I have a number of maps to generate. Only one shapefile is used where the Z-value is only the variable in differing maps. Is it possible to auto-generate maps using ArcGIS 10.0?
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Yes.
- Data Driven Pages were introduced at ArcGIS Desktop 10.0:
Data Driven Pages allow you to quickly and easily create a series of layout pages from a single map document. A feature layer, or index layer, divides the map into sections based on each index feature in the layer and generates one page per index feature.
- arcpy.mapping was also introduced at ArcGIS Desktop 10.0:
Arcpy.mapping is a Python scripting module that is part of the ArcPy site package. It gets installed with ArcGIS Desktop and is available to all licenses. It was designed primarily to manipulate the contents of existing map documents (.mxd) and layer files (.lyr). It also provides functions to automate exporting and printing.
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I have read about Data Driven Pages yesterday. My problem is it is not easy to create an index in my area of interest. I am interested in Indonesia, which is archipelagic. It is quite hard to create an index here given many islands so I have different region boundaries which is irregular compared to index layer. Can you suggest ways to go around this?– user2543Jul 29, 2015 at 7:33
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@user2543 Without having clearer details of what you are trying to accomplish, it is not possible for me to do so. Please use the edit button beneath your question to revise it with additional details, or ask a new more detailed question.– PolyGeo ♦Jul 29, 2015 at 7:41