distance of cities from the coast in Australia (the mainland). Continue reading
Making and using tiled pattern fill symbols
By Wes Jones, Esri Design Cartographer
My mother loves to sew and knit. My grandmother was a professional seamstress and made countless wedding dresses. I have to admit, I like the odd sew from time to time. Growing up, I spent a lot of time at the local fabric store. When I say a lot of time, I mean a lot of time. The rolls of fabric became a babysitter while my mom sifted through the new designs and patterns. Continue reading
Making golf course maps with ArcMap
By Wes Jones, Esri Design Cartographer
How many of you out there are golfers? Can any of you remember your lowest round? I can – I shot a marvelous 83! Sure it was over 9 holes, but I was playing from the Pro’s tee box…
Whether you golf or not, how many of you have had to make a map of a golf course? A while back, one of you asked us on Ask a Cartographer how to make the checkered pattern found on a golf course:
Data driven pages
By Wes Jones, Esri Design Cartographer
“Data Driven Pages” is the term used to describe some new functionality in ArcGIS 10 that allows you to create a multi-page map series from a single map document. Data Driven Pages are available at the ArcView license level.
Historical map effects: Torn and creased parchment
By Wes Jones, Esri Design Cartographer
In my last blog entry I wrote about how to achieve a particular waterway look that you might find on a historical map. In this entry, I want to show you how you can make your map look like it has a torn parchment edge.
Inevitably old paper maps become torn… or at least we like to think so. Therefore, having a map look a bit torn is a nice way to imply its agedness. Continue reading
Historical map effects: Waterways
By Wes Jones, Esri Design Cartographer
Recently, I was trying to replicate a historic map and I would like to share a couple of the techniques I used. This first blog will show you how you can symbolize waterways so that they appear as they do on some historic maps, and the second will show you how to create a torn and creased parchment paper look for your map.
