Columnar Display of Multiple Attributes of Linear Features Using ArcGIS

Columnar display of linear referenced data portrays dozens of attributes of linear features simultaneously, visually, and interactively. In this genome-like display, each attribute is a layer of an ArcMap data frame. Location is in traditional geographic space and as distance along a measured route created with ArcINFO dynamic segmentation. The resulting display is familiar to investigators accustomed to stratigraphic columns, core logs, or correlation charts. Columnar display was used to visualize diverse data sets and suggest causal relationships among 20 mapped attributes of a shoreline of Antelope Island in Great Salt Lake. ArcGIS 3-D Analyst was used to communicate results.