{"id":1219892,"date":"2021-05-03T07:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1219892"},"modified":"2021-05-03T07:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T14:44:48","slug":"blending-a-balance-between-imagery-and-cartography-cartimagery","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/blending-a-balance-between-imagery-and-cartography-cartimagery","title":{"rendered":"Blending a balance between imagery and cartography&#8230;cartimagery"},"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":[23171,720281,26451,115262,24401],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-1219892","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-basemaps","tag-blend-modes","tag-cartography","tag-imagery","tag-terrain","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"You don't have to choose between an imagery and a stylized cartographic background for your map. 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