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Creating a Design Spreadsheet

One very effective technique for keeping track of all your data for a map is to
create a spreadsheet of all of the layers you create, the legend layer name,
which data sources they reference, the scale range, display styles, such as
color or line style, and notes. For example, you could create a spreadsheet or
table that looks something like this:
Layer Layer Name
Name in Legend
roads_1 roads
roads_2 roads
roadsbytype1 roads by type
roadsbytype2 roads by type
In this example, there are four layers. The first two layers use different data
to show the same area at different levels of detail when zoomed in or out. The
second two are set up the same way. Note that the first and third layers use
the same SDF, and the second and fourth layers use the same SDF. As you
might imagine, as you start adding several layers to achieve different results
at various scale ranges, it can become difficult to manage the process, so
taking an organized approach is critical during planning. In addition to the
columns shown in the example, you could also add columns that indicate
which server each layer uses, whether it is selectable, the layer type, the layer
group to which a particular layer belongs, and more.
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Data Source Display
Range
roads_coarse.sdf 40K-10M
roads_fine.sdf 0-40K
roads_coarse.sdf 40K-10M
roads_fine.sdf 0-40K
Display Notes
Style
thin Visible only when
green zoomed out. Shows
lines coarser data.
thick Visible only when
green zoomed in. Shows
lines finer data.
thin red Visible only when
lines zoomed out. Shows
coarser data. Linked
to SQL and
themed.
thick red Visible only when
lines zoomed in. Shows
finer data. Linked to
SQL and themed.