Latest Contributions by EdiePunt

‎05-15-2018

Great question Samantha! We often find that it's the seemingly-simple features that are the most useful and for people. A few of my favorites in ArcGIS Pro are: A very powerful undo-redo stack Ability to link multiple views, even across 2D-3D Multiple layouts Map frames in a layout clipped to any shape Any color used anywhere-- even in a small part of a symbol-- can be independently wholly or partially transparent Font preview when choosing fonts A very powerful explore/navigate tool Edie

‎05-15-2018

In addition to 3D challenges, like Ken has, I find I'm unfamiliar with raster techniques. They are so different from the vector techniques that I am comfortable with, but I know that I am leaving some potential on the table with my maps by not thinking of pixels. Edie

‎05-15-2018

Hey Patrick, Yes, we are building up a library of styles. You can see them here: https://esri-styles.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html When you're in ArcGIS pro, you can search All Portal for "stylx" and you'll find them. We're always working to build more styles, and happy to take suggestions. Edie

‎05-15-2018

There's more to cartography than just the direct tasks of map-making. Learn about graphic design, typography, color theory. Learn everything you can about statistics and how to graphically portray numerical data. Learn about different data sources and data sets. Edie

‎05-15-2018

Kitty, I got my start in Cartography because I was researching the Canadian Inuit, and the ways that they traditionally understood their land in an oral-only tradition. This meant they relied heavily on ephemeral mapping. As I continued this work, it made me curious about how all maps are made. After I finished my degree I went to a technical college to learn both manual and digital cartography. My fondest cartographic memory is having the opportunity to work with David Rumsey and immerse myself for months in his physical map collection. I’m most proud of the book that David Rumsey and I wrote together from that work. Edie

‎05-15-2018

Hi Lina, This is a great question, and yes you are absolutely right that in many cases there are constraints for your map that are beyond basic cartography principles. Remember that a map is just a form of graphic communication. There will always be constraints in this. So begin with those constraints and work around them. If you need to follow a color scheme, begin there. Choose or create symbols that follow that color constraint. You can choose text colors that match that too. Italics on rivers and other physical features is a common convention, but not a must. There are few hard and fast rules in Cartography that can't be worked around. You can differentiate these forms in different ways, perhaps a lighter version of the same typeface. So, start with the constraints, then use your best judgement and skill to work the rest of the design around those in a clear and complementary way. Edie

‎04-23-2018

Keep in mind, if you find a system style that looks interesting while you're searching, just click the "plus" icon next to it to add it to your project:

‎04-23-2018

It's more than just a matter of download size. Keeping them separate allows us to update them off software cycle if necessary.

‎04-23-2018

When you grab these styles from online, you grab an instance of them. They are not by reference. They are copied locally to your system, so losing internet connection or working offline has no impact.

‎04-20-2018

Hi Ryan, A tip that may help you... when searching for symbols in the Gallery, choose to search from within All Styles. This searches all the styles that are included with ArcGIS Pro, not just the ones in your current project. Also, coming soon, we'll provide a PDF document of the other symbols we host out on the org for download to make it easier to see what's there. We've tried to make symbol creation as easy as possible in ArcGIS Pro. For example, you can build a point symbol from an SVG file, which are easy to find for download on the Web. Also, if you feel we're missing key common symbols, let us know, and we'll try to get them added. thanks for your feedback, Edie

‎03-02-2018

Hi Sofia, I was able to import your style and use it as a point in a Layout successfully. Maybe I'm not understanding your steps though? What is it that you are trying to do? Can you try removing the .stylx from your project and importing the .style again? Edie

‎03-02-2018

We don't currently have a workflow to read ArcGIS Pro .stylx files in ArcMap as .style files. ArcGIS Pro styles have a different architecture, as do the symbols within them. ArcGIS Pro provides significant symbol properties that are not available in ArcMap.

‎03-02-2018

Hi Sofia, When you right-click on the style in the Catalog pane, is the command to Upgrade available? In Pro, styles have versions, and the version must match the Pro version. This was not the case in ArcMap. If it's not at the correct version, that cuold be one reason why the symbols aren't showing up. If that is not the issue, could you send me the style and the font? I'd like to see if I can reproduce what you are seeing. Edie

‎07-10-2017

Welcome and thanks for joining the Map Advice Community group on GeoNet! To get started we invite you to first review the group features on the overview page and familiarize yourself with the group info, admins and GeoNet 101 information in the left column. The Map Advice group is a place to share your cartographic work, or your works-in-progress. Ask for opinions, advice, or full critiques on your maps, be they in web map, app, pdf, or just screenshot. Share tips and tricks that you've found make for great cartography. Share links to great maps you use as inspiration. As you explore the group, you’ll find tools to connect and collaborate. Use them to share files, create blogs, ask/answer questions and read the latest blogs posts and join discussions. We’d like to get to know you, so we invite you to post a comment below to say “hello" and introduce yourself and share what you’re looking forward to contributing to the Map Advice Community group . We’re excited to connect and collaborate with you and we look forward to seeing your contributions. Let's get started with some mapping! Edie Punt and David Watkins, group admins

‎05-08-2017

Thanks for your feedback, Theo. Being able to sort those results is on the road map for a future release.

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