Tutorials
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From Heather Smith March 14th, 2025
89 playsWhen designing maps, it's tempting to make complex detailed symbols. But when it comes to visual communication, less is more. The data shown in this video is Bus… -
From Heather Smith March 12th, 2025
79 playsIf you don't have time to make fancy pop-ups, you can still improve your map by making simpler pop-ups. Try removing pop-ups for layers that don't need them,… -
From Heather Smith January 29th, 2025
386 playsWhen mapping quantitative data in polygons, should you represent the values with color, to make a choropleth map, or size, to make a graduated symbol map? It depends on… -
From Heather Smith January 29th, 2025
189 playsWhat does it mean to normalize data? When and why do you need to do it? This video shares an example in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro. The data used in this video is… -
From Heather Smith January 29th, 2025
176 playsWhen normalizing a choropleth map, your goal is to allow for more meaningful comparisons. This video shows examples of how to achieve this. The following data is… -
From Heather Smith January 28th, 2025
167 playsLearn how to customize basemaps in ArcGIS Online. You can reorder, add, and remove basemap layers, and adjust their appearance using blend modes and effects. The data… -
From Heather Smith January 28th, 2025
206 playsSometimes, the best thing you can do to improve your map's symbology is to change the basemap. This video shows examples of choosing basemaps in ArcGIS Online. The… -
From Heather Smith January 27th, 2025
8 playsA rule of thumb for choosing map colors is to choose light colors for large features and dark colors for small features. This video shows an example of this rule in… -
From Heather Smith October 28th, 2024
229 playsShare maps in Microsoft Teams through the chat or a call and allow others to annotate. This video demonstrates how to use ArcGIS for Teams to collaborate spatially. To… -
From Heather Smith October 1st, 2024
1,215 playsCartographic creations with web maps is a five-part tutorial series that teaches how to build interactive maps with professional cartographic design. This video provides… -
From ArcGIS Pro September 9th, 2024
1,636 playsLearn how to create spatial data from a table of coordinates, add metadata, and create a feature interactively. You will also learn how to visualize the data in 3D. … -
From Michelle Thomas August 21st, 2024
110 playsChoreographing your maps and layers can sweep your readers up in a geographic story. But keeping those maps, their extents, and layers organized can be a challenge.… -
From Heather Smith August 15th, 2024
270 playsRainbow color schemes can make it difficult for people to interpret quantitative data. Instead, use a color scheme that ranges evenly from light to dark. The data… -
From ArcGIS Pro August 14th, 2024
2,594 playsLearn how to add data from ArcGIS Living Atlas, from the default geodatabase in a project, and from a local folder connection. You will also learn how to visualize the… -
From Heather Smith August 7th, 2024
457 playsTo make a more accessible map, avoid red-green color schemes. More than 4% of people have some form of color blindness, and red and green are the most commonly confused…
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