GIS3015l – WEEK 5 – MAP COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

This week’s lab was continued work in Adobe Illustrator.  In the lab, we were tasked with creating a map soley in Adobe Illustrator.  Presented below are this week's map and process summary.

Process Summary Description

·         Read through laboratory instructions and watch the 3 videos before beginning lab

·         Log into eDesktop

·         Copy and paste folder “Cartographic Design” from R:drive to S:drive > unzip

·         Open up Adobe Illustrator>Open up file “Florida_hispanic_ai”

·         Save

·         Open up Layers to begin work:  windows>layers

·         Group so easy to move, North Arrow and Legends: Click to highlight layer of choice>Object>Group

·         Save

·         Using Selection tool, drag and move around maps for best fit>Make the choropleth map of southern Florida bigger as this is the focus of the lab>click on map>boundary box appears>drag to resize and click, hold and drag to move.

EXPERIMENT WITH COLORS

·         Double on county and then select from the control panel the color to change to> shift click to get customized color panel.

INSERT NEATLINE

·         Begin by fixing the units: Edit>preferences>units>General = inches> Stoke = points> Type = points

·         Then click on rectangular tool once>click anywhere in document>change dimensions: width = 9 inches>Height = 7 inches >Ok

·         If neatline shows up with fill; remove fill by using fill box on control panel and changing to no fill.

·         Drag Neatline to enclose map elements

·         Add second neatline by the Florida Map>repeat above process to add a neatline>resize to make smaller>drag and insert United States Map into same box as Florida Map>Using line tool draw line pointing to choropleth map for viewer to know what the choropleth map is part of the Florida Map

OTHER ESSENTIAL MAP ELEMENTS

·         Move North arrow to top right hand corner of map

·         Place legends by choropleth map and resize so legible

·         Using text tool insert; Map title, author and source information and scale text

·         Save map

·         Export Map to JPEG file

·         Open up JPEG file and if border is off compared to neatline, drag to resize then save.

·         Archive documents; turn into drop box and post on blog.

GIS4043l PROJECTION PART I

PROCESS SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

·         Download and unzip file for the week

·         Open ArcMap > Display AcrCatalog Pane> Navigate to Projection Part I Folder>rightclick cntband shapefile to view properties>review xy coordinate system tab

·         Right click and drag “cntbnd” shapefile to ArcMap to add

·         Open up “Layers” data frame properties and coordinate system tab.  Notice is the same projection information as the cntbnd shapefile properties

USING PROJECT TOOL

·   Click on ArcToolbox icon

·   Expand Data Management Toobox>Expand Projection and Transformation>Expand Features>Double click to open Project>input dataset = “cntbnd”>output dataset = “cntbnd_utm16”>click icon by output coordinate system to access spatial reference properties>choose “select”>double click project coordinate systems>double click UTM>double click NAD 1983

·   Select “NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N” and click “Add”>Ok to close spatial reference box.

·   Geographic Transformation Drop-down menu> select “NAD 1983 To HARN Florida”

·   Drag and add new “cntbnd_utm16” layer to ArcMap document>get error message from Geographic Coordinate System Window.

·   Close Window and Save Map.

Comparing Projection Visually

·   Insert>data frame>repeat to insert 2 new layers in ArcMap

·   Rename original layer “Albers” and rename the 2 new layers “UTM” and “State Plane N”>Properties>General>Name

·   Drag and drop “cntbnd_utm16” into UTM dataframe and remove from Albers dataframe

·   Switch back and forth (right click each to activate) between Albers and UTM to see difference between the county boundary layer displayed.

·   Open project tool>add 3^rd layer – “cntbnd_stateplane”>Use same input ie. “cntbnd” and repeat above process>drag and add to state plane N layer

·   Save

·   Open “cntbnd” (under albers data frame) attribute table>table options>add field>type “Area” under field name>select “Short Integer” as type>ok>right click area column heading>select “calculate geometry”>select Yes in Warning box>select “Area” for properties>check “Use coordinate system of the data source> units =square miles>OK

·   Repeat above for “cntbnd_utm16” and “cntbnd_stateplane”> DID NOT WORK

·   Posted to Help Conference> Suggestions offered did not help>unable to complete this step so moved to next step

·   Save Map

ACTIVATE LAYER

·         To select layers use find tool and use this for all data frames to select, Miami-Dade, Polk, Escambia and Alachua counties.

