ArcMap DRG Tools

The following application has been tested and is certified for use on ITS workstations running ArcGIS 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2. The application and Installation Guide is available through Team Services Website under the Supplemental Applications and Instructions library.

The Service Center Agencies used Digital Raster Graphic (DRG) Tools extensively when the agencies were in the ArcView 3.x environment. Similar tools for ArcMap had not been developed. The National Cartography & Geospatial Center (NCGC) continues to get requests for these capabilities for ArcMap. Crude capabilities in ArcMap are available to turn on/off the symbology of the DRG TIFF images. Each image must be manipulated individually.

The National Cartography & Geospatial Center (NCGC) has developed an ArcMap Toolbar that provides essential tools for turning symbology on/off; with results similar to the ArcView 3.x tools. The toolbar provides three capabilities – toggle on/off individual values in the color palette, toggle on/off individual physical and cultural features, and a tool to restore the color palette. Like the ArcView 3.x tool, the ArcMap tools will only process DRG images with a standard color palette of 0-12.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.

ArcMap DRG Tools Documents

Document Name	Format	File Size	Last Updated
ArcMap DRG Tools User Manual		879 KB	October 18, 2007

Note: The tool should be removed before removing ArcGIS for an upgrade to a later version of ArcGIS.