Export Map with location & attribute information in PDF using ArcGIS 9.3 or Later

This tutorial will explain how to export ArcGIS Map with Location and Attribute information Portable Document Format (PDF).

PDF can contain layers so users can control the visibility of in Adobe Acrobat or Reader 6.0 or later.

So in addition to layers, the PDF can contain feature information from ArcMap Attribute Table that users can identify using the Object Data tool in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat

Export Map as PDF

1)      Click on File, then select Export Map

 2)      Select Save as type “PDF”

 3)      Click on Advanced tab

4)      Click on check box mentioning Export Map Georefrence Information

 

5)      If you want to Export Layers as well as theirs feature attributes then select the Export PDF Layers and Feature Attributes.

 

 Layers in ADOBE READER:

1)      Open Adobe Reader

2)      Click LAYERS tab on the left:

3)      Select or deselect EYE symbol to turn layers on and off.

  

4)      To see the attributes of features click on Model Tree Tab

5)      To see the Location information.

Click on Tools from menu bar select Analysis and select Geospatial Location Tool to see the Location Information.

if you are not able to find Advance tab under Map export window,

then might be you add Map Export Patch in ArcGIS 9.3.

To get this Export Map Patch click here.

LOADING MICROSOFT BING IMAGERY AND ROAD NETWORK INTO ARCGIS 10

This tutorial will explain how to load Microsoft online Bing imagery and Road Network into ArcGIS 10.

ESRI manages a series of ready-to-use basemap layers that you can add directly to your map for free.

They are called ArcGIS Online basemaps and they’ve been available since version 9.3.1.  At version 10, however, you can access them directly with no need to register or download links.

The basemaps include aerial imagery used by Bing Maps, Street Map data, USGS topo maps, relief maps, and more.

Instead of having your data floating on white background, you can add basemap layers and create the professional and interesting maps with saving lot of time

With version 10 you can directly add basemap without registering or any alternates download links.

1)    Start ArcGIS,

2)    Go to File menu bar, select Add Data, Select Add Basemap.

3)    Or directly from Add Data Button which include a dropdown menu with the option to Add Basemap

 

4)    Add Basemap window will show the Basemaps types.

 

5)    Out of that we will choose Bing Imagery.

6)    It will be added in TOC (Table of content) as like the layers

 

7)    The map of the world appears with Bing data loaded, you can pan, zoom this database

8)    Now you can use these for plotting, adding geo-referencing features, for adjusting scanned maps, and many other numerous productions.