·         Insert Map Elements: North Arrow and scale/scale text ( One for all 3), author, source, legends.

·         Save file

·         Export as a Jpeg

·         Archive

GIS3015l – WEEK 4 – INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

This week’s lab was an introduction to Adobe Illustrator.  In the lab, we were tasked with creating and exporting a map in ArcGIS to Adobe Illustrator, while examining Adobe Illustrator tools, organizing layers, and adding/changing basic map elements in Adobe Illustrator.  Presented below are this week's map and process summary.

Process Summary Description

·         Log into ArcGIS

·         File Download (cntbnd_jun11 and cities_feb04)

·         Open new map in ArcMap

·         Add data > right click layer > add data > go to location of zipped files > Add >change to layout view > change page setup to landscape > drag map to fill area

·         Add Neatline: Inside Margin Gap = 10, Border = 2.0 point, Drop Shadow = Grey 60% and Background = Sepia.

·         Save Map > Adobe Illustrator Map_AK.mxd

·         Select globe symbol to bring map view to Full Extent

·         Insert Scale Bar: alternating scale bar with whole number increments

·         Insert Legend: Border = 1.0 point, Gap = 5 for both X and Y, Background = Grey 10%, Gap = 5 for both X and Y, Drop Shadow = None.  Remove Term “Legend”

·         Change Names in Legend>right click cities_feb04 >properties >General >type in “cities” under layer name > OK

·         Repeat for cntbnd_jun11 to “County Boundaries”

·         Save Map

·         Insert North Arrow: ESRI North3

·         Insert Scale Text: inches = miles

·         Save Map

·         Insert Title: “FLORIDA CITIES AND COUNTY BOUNDARIES” - Arial/18/Bold and center on map

·         Insert Author/Source/Date: see map – Arial/10/Bold/Center

·         Save Map

·         Export Map as Al (x.ai). (check that the file is saved in the correct folder for the week)

PART 2

·         Open map in illustrator

·         Select “Update” when you get error message

·         Fit map to screen – see menu at bottom of window

·         Open up layers window > Windows > Layers

·         Begin by renaming the neatline layer at bottom of window > double click box > rename to “Neatline” and change color to Magenta

·         Create 2 new layers > click icon by trash can

·         Double click each layer (click on the box) > Rename > Change color for each (Legend and North Arrow)

·         Click to select layer North Arrow layer and drag to move to topmost layer in the layers window

·         Move Legend layer to just below this

·         Click on and expand layer titled “Other 3”.  Then expand “Groups”

·         Drag and move out of this layer and into the respective layers all legend and north arrow items

·         NOTE:  The order in which you position the legend items will affect their visibility on the map.  Check that they are placed in the order shown

o   Cities icon

o   Cities legend name

o   County Boundaries icon

o   County Boundaries legend name

o   Outline

o   Background

·         Double click to rename “Other 3” to “Scale Bar”

·         Expand “Cities” to see groups and the same for “County Boundaries”

·         Move cities <group> to immediately below county boundaries <group> right under “clipping path”

·         Move scale bar <group> to immediately above cities <group> and immediately below country boundaries <group>

·         Update names.  Double click group under cities and rename “cities group”

·         Repeat for group under scale bar to rename as “scale bar group” and group under county boundaries to rename as “cities/counties/scale”

·         Delete empty layers – Other 2, Cities and Scale Bar >click to select then drag to trash can

·         Check that the layers are properly grouped using the direct selection tool.  Click on any Florida county > bounding box appears > drag box to resize > it should resize entire Florida map, scale bar and city layer.

·         Experiment with adding text to the map using the typing Tool – see lab instructions.

