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Labeling with Maplex

Labeling with Maplex. Chris Gist, MS GISP Kelly Johnston, MS GISP cgist@virginia.edu kjohnston@virginia.edu GIS Specialists – Scholars’ Lab. Wed 11/14/2012. Scholars’ Lab GIS Workshops - Fall 2012 Wednesday 1pm – Campbell 105 Thursday 3 pm – Alderman 421. Making Your First Map

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Labeling with Maplex

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  1. Labeling with Maplex Chris Gist, MS GISP Kelly Johnston, MS GISP cgist@virginia.edu kjohnston@virginia.edu GIS Specialists – Scholars’ Lab

  2. Wed 11/14/2012

  3. Scholars’ Lab GIS Workshops - Fall 2012Wednesday 1pm – Campbell 105Thursday 3pm – Alderman 421 • Making Your First Map • Getting Your Data On A Map • Geocoding • Georeferencing • Editing Data • Labeling • Making Beautiful Maps • Online GIS • DIY Aerial Photography

  4. Presentation Overview • What are the types of text in ArcGIS? • Labeling vs. Annotation • The role of Maplex for ArcGIS • Maplex position properties • Maplex fitting strategies • Maplex conflict resolution properties • Annotation • Summary • Questions

  5. What Are The Types Of Text in ArcGIS? • What are Labels? • Dynamically placed text by a label engine • Map refresh generates new text locations • Placed text can be “locked” after placement • What is Annotation? • Stored • Geodatabase • Map document • Editable

  6. Maplex For ArcGIS • Advanced high-quality cartographic text placement engine • Fully integrated with ArcGIS • Shared tools • Full annotation support • Numerous placement options • End goal of reducing map production time and costs

  7. Labeling Toolbar Quality placement for Maplex for ArcGIS Common tools for both label engines Maplex Specific Commands • Central location for labeling needs • Extra commands enabled with Maplex

  8. Label Manager • Central location for label classes • Easy access to common parameters

  9. Label Summary • Highlights potential problems in labeling properties

  10. Label Weights Define weights to control behavior when labels and features overlap • Maplex weighting is based on values from 0 – 1000 • A value of 1000 is always treated as a barrier

  11. Label Priority • Order of label placement priority • Label class level property • Also serves as the deletion priority for conflict resolution

  12. Line Label Position

  13. Line Label Offset

  14. Street Placement • Street placement mode • Character and word spacing • Strategies optimized for placing street labels

  15. Contour Placement • Contour placement mode • Page or Uphill alignment • Label laddering

  16. Point Label Positioning

  17. Point Label Rotation

  18. Polygon Label Positioning

  19. Fixed Position Within A Polygon

  20. Positioning Outside Of A Polygon

  21. Polygon Border Labeling • Opposing labels are placed together • Option to repeat labels at a distance • Single sided boundaries optionally labeled

  22. Polygon Leader Anchor Points Multiple options for placement of leader line anchor point when labeling polygons A

  23. Label orientation • Align to the graticule • Available to any label placed horizontally • East Asian vertical text placement • Font must have vertical text metrics

  24. Label Fitting Strategies

  25. Strategy Order Select the order which fitting strategies are tried

  26. Label Stacking • Dynamic stacking • Automatic stacking • Space, comma • Automatic alignment • Left, right, center • Controlled stacking • User-defined characters • Forced stacking • Control justification Control the horizontal alignment Add new character Control the line break

  27. Label Reduction • Font size reduction • Stepped decreases in font size to fit a label • Font width reduction • Stepped decreases in width of characters to fit a label

  28. Label Abbreviations • Imported and exported to/from files or database tables • Multiple dictionaries per map • Translation, Keyword, and Ending types • Truncation option not tied to a dictionary

  29. Conflict Resolution • Additional access to label weights • Simplify placement by removing excess labels and assigning label buffers

  30. Labeling Process Labeling occurs after features draw • Properties are gathered from layers • Properties are sorted by priority • Barriers are gathered from the map • Properties and barriers are then passed to the label engine • Result is placed text drawn to screen

  31. Maplex in ArcGIS 10 Help • Examples • Detailed explanations of options • Common labeling task help

  32. What’s new in ArcGIS 10.1 Key numbering • Python label expressions • New label placement options and improvements Borders and Junctions Straddle lines

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