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A truly automated system for New Zealand’s Topographic Maps
Geoff Howard, Fran McNamara and Graeme Blick
Land Information New Zealand
November 2009
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Options considered
1. A one-off enhancement of the NZTopo Database
required the enhancement of LINZ’s 1Spatial LAMPS2 system and the creation of rules, methods and symbolgies including text placement to deliver cartographic quality outputs from the database.
2. Continuation of outsourcing map production
required external contractors to use LINZ data and produce the required maps and arrange printing on a sheet by sheet basis
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Key Considerations
• The datum for New Zealand’s mapping had changed
• A global projection was needed
• Printing technologies are making it difficult to print large format maps
• Plate making from traditional film positives is becoming difficult
• A well structured Topographic Database existed
• Increase the frequency of map editions within existing budgets
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Cartographic Challenges
• Develop comprehensive documentation and specifications• LINZ and 1Spatial project teams would need to be aligned• Develop ways to represent our data without altering the spatial location• Develop rules and tools that allowed text to be placed cartographically• Develop a comprehensive list of object display priorities• Develop representations based on multiple objects and combinations of
attributes from these objects• Text Masking• Generate Grid and Graticule• Adding the Relief Shading• Adding the legend and marginalia
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The Topo50 Map
Automatic Grid And Graticule Values
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Resolving Symbology Clashes
Embankments
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Creating Representations From Multiple Objects
Ford
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Modifying Representations Based On Multiple Objects
Cliff
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Partial Modification Of Representation Based on Multiple Objects
Rocky Coastline
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Creating Representations Based On Multiple Object Representations
Bridge
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Creating Multiple Representations On A Single Object
Contour through ice
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Influencing text display based on existence of another object
Road names in residential areas
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Boosting Representations
Roads over and under each other
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Text masking
Text over
a bitmap fill
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Text Masking
Other examples from the Prepress showing the ability to alter the mask depending on the colour of the linework beneath the text
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Text Masking
Black text masking black linework, but not blue
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Text Masking
Black saddle symbol masking black road casing , but not red road infill
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Automating The New Topo50 Maps
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Raster images
Tiff format (the whole map including legend and index)
GeoTiff format (spatial data area only with georeferencing)
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Communicating The Change
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• Warehouse & Distribution
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Resource material
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What we achieved
• Coordinated support and adoption of a new Topographic Map series by Defence & Emergency service organizations
• Developed a truly automated production flow-line• Integrated topographic maintenance & production• Improved topographic capability, quicker cheaper
production of paper maps & produced GeoTiffs and Tiffs for free dissemination
• Produced and warehoused 451 Topographic Map titles
• Distributed over 100,000 maps in one week• Successfully replaced a national map series on 23rd
Sep 2009
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Questions?