Abstract

Using ArcGIS to develop a Fire Map Book
Track: Cartography and Map Production
Authors: Brian Bradshaw

A paper-based Map Book used by the San Diego Fire Dept was replaced with a digital-based Map Book developed using ArcGIS. Recreating hand drawn features using digital data presented numerous technical challenges that were solved using advanced map production techniques including the Map Book Developer's Sample, Advanced Symbology, VBA, Maplex, and Feature Linked Annotation. The Map Book Developer's Sample was used to design the map page layout, VBA was used to symbolize and define Symbol Levels of street data to portray overpasses and underpasses, Symbol Rotations were used to define the orientation of gate symbols, VBA was used to assign offsets for hydrants, A symbol font was used to represent one way arrows as labels, definition queries were used to filter out undesired data, label expressions were used to eliminate undesired label values, Maplex was used to define label settings, and Annotation was used to create the individual map pages.