shrug-l: RE: Google Maps city limits tint band

[Kathe Roper]

I worked extensively with tint bands for my GIS Progam capstone project
(specifically, tint bands for English counties to achieve a historical map
effect).

Using the gradient method was simple, though time consuming. However, I
found that the most time was spent constructing custom tint bands for a
specific look - ie. historical maps. In the end, I had 8-10 distinct
gradient bands (based off the "Dust" colors), and after a few dry runs, was
able to go through and customize each polygon very quickly. I also matched
the outline for each poly with the corresponding color, and likewise filled
each poly again with the corresponding color, applying an appropriate
transparency level for desired effect.

Kathe Roper


On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:35 PM, <shrug-l-request at lists.dep.state.fl.us>wrote:

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> From: "Keith Sandell" <Keith.Sandell at citizensfla.com>
> To: "Kyle Schaper" <kyleschaper at gmail.com>, <shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
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> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:35:15 -0500
> Subject: RE: shrug-l: Google Maps city limits tint band
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> Yep, can’t remember when I first saw it, but it works the same way for
> other geographic areas, i.e. zip codes, counties, even countries…****
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> *Keith Sandell, MBA*
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> *From:* shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:
> shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] *On Behalf Of *Kyle Schaper
> *Sent:* Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30 PM
> *To:* shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> *Subject:* shrug-l: Google Maps city limits tint band****
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> Try this: search for a city in Google Maps (doesn't show in aerial view),
> and the result is the city limits highlighted with a pink tint band.  This
> result shows at multiple zoom levels.  Cool cartography, but always
> remember to refer to local authoritative data for accurate info!****
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> [image: Inline image 1]****
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> http://g.co/maps/s2w96****
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> Tint bands are a great cartographic enhancement:****
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> http://blogs.esri.com/Support/blogs/mappingcenter/archive/2007/04/17/how-to-produce-tint-bands-for-boundaries.aspx
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> Quick tint bands save time:****
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> http://blogs.esri.com/Support/blogs/mappingcenter/archive/2009/03/06/Quick-tint-bands.aspx
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