·         Export map > save as jpeg > file – save for web and devices > save as a Jpeg and accept all defaults for now

·         Archive file

·         Post to Blog

GIS4043L_WEEK 4_GIS CARTOGRAPHY

The objective of this week's lab was to create and later the symbology of maps in ArcGIS, to examine files using ArcCatalog and to compare and contrast raster and vector data files.  Illustrated below are this week's maps and process summary.

                                                         MAP 1: MEXICO STATES

MAP 2: MAP WITH DIFFERENT LAYERS

MAP 3:  ELEVATION MAP

Process Summary Description

·         Copy from the r:drive to the s:drive, this week’s folder, GISCartography.

·         Unzip file.

·         Open ArcCatalog and Navigate to the GISCartography folder.

·         Switch tab at top of viewing pane from “Contents” to” Preview”

·         To answer question #1 in process summary (PS) –“ How Many Columns and rows does the mex_elev raster have?”

o   Right click/double click on mex_elev on Catalog Tree >see column  “Value” and specifically row adjacent to  “Columns and Rows”.

·         To answer question #2 in PS – “Can you edit the properties or data type of an existing field?”

o   Right-click Mex_Roads under catalog tree >Fields Tab> attempt to delete or alter the values

CREATING MAP 1 (Save Periodically)

·         Open ArcMap > Minimize window so can see ArcCatalog Window > Drag and Drop the “World_Countries” shapefile from ArcCatalog into ArcMap.

·         Drag and Drop in same way; “Mex_boundary” and “Americas_Admin” shapefiles.

·         To Create a Shapefile with only features within Mexico:

o   Drag “MEX_Boundary” to the  top layer under ArcMap

o   Right click on “MEX_Boundary”>open Attributes>Select by attributes> For Layer Choose “Americas_Admin”>Confirm options under Method reads, “Create New Selection”.

o   Under list of fields scroll down to “CNTRY_NAME” and double click to add > Click “=” button > Click “Get Unique Values” > double click “Mexico” to add statement.

o   Click “Verify” to ensure that the statement syntax is valid > Message appears letting you know it is verified > hit “Apply”

·         To answer question #3 in PS – “How many administrative divisions are selected”  see summary of records selected in attributes table.

·         To create New Layer > Right click “Americas_Admin” under TOC > data> export data > check that it reads “Selected features” in Export drop down menu > Keep the “this layer’s source data” checked >Browse Folder Icon to find your GISCartography folder and rename new shapefile from “Export_Output” to “Mex_states” >select “shapefiles” under Save As Type > OK > Uncheck “Americas_Admin” layer

·         To Label the layers>Select World_Countries>properties>labels tab>check box next to “label features in this layer”>check that “CNTRY_NAME” appears in the Label Field Box>click on the “symbol” box to change the Font/Symbol to 12 and Country 2>Select OK both times>Apply

·         To change name from “Mex _states” to “Mexico  States”>double click on Mex_States>Select General Tab/Layer Name>Replace “Mex _states”  with “Mexico  States”>OK

·         To label the individual states >right click Mexico States>properties>Label Features

·         To change fill color and outline width>right click World_countries>Symbology>Symbol>select Orange>Outline width – 2>OK

·         Change Symbology of Mexico states >properties>symbology>Quantities>Graduated Colors>Value = POP-ADMIN>Normalization = None>Select Color under Color Ramp (green to red)>Class = 6 >Keep classification as Natural Breaks>OK

·         Layout view>switch to landscape orientation>Add essential Map elements: North Arrow, Scale Bar (in Kilometers), Scale Text (1cm =125km), Title, Legend, Author, Date

·         In formatting Legend>right click legend >Frame>1.0 border>Apply>Gap = 4>OK.  Be sure to remove the “legend” term by unchecking the box and also changing the word “POP_ADMIN” to “Population”.

·         To focus only on the Mexico States>Uncheck all other layers and keep it to just the Mexico States layer.

·         Save file as “GisCarto_map1_AK.Mxd”. 

·         Export File to a .jpeg map saved under the same name just a different file extension.

·         Archive

CREATING MAP 2 (Save Periodically)

·         Create copy of File “GisCarto_map1_AK.Mxd” so have a copy in case you need to go back to the original copy.

