May 15, 2018: Cartography. MOOC Ask Me Anything (AMA)

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Live Today! AMA Event on GeoNet

Tuesday, May 15, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PDT)

Join our Cartography. MOOC guests here on the GeoNet Community for a LIVE AMA (Ask Me Anything) event. The AMA will take place in this discussion thread on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (PDT). 

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This is an opportunity to ask our guests questions about the Cartography. MOOC course, about cartography in general, great maps, best practices or anything else that comes to mind. 

AMA Guests 

Ken Field

John Nelson‌

Wesley Jones‌

Nathan Shephard‌

Edie Punt‌

Craig Williams‌ 

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[JohnMNelson]

You bet, George. Almost every map I make involves some sort of transparency. Boundaries as a reference layer is another good example. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/boundary-dropshadow-mega-hack/

[NathanShephard]

In 3D views, it can also be used in others ways.  You can use it to indicate features that aren't currently there, like a suite of proposed homes that haven't been built yet. Or features that have uncertainty, like fading out a feature's location of as time progresses (and no new updated location comes in).  It can also be used to partially see-through container objects, like making the exterior walls of a building partially transparent.  With animation, you can also use transparency as the transmission mode between states --> eg: a classic "before and after" visual effect for a mudslide, or city skyline change.

Transparency does impact color significantly (in 2D and 3D), so be careful with using it when the color "means something" for the features you are symbolizing.

-Nathan.

[JohnMNelson]

Why isn't anyone asking Craig Williams any painfully personal questions??

[MichaelGould]

Great questions/answers so far. But still nobody has asked about John's chicken(?)

[JohnMNelson]

Why, what are you talking about? Chicken??

[TerryDuncan]

Forgive my naivety, maybe I am dreaming but is there a way to use ArcGIS to link with Google Earth (GE) kmz/kml files in order to present data such as oblique photos and/or data about a particular/specific GE location?

Thanks - mostly for the course! and if you can point me in the correct direction towards an answer... td

[NathanShephard]

Hi Terry,

You can add KML/KMZ layers into ArcGIS Pro (just like other data types) and see the content in 2D or 3D, then visit the content as needed. There's also a GP tool called "KML to Layer" that will convert the KML elements into attributed features - it will create multiple layers (eg: point, line, polygon, ...) depending upon the contents of the KML. 

To go the other way, you can export a layer to KML using the "Layer to KML" GP tool.

There are some limitations with what parts of the KML spec are supported in both directions, so your results will rely somewhat on how the KML has been authored.

-Nathan.

[TerryDuncan]

Thanks for your reply regarding layer to kml exports and and vice versa... I will keep investigating now that I know it is possible. If you know of or could advise any good tutorials, please do so?

Great fun! This MOOC and ArcGIS Pro have given me a new level of intrigue!

[BrunaPinto1]

Thank to Esri Team, the course is great!

So far, I have just one question: When do I know the best time to leave ArcMap and use only ArcPro?

I can't afford both licenses.

[JohnMNelson]

I think you get both with the same license. I've found the best way forward is to import an Arc Desktop project you are familiar with into Pro, so the on-ramp is a little smoother.