Working with the map layout
When you create a map, you should consider the following cartographic design aspects:
- Audience: For example, this is a research team that performs a socio-demographic analysis
- Purpose of the map: For example, this is a map that shows the population density of the capital cities in Europe
- Map scale: For example, this is the main map body on the poster being represented at a scale of
12,000,000 - Paper size and orientation: For example, this is the presentation poster to be printed on a 42x59.4 cm piece of paper (A2 Portrait)
- Map presentation: For example, these are printed maps or posters, raster and vector files, or web maps
Creating a map layout
The ArcMap application provides two different data views: Data View and Layout View.
The Data View is used when you want to add, edit, symbolize, and analyze the data. The Layout View allows you to design maps for print or digital display on a virtual work page named map layout or page layout. On a page layout, you can add specific...
