topic Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index in Mapping Questions

Script for Creating Mapbook Index

DavidDesmond — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:34:36 GMT

I�??m trying to automate the process of creating a mapbook index.

I have two layers: streets layer and page index layer. Streets may span across more than one page within the index layer. I�??m trying to export a text file with one column containing street names and a second column containing each index page that the corresponding street exists within.

Example:

StreetA �??12,13�?�
StreetB �??3,7,9�?�
StreetC �??20,21,22,23�?�

If anybody has any tips for how to create some type of script or process to accomplish this task I would be greatly appreciative

Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index

JeffBarrette — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:06:34 GMT

Have you looked at the methodology outlined in the "arcpy.mapping MapBook with Index Pages" sample on the resource center? There is a very complete README doc.

http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=FBE3D235-1422-2418-8820-E071ED243854

Jeff

Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index

DavidDesmond — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:58:29 GMT

In case anybody comes across this thread in the future there is a company that has created a tool for creating mapbook indexes.

Here's a link to the company site: http://www.mainstreetgis.com/. The tool is called MainStreetIndexer and a license costs $50

Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index

ScottJackson1 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:18:36 GMT

I have come up with a simple solution to the dreaded Create Street Index. Just read the README to see how it works. I do hope this helps.