·         Minimize ArcMap so able to see ArcCatalog Window.

·         Drag and add layers: mex_rails, mex_rivers, mex_roads, mex_urban>turn off Mexico States

·         To make Map more readable – select only a few features to display: mex_rivers>Properties>Symbology>Categories>Unique Values> Choose “RANK” in values field>Add Values button >Hold Control and select “Primary” and “Major” to add both >Uncheck box next to “all other values> double click on line symbols for both and update: Symbol style = river, color = blue, line width = 1 for both only a darker blue for the Primary rivers.

o   To change name mex_rivers to “Rivers”> properties>General> Layer Name – type in Rivers > OK

o   To change the Heading label from “RANK” to “Rivers”: properties>Symbology>click on row with <Heading> to highlight. Click on Term “Rank” under label column and type over “Rivers”>OK

·         Update roads feature: mex_roads>properties>symbology>categories>unique values> select ”Authority” under Value field >select “Federal” under Add Values button>Double click on line symbol  and update: Symbol Style = Major road, color = black, line width = 1.50>OK

o   To change name mex_roads to “Roads”> properties>General> Layer Name – type in Roads > OK

o   To change the Heading label from “Authority” to “Highways”: properties>Symbology>click on row with <Heading> to highlight. Click on Term “Authority” under label column and type over “Highways”>OK

·         Mex_rails> properties>symbology>categories>unique values> select ”TYPE” under Value field >select “Single Track” under Add Values button>Double click on line symbol  and update: Symbol Style = Railroad color = purple, line width = 4>OK

o   To change name mex_rails to “Railroads”> properties>General> Layer Name – type in Railroads > OK

o   To delete the Heading label from “TYPE” >properties>Symbology>click on row with <Heading> to highlight. Click on Term “TYPE” under label column and then hit the delete key>OK

·         Mex_urban> properties>symbology>Symbol>Update features; Fill color = Mars red, Outline width = 2, Outline color = black> OK

o   To change name mex_urban to “Urban Areas”> properties>General> Layer Name – type in Urban Areas > OK

·         To label mex_urban> properties>labels>check box to label features in this layer>from drop down menu select “define classes of features and label each class differently as the method.”>Find “Add”button> Enter “Million” for new class name>Go back and select default for class name>uncheck box adjacent to “Label features in this class box”>SQL Query button>double click “POPULATION”>click “>” button>type in 1000000>verify>hit OK each of the 3 times it appears

·         To make Convert Labels to Annotations: right click mex_urban > select convert labels to annotations > Store Annotation = In the map, keep rest as default > press convert>.

·         To change properties of an annotation:  Use Find Tool and type in “Distrito Federal” > select Find,  and follow steps on page 12 – Points 2 to 12 in this week’s GIS Cartography Laboratory Instructions.

·         To Create an Insert Map:  Pg 13 of the GIS Cartography Laboratory Instructions.

·         Save as GISCarto_map2_AK.mxd

·         Export as GISCarto_map2_AK.jpg to the GISCartography folder. 

CREATING MAP 3 (Save Periodically)

·         To create an elevation Map: Pg 15 of the GIS Cartography Laboratory Instructions.

·         Begin by dragging into ArcMap from ArcCatalog, the file mex_elev.

·         When unchecking all layers, leave “World_countries” under the new data frame unchecked.

·         For this map, went with black/gray color ramp as it best shows the different elevations.

·         Checked to see that all map elements were still intact and were modified to fit this map.

·         Save as GISCarto_map3_AK.mxd

·         Export as GISCarto_map3_AK.jpg to the GISCartography folder. 

This particular lab took about 6 hours to complete.





GIS3015L_WEEK 3_DATA CLASSIFICATION

The objective of this week's lab was to compare and demonstrate the four methods of classification generally used for mapping; Equal Intervals, Quantile, Standard Deviation and Natural Breaks.  Illustrated here are this week's maps and process Summary.

