topic Re: Map series scale bars settings for maps with varied scales in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Map series scale bars settings for maps with varied scales

Psoralea — Mon, 15 May 2023 23:18:48 GMT

Hi I regularly build map series using ArcGIS pro, and usually everything is sweet, except I sometimes struggle to get scale bars to behave. For example I would like to have a map series with with an Overview map (e.g. 1:180000) showing a study area, and then the following Detail maps (1:5000). However I cannot seem to get a suitable combination of scale bar settings that provide an acceptable scale bar for the series. See examples below. Usually I revert to creating separate layouts for Overview and Detail.

Any suggestions?

I think what would be helpful is to have scales that are visible depending on the Map Series page number or similar? Like Page queries for map layers.

Overview map scale 1:18000

Detail map scale 1:5000

Re: Map series scale bars settings for maps with varied scales

Psoralea — Mon, 15 May 2023 23:34:58 GMT

Using 'Adjust divisions and division values' I get the results below which are not useful - there is no way to force the numbers to be useful

Overview

Detail

Re: Map series scale bars settings for maps with varied scales

KellyLyons_2 — Thu, 30 May 2024 15:53:16 GMT

Esri - do you have any response for this? I have had the same question for years. The scale bar functionality is not sophisticated enough for map series with pages of different scale.

Re: Map series scale bars settings for maps with varied scales

JohnLloyd__SHA_ — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:29:21 GMT

I second Kelly's comment here. Scale bar needs to be added to Dynamic Text and/or Graphic section somehow. Currently, you cannot have an accurate scale bar in a map series that has varied scale between index features being showcased. The only way to accomplish this is through Dynamic Text related to Map Frame extent (1 to "Whatever" or 1:Whatever). Esri PLEASE - help us out here......