How to create a map book with ArcGIS?
Use arcpy.mapping to combine all these elements into a single map book. The example above shows a topographic map book for Arenac County, Michigan. This map includes a title page and an overview map page. You can create this document using Data Driven Pages and an arcpy.mapping Python script.
What makes a reference series a map book?
A reference series map book is a set of map pages in which the layout of each page is identical except for the extent of the detail page and the content of some page elements. A reference series map book lacks a title page, overview map, ancillary pages, and other unique page layouts.
How to create a map page in ArcMap?
You can accomplish this by using a combination of ArcMap Data Driven Pages and an – arcpy.mapping Python script. Use the Data Driven Pages for a single map document (single layout) to create the map pages for the book, while another map document can be used to create the index map page.
What do you need to make a map book?
ArcGIS provides all the tools you need to create map books in printed or Adobe PDF format. A map book is a collection of pages printed or exported together. Many of the pages contain maps, but other pages may be dedicated to text, tabular information, tables of contents, or title pages, and other content.
What makes a map series in ArcGIS Pro?
A map series is a collection of pages (also known as map sheets) built from a single layout in an ArcGIS Pro project in which each page shows a particular map extent. Map series pages can have dynamic elements that update for each page, such as scale or the map title, and static elements that are constant across all pages, such as graphics.
How to export a reference series map book?
A reference series map book lacks a title page, overview map, ancillary pages, and other unique page layouts. It can be quickly defined in ArcMap using Data Driven Pages and exported via the export map dialog box without the need to configure a special arcpy.mapping export script.