Objective:
Create a theme map with
ArcSDE data, saving all display settings in an ArcGIS layer file.
Steps:
- Open ArcMap.
- Hit the ‘Add Data’
button
and create a folder connection to the 381 class folder (ge381_s08) on
the S: drive (if you don’t already have such a folder connection).
- Double click the SDE
“datareader@dellsde.sde” spatial database connection in S:\ge381_s08
and add the following layers:
-
MGISDATA.OPENSPACE_POLY
- MGISDATA.TOWNS_ARC
- MGISDATA.TOWNS_POLY
Note: It is important to
add data
from the spatial database connection on S:, not one of your own
connections, so that other users can see the data when loading the
final layer file.
- Symbolize the
TOWNS_POLY layer with a light color (all towns the same color), with NO
outline.
- Label the towns with the TOWN
field. Pick a font style, size and color of your choice. The labels
should not appear when zoomed out beyond 1:200,000. Also, only one
label per town should appear (choose to Remove Duplicate Labels).
- In the table of
contents, set the layer name of TOWNS_POLY to be “MA Towns (Polygons)”.
- Set the Definition
Query for OPENSPACE_POLY to be:
(TYPE_FEE_OWNER =
'F' OR TYPE_FEE_OWNER = 'M' OR TYPE_FEE_OWNER = 'S') AND LEV_PROT = 'P'
- Symbolize the
openspace using
Categories > Unique Values, based on the TYPE_FEE_OWNER field.
Uncheck “<all other values>” and select/highlight and delete the
“TYPE_FEE_OWNER” <Heading> text.
- In the table of contents, set the
layer name to be “Protected and Recreational OpenSpace” and edit the 3
categories labels to have English descriptions – “Federal” (for “F”),
“Municipal” (for “M”), and “State” (for “S”). Choose colors of your
liking.
- Set the Scale Range for the openspace
layer so that it will not display when zoomed out beyond 1:200,000.
- Label the openspace on the
SITE_NAME field, using dark green Times New Roman, size 7. The labels
should not appear when zoomed out beyond 1:75,000. Choose to Remove
Duplicate Labels.
- Symbolize the
TOWNS_ARC layer on the OUTLINE field, using the following descriptive
text and symbology:
- 1 = “State
Boundary” (thick line, size 2, choose the color)
- 17 = “Municipal
Boundaries” (a dash-dot-dash line, choose the color)
- 4 = “Coastline”
(thin solid blue line)
- In the table of
contents, set the TOWNS_ARC layer name to be “MA Towns (Arcs)”
- Select all 3 layers in the table of
contents and right-click and choose “Group”
- Change the name of the “New Group
Layer” to be “<your user name>’s OpenSpace Theme”.
- Make sure the layers draw so that
the town polys are on the bottom followed by openspace, then the town
arcs. Reorder within the group if necessary.
- Right-click the group and select
“Save as Layer File…” and save in T:\EEOS381\381_labs_submit\lab10
and name it <your_user_name>_lab10.lyr.
Due on Wednesday,
April 23, 2008. |