The AZGS GeoMapMaker toolbar: An ArcGIS Pro toolbar for efficiently developing GeMS-compliant geologic maps

This report documents the design, purpose, and application of the GeoMapMaker toolbar for use in the digitization of geologic maps using the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geologic Map Schema (GeMS) and ESRI ArcGIS Pro software (U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 2020). This report details the design specification for this new mapping toolbar for ESRI ArcPro (v2.9.x), whose primary purpose is to seamlessly (and discretely) integrate compliance with the 2020 USGS Geologic Map Schema into the map digitization process. The Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) has produced more than 150 geologic maps in digital format since 2000 as part of the STATEMAP program within the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program. These maps have been produced the successive versions of ESRI ArcGIS software, alongside an evolving set of database designs (Richard and Thieme, 1997; Richard and Orr, 2001). This report mirrors the instructions for the AZGS GeoMapMaker toolbar from its GitHub repository as of November 2022. The toolbar and its latest documentation will always be freely and publicly accessible at https://github.com/azgs/geomapmaker.Geological Survey National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program under STATEMAP award G21AC10848, 2021.Documents in the AZGS Documents Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu