基于ArcGIS与Illustrator的长城专题影像图制作

Design and Realize the Great-Wall Thematic Photo-mapping Based on ArcGIS and Illustrator

长城专题影像图作为长城测量项目重要的成果之一,是以航空遥感影像为基础,负载大量现势性强的基础空间数据和长城专题信息数据,从而可以满足长城修复、保护等各项工作。通过分析当前专题图制作的两种主要技术,提出基于地理信息系统软件(ArcGIS)和专业绘图软件(Illustrator)联合实现专题图制作的方法,以设计和制作长城专题影像图为例,详细介绍了该模式下专题影像图的整体设计、数据组织及处理、图廓整饰等。通过应用说明:这种混合制图方式不仅可提高绘图精度、丰富地图内容表示等方面具有明显优势,而且能提高绘图效率、降低工作成本,在专题地图制作方面具有广阔的应用前景。

As one of the important achievements of the Great Wall surveying project, thematic maps for the Great Wall are based on the aerial remote sensing images, which carry a large quantity of present fundamental geographic data and thematic information. Those maps can serve various purposes such as Great Wall reparation and protection. Generally there are two major techniques to produce imagery thematic map. The first is using a geographical information system （GIS） software,e, g.. ArcGIS and Maplnfo.etc. The other is using professional mapping software such as CorelDraw. Illustrator. In this paper,we propose a novel technique which combines geographical information system software （ArcGIS） and professional mapping software （Illustrator）. The combination will fully make use of advantages of each technique and avoid their weaknesses. It will use ArcGIS to manage and process spatial data,and use Illustrator to present and output spatial data. We applied this method to producing the thematic maps for the Great Wall. Overall design,data organization and processing,and map decoration design were introduced. This paper concluded that this combination technique not only improves mapping precision and map presentation, but also increases the mapping efficiency and lowers costs. Such method will have a brilliant future for map producing.