Mapping Center Answer:

We have gotten a couple of similar questions in the past:

• http://mappingcenter.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=ask.answers&q=1212 
• http://mappingcenter.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=ask.answers&q=32

The answer for the first link above references the National Park System map style that we recently added to Mapping Center. Here is a blog entry about that.

In addition, we have done some work on symbolizing features such as football and baseball fields for very large scale maps (take a look at the World Topo Map at the largest scales for Pasadena -- you will see the football field where the Rose Bowl is played, as an example.)

When you read our previous answers, you will learn that we really answers don't have anything complete to symbolize these types of features. The challenge is that the symbols would look quite different for maps at different scales. In one of the previous answers, we asked for some feedback on what types of features you would like to see symbols for.

In addition, we need to know how you would anticipate these looking? Would they be point symbols for smaller scale maps or symbols of greater size for larger scale maps (in essence, taking up about the same area on the maps as the would on the earth, as the USGS has done in the past for baseball fields and such)?

With a bit more info from users like you, we could probably put together a style that would work for most of your cases. But we need to hear back from you! This is probably something that we should develop since there seems to be sufficient demand!