Automated Map Production WorkflowsAutomated Map Production Workflows

Aileen Buckley and David WatkinsAileen Buckley and David Watkins

abuckley@esri.comabuckley@esri.com and and dwatkins@esri.comdwatkins@esri.com

ESRI, Inc., U.S.A.ESRI, Inc., U.S.A.

““Automation, it would seem, is here to stay.Automation, it would seem, is here to stay.””

—— Waldo Tobler, 1959Waldo Tobler, 1959

““What possibilities exist for automation in What possibilities exist for automation in cartography, and where can these be found?cartography, and where can these be found?””

““Automated map production workflowsAutomated map production workflows””

MachineMachine--driven processes that result in the completion of driven processes that result in the completion of tasks that relate to the compilation, construction, or output oftasks that relate to the compilation, construction, or output ofa map product.a map product.

exporting, printing, servingexporting, printing, serving

OutputOutput

of the page or pagesof the page or pages

ConstructionConstruction

of the map or mapsof the map or maps

CompilationCompilation

Advantages of automated map production Advantages of automated map production workflowsworkflows

3. Result in reduced costs3. Result in reduced costs

2.2. Provide more consistencyProvide more consistency(and therefore higher quality)(and therefore higher quality)

1.1. Require less timeRequire less time

Candidate cartographic products Candidate cartographic products –– MANY mapsMANY maps

Same extent, different themesSame extent, different themes

Same theme, different extentsSame theme, different extents

Same theme, same extent, change over timeSame theme, same extent, change over time

EcoregionsEcoregions PlantsPlants Protected PercentProtected Percent

All VertebratesAll Vertebrates Endemic VertebratesEndemic Vertebrates Habitat LossHabitat Loss

PhylogeneticPhylogeneticDiversityDiversity

TerrestrialTerrestrialBiomesBiomes Forest PercentForest Percent

Automated map production workflows with Automated map production workflows with ArcGIS ArcGIS --> database> database--driven cartographydriven cartography

ArcInfoArcInfo + Arc Macro Language (AML)+ Arc Macro Language (AML)

ArcViewArcView + Avenue+ Avenue

ArcGIS + ArcGIS + ArcObjectsArcObjects

ArcGIS + Model Builder & pythonArcGIS + Model Builder & python

Example: ArcGIS + Model Builder + pythonExample: ArcGIS + Model Builder + python

Bump map toolsBump map tools

Bump map modelBump map model

Bump map model Bump map model –– Python scriptsPython scripts

the ArcGIS bump map toolthe ArcGIS bump map tool

the ArcGIS bump map toolthe ArcGIS bump map tool

Example: ArcGIS + Model Builder + PythonExample: ArcGIS + Model Builder + Python

Portland Street AtlasPortland Street Atlas

SummarySummary

Many advantages to automating mapping Many advantages to automating mapping workflowsworkflows

GIS has a consistent history of providing tools for GIS has a consistent history of providing tools for automationautomation

ArcGIS provides multiple levels of automationArcGIS provides multiple levels of automationArcObjectsArcObjects

Model BuilderModel Builder

PythonPython

Questions??

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