Map Document 1:  Comparison of Data Classification Methods

Map Document 2:  Natural Break Classification of Blacks – Escambia County, FL

Process Summary Description

Map Document 1:  Comparison of Data Classification Methods

File: Data Classification_Map1_AK.mxd

1.       Log into eDesktopGIS.uwf.edu

2.       Copy and paste file (Data Classification.7z) from R: drive to S:drive (S:\Cartography\WEEK 3_DATA CLASSIFICATION\Data Classification)

a.       Start Menu > Computer > R:\Cartography\Data Classification\ Data Classification.7z

3.       Unzip file – right click > Extract here.

4.       Open up ArcGIS – ArcMap10

5.       Add Data (escambiscensus.shp) – select the add data button and choose location of shape file (S:\Cartography\WEEK 3_DATA CLASSIFICATION\Data Classification) and click ADD. 

6.       Map with layer, “escambiscensus” is displayed. 

7.       Format layer name to “Escambia County Census”

a.       Right click on layer > properties > General > Layer Name : here type new name and hit OK

8.       To Classify data – right click Escambia County Census > properties > Symbology >Quantities >Graduated Colors.

a.       Will do one map with all 4 data classification methods; equal interval, quantile, standard deviation and natural breaks.

b.      Fields > Value> p_blacks> Classify (under classification) >Method (list each one method at a time for each of the 4 maps to be created on one map ex. Equal Interval) > Class = 4 >OK >OK

9.       Map with Equal Interval classification is created.

10.   File > Page and Print Setup > Landscape > check box - Use Printer Paper Settings >  Show Printer Margins > Show Printer Margins on Layout > OK

11.   Minimize view of Map on Page to be able to fit all 4 Maps > Pointer > drag to reduce size.

12.   Add another Frame and repeat for a different classification.  Insert> Data Frame>.

13.   Rename Frame>Right click >Properties>General>Name>type in name of data classification that shown map will represent, ex. Quantile >OK.

14.   Do same for previous Layer > Name that, Equal Interval

15.   Copy data to New Frame. Right click Escambia County Census under Equal Interval Layer >Copy >right click 2^nd layer = Quantile >Paste Layers.

16.   Create 2^nd classification map – repeat step 8 above.

17.   Add 3^rd Frame  (Standard Deviation) and again copy and paste data and insert 3^rd classification method.  Do so until have 4 frames with 4 different classifications on same map. 

18.   Resize maps to fit.

19.   Add essential map elements to each individual map from the “Insert Men” add: title, legend, scale, author Name, date, Source.

20.   Title Main page showing the 4 classifications.  Insert > Title > type:  COMPARISON OF DATA CLASSIFICATION METHODS

21.   Format text. Right click on text box >Properties > Text (type name if not already done so) > change symbol > select ARIAL font, 16, Bold >OK>OK

22.   Center Title on Page.

23.   Format Author name, Source in same way.

24.   Save Periodically.

25.   Export File .  File >Export Map >Save as a JPEG ( Data Classification Map 1_AK.Jpg) to Data Classification folder on s drive (S:\Cartography\WEEK 3_DATA CLASSIFICATION\Data Classification).

26.   Archive Work.  Right click on WEEK 3_DATA CLASSIFICATION FOLDER > Copy  and paste to S:Drive Folder titled Archive to GIS.  Then again copy same folder to External Hard Drive, never on the c:drive under eDeskTopGIS.uwf.edu.

Map Document 2:  Natural Break Classification of Blacks – Escambia County, FL

File:  Data Classification_Map2_AK.mxd

1.       Create only one map this time of the preferred data classification method = Natural Breaks using the steps show while creating Map 1 with the exception of adding additional data frames.  Limit it to just one data frame.

2.       Add all essential map elements.

3.       Save file and Export Map as illustrated in step 25 above.  Call this Data Classification Map 2_AK.Jpg

4.       Also Archive this as illustrated above.

Total Lab:  About 3 hours to Complete

Laboratory Question:

Which classification do you think best represents the data and why? 

I thought that the data was best represented using the natural breaks data classification

which was easier to comprehend than all other 3.  Additionally, this classification method

maximizes the similarity of values within each class and also increases the precision of the

map given the number of classes (used 4 classes in this assignment).