MAPPING THE MODEL RESULTS
FOR/GGR 525

Step 1. Make your final product in ArcMap by first setting up the map drawing in the Map View.

  1. Open ArcMap.
  2. Add  the final (or whatever it's called) coverage using the Add Layer button. This must be the coverage with CLASS. I will work with final3 in the following examples.
  3. Right mouse-click final3 polygon in the table of contents and choose Properties.
  4. Click the Symbology tab.
  5. Choose Catagories, and then Unique Values.
  6. For Value Field choose "CLASS."
  7. Click the Add All Values button so that you can see all the values in the field.


  8. Choose a different Color Scheme if desired.

Step 2: Change the legend labels in the Map View so that they look right in the layout.

  1. Click in the first cell under Label and CLASS and replace the 0 with "Exclude."
  2. Click in the second cell under Label and CLASS and replace the 1 with "Poor."
  3. In the third cell replace the 2 with "Fair."



  4. Continue through the rest of the classes in this manner.
  5. Uncheck the check box for <all other values>.
  6. Click Apply.
  7. Change the colors if you want. When you are happy with the map the way it is, click OK.

Step 3: Now that the Map View is ready, make the layout.

  1. Switch from the Map View to the Layout View by clicking the Layout View icon at the bottom of the map view, i.e. from this: to this: .
  2. Add the legend by choosing Insert/Legend.


  3. On the drawing toolbar, click the select arrow so that you can move the legend to a better location.

      
  4. Resize the map window, if necessary.
  5. Add a north arrow using Insert/North Arrow...
  6. Add a title and a scale bar.
  7. Add your name, date, data source, and coordinate system.
  8. Print the layout. Your final product should look something like this:

Step 4: Repeat the entire process to make a map showing your iterative results. 

 

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