
Alex Zvoleff GIS and GPS Workshop October 2011
Page 7 of 10
map saying “Map by <your name>, October 14, 2011”. Follow steps 11 through 18 to
add the label.
20. A good map should always include a North arrow to show which direction is North.
We can add a North arrow to the page by clicking the “Add Image” button, that looks
like: .
21. Now click on the map where you want the North arrow to appear. The “Picture
Options” window will appear under “Item”. Scroll down until you see the North
arrows, and choose a North arrow. For example, click on this picture: .
22. Now you map should look like this:
23. There is a box (frame) around the North arrow. We don’t want a box around the North
arrow. To remove the frame: under “Item”, click “General Options”, and then
uncheck “Show Frame”
24. A good map should also always have a scale bar to show the scale of the map. Add a
scale bar to the page by clicking the “Add new scalebar” button, that looks like:
.
25. A new scalebar will appear. We need to setup the scalebar for it to look right.
a. For a map of Chitwan District (like this map) we will want our scalebar in
units of 10 kilometers
Comentários a estes Manuais