An overview of the Banding toolset

The Banding toolset contains tools that generate polygon bands for use in cartographic elements in defense mapping products.

Tools in the Banding toolset

Tool	Description
Create Bands From Raster	Creates an elevation bands feature class from a Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) raster dataset. The resulting feature class is used by the Elevation Guide Bar surround element to display the high and low elevation areas on a Topographic Map (TM) using a series of hypsometric gray bands.
Create JOG Elevation Tint Bands from Features	Converts contour polylines into elevation tint band polygon features. The features can be used to represent different elevation levels on a Joint Operations Graphic (JOG).
Create TLM Elevation Guide Bands from Features	Creates banding features that can be used to generate the Elevation Guide Box element for a Topographic Map (TM).