{"id":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19T09:28:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1145282"},"modified":"2021-02-19T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:30:42","slug":"turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause","title":{"rendered":"Turn your neighborhood into a cinematic command center hexagon map\u2026because!"},"author":6971,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[23171,720301,26451,757791],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36561],"class_list":["post-1145282","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-basemaps","tag-blend-mode","tag-cartography","tag-layouts","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Fan fiction does not stop at the world of cartography. Welcome to the nerd-fest my friends!","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

These days, every Friday night my family piles in front of the tv and we watch the weirdest show<\/a> we\u2019ve ever seen. And it just keeps getting cooler. And cooler. Most of the fun is in trying to decipher all the encoded clues and\u00a0just nerd out with YouTubers<\/a> (SPOILERS) who comb through each episode and speculate it to pieces. What a blast we\u2019re having.<\/p>\n

There is a pretty glorious bit of set dressing that a cartographic dork like me can\u2019t help but notice. Command center monitors and touch screens all focus in on the hexagonal force field, home to the bonkers weirdness of this series. And I appreciate the fact that the set designers have oriented their hexagon the\u00a0cool way<\/em>: points vertical. Professionals.<\/p>\n

Naturally, nerds like us need to turn our neighborhood into a hexagonally cordoned force field of intense cinematic observation. Here\u2019s sleepy Delta Mills in the grips of a galactic-level threat:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145292,"id":1145292,"title":"DeltaMillsImageryHexagon","filename":"DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","filesize":335775,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/deltamillsimageryhexagon","alt":"Hexagonal command center style map","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"deltamillsimageryhexagon","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:03:24","modified":"2021-02-19 17:03:52","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DeltaMillsImageryHexagon.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Take This<\/h2>\n

Save this image<\/a>, that you can overlay atop your own neighborhood map to immediately become the subject of fantastic scrutiny. Drape it over a map of your neighborhood. Have at it. Become the story.<\/p>\n

Or you can take it easy and download this Pro project<\/a>\u00a0with the basemap and overlay all set up. Just choose your location.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how I set it up\u2026<\/p>\n

How To<\/h2>\n

1 Add the cool spy-thriller Nova basemap from Living Atlas<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145302,"id":1145302,"title":"1AddNovaBasemap","filename":"1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","filesize":179935,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/1addnovabasemap","alt":"Adding the Nova basemap from Living Atlas","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"1addnovabasemap","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:08:03","modified":"2021-02-19 17:08:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1AddNovaBasemap.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

2 Create a layout in the dimensions of your monitor (because I secretly want this to be my desktop image) and add the map frame. Mine is 1920×1080.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145312,"id":1145312,"title":"2Layout","filename":"2Layout.jpg","filesize":163645,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/2layout","alt":"Create and ArcGIS Pro layout","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"2layout","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:09:22","modified":"2021-02-19 17:09:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2Layout.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

3 Navigate (right-click the Map Frame, activate) to your neighborhood (or wherever you’d like to en-hex-ify).<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145322,"id":1145322,"title":"3ActivateAndNavigate","filename":"3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","filesize":157980,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/3activateandnavigate","alt":"Activate Map View","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"3activateandnavigate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:11:17","modified":"2021-02-19 17:11:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3ActivateAndNavigate.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

4 Ok, now it starts getting real! In the fictional sense. Insert the image over the layout (insert tab, picture). The layout makes it simple by snapping graphics to the edge of the layout.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145332,"id":1145332,"title":"4OverlayImage","filename":"4OverlayImage.jpg","filesize":168041,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/4overlayimage","alt":"Insert an image atop the layout.","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"4overlayimage","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:13:20","modified":"2021-02-19 17:13:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4OverlayImage.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

5 Then just export it as an image. 72dpi exports to the same pixel dimensions of the layout. Higher dpi values will increase the physical dimensions of the image (and also potentially dive to a deeper basemap scale). Whatever works for you!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145342,"id":1145342,"title":"5Export","filename":"5Export.jpg","filesize":176095,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/5export","alt":"Export layout as an image.","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"5export","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:15:33","modified":"2021-02-19 17:15:50","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5Export.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

POST CREDITS SCENE: I added in the glorious World Imagery basemap and blended it with the Nova basemap using luminosity. Little more intense this way. I like it.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1145352,"id":1145352,"title":"6ImageBlend","filename":"6ImageBlend.jpg","filesize":260294,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/turn-your-neighborhood-into-a-cinematic-command-center-hexagon-mapbecause\/6imageblend","alt":"Blend image basemap with Nova basemap.","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"6imageblend","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1145282,"date":"2021-02-19 17:16:54","modified":"2021-02-19 17:17:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6ImageBlend.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Stay safe out there, map friends!<\/p>\n

Love, John<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to\u00a0Javier Angel<\/a>, who suggested this idea!<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6971,"user_firstname":"John","user_lastname":"Nelson","nickname":"John Nelson","user_nicename":"j_nelson","display_name":"John Nelson","user_email":"John_Nelson@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/www.adventuresinmapping.com","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:05","user_description":"I have far too much fun looking for ways to understand and present data visually, hopefully driving product strategy and engaging users. I work in the ArcGIS Living Atlas team at Esri, pushing and pulling data in all sorts of absurd ways and then sharing the process. I also design user experiences for maps and apps.\r\nWhen I'm not doing those things, I'm chasing around toddlers and wrangling chickens, and generally getting into other ad-hoc adventures. 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