In working for an Engineering firm, we sometimes have projects that involve long corridors. The ArcGIS Pro map series works good for generating a series of maps along the length of the project. Sometimes, to save paper, layouts are used with 2 or more map frames to capture more project area on each sheet (see attached sample image).
It would be nice if there was a way to associate 2 or more map series in a layout to multiple map frames to automate the production of a plan set.
A descriptive example of such a layout follows:
- A landscape layout has 2 map frames; one on the upper half of the paper and one on the lower half
- There is an index map grid along a 2-mile road corridor delineating every 1,500' of the corridor
- Alternating grid polygons along the corridor represent upper and lower map frames respectively
- The first map series would be associated to the upper map frame linked to the "odd" index grids
- The second map series would be associated to the lower map frame linked to the "even" index grids
- The first page of the overall layout series would have the upper map frame showing 0-1,500' of the project and the lower map frame showing 1,500-3,000' of the project
- The second page of the overall layout series would have the upper map frame showing 3,000-4,500' of the project and the lower map frame showing 4,500-6,000' of the project
- An so on to the end of the project corridor
Essentially, a single map series that would normally be 30 pages would now become 2 map series on 15 pages.
