2016 gisco track: creating a quick map configured to us topo specifications: using the topo tnm...

+Creating a quick map configured to US Topo

specifications:

Using the Topo TNM Style Template

Andrew Stauffer astauffer@usgs.gov

GIS in the Rockies Denver, COSeptember 21, 2016

2+Agenda

Topo TNM Style Template Template goals and deliverables Map document deliverable (Style Template) Ancillary data deliverable (Map Details)

Topo Map Vector Data Product Purpose and file structure Production TNM Derived Names

Demo

3+Topo TNM Style Template:Objective

Provide an efficient, ‘one-stop shopping’ approach to secure GIS-ready map data configured to US Topo layout and cartographic specification

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ArcMap (.mxd) file Layout, labeling rules, symbology specifications Service links to imagery and shaded relief Fulfills US Topo cartographic specifications

requirement

Topo Map Vector Data Esri file geodatabase format Contains US Topo-related datasets Note: template can also be used with

individually-downloaded datasets from TNM Fulfills one-stop shop for GIS ready data

Topo TNM Style Template:Objective

5+Topo TNM Style Template:Contents

Downloadable from The National Map http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/tools/topotemplate/ http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/?category=vectorcmb

MXD File (template) US Topo Layout and

Cartographic Specifications

File Geodatabase (ancillary configuration data) Military Grid Reference

System (MGRS) data for map marginalia

Map Details Table for configuration information

6+Topo TNM Style Template:Contents – Map Document

Contains US Topo symbology, layer ordering, and labeling rules

Contains modified US Topo map marginalia

7+Topo TNM Style Template:Contents – Ancillary Data

One template to be used in any geographic area where TNM data is available

Easily configure Style Template to one of ~65,000 map indexes

Necessary map customizations provided through an ancillary table

8+Topo Map Vector DataPurpose and Structure

Easily linked to style template

Naming convention VECTOR_44226_Tallahassee_7_5_Min.zip [PRODUCT]_[CELLID]_[MAPNAME]_[EXTENT]

Esri geodatabase file structure

Data extents Some data CLIPPED to 7.5-minute cell boundary Some data selected by INTERSECTION with 7.5-

minute cell boundary

Metadata XML Meta_DatasetDetail

9+Topo Map Vector Data > Production

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11+Demo

Connect template data to downloaded Topo Map Vector Data

Update data frames using the Map Details table Projection Map rotation Data frame size

Pan to configured cell

Update map marginalia Title Contour interval Citation dates

+Using the

Topo TNM Style Template

QUESTIONS

Andrew Stauffer astauffer@usgs.gov

GIS in the Rockies Denver, COSeptember 21, 2016