{"id":122131,"date":"2011-10-04T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T13:41:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T20:41:02","slug":"tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis","title":{"rendered":"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS"},"author":4911,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23051],"tags":[37731,37741,24321,24981,38931,38941,32071],"industry":[],"product":[],"class_list":["post-122131","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water","tag-arc-hydro","tag-arc-hydro-tools","tag-geoprocessing","tag-hydro","tag-schematic-network","tag-schematic-network-processor","tag-texas"],"acf":{"short_description":"IntroductionBacterial contamination is the leading cause of water quality impairment in Texas waters.&nbsp; Many of these bacterial impai...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><u><b>Introduction<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Bacterial contamination is the leading cause of water quality impairment in Texas waters.\u00a0 Many of these bacterial impairments are along the Texas Gulf Coast because coastal waters often are regulated for oyster harvesting, which requires strict water quality standards.\u00a0 Per the US Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s Clean Water Act, each of these impaired waterbodies requires a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study to be performed.\u00a0 TMDL Balance is a steady state, mass balance, GIS-based model for simulating pollutant loads and concentrations in coastal systems.\u00a0 Through use of the schematic processor, the model passes pollutant loads through the system, accumulating and decaying the loads as they move along through a series of processing ops.<\/p>\n<p>The TMDL Balance model was developed and applied in the Copano Bay watershed of southeast Texas.\u00a0 The model is used to simulate bacterial loading, decaying these loads as they move via overland flow and through three distinct types of waterbodies: freshwater non-tidal rivers; tidal rivers; and bays\/estuaries.\u00a0 Though the model was developed in the context of modeling bacteria TMDLs along the Texas Gulf Coast, it is applicable to a variety of pollutants and geographic areas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/TMDL_Balance\/Fig1.png\" alt=\"Figure 1\" width=\"509\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Defining the Flow Network<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The schematic network is the framework upon which the TMDL Balance model (through the schematic processor) performs its calculations.\u00a0 Representing hydrologic features on the landscape through a series of links and nodes, schematic networks are built from river and catchment features using the <a title=\"Hydro Resource Center: Surface Water\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/content\/hydro\/surface-water\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arc Hydro Tools<\/a>.\u00a0 Nodes represent catchments, river headwater locations and river junctions.\u00a0 Links are created to connect the river headwater locations and junctions to create the river network and to connect catchment nodes to the river network.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/TMDL_Balance\/Fig2.png\" alt=\"Figure 2\" width=\"498\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To model bacterial loading in coastal systems, additional nodes and links are needed.\u00a0 The nodes represent the bay\/estuary, itself, and point sources that add bacteria into the system.\u00a0 In the Copano Bay watershed, point sources include wastewater treatment plants, colonies of birds nesting adjacent to the Bay and failing septic systems adjacent to the Bay.\u00a0 After manually adding the nodes, they are connected to the network through the use of links.\u00a0 One last manipulation to the schematic network is the differentiation of tidal from non-tidal rivers.\u00a0 Water quality processes in the two river types are simulated differently; therefore, they must be differentiated in the schematic network.\u00a0 In the Copano Bay example, the location of tidal rivers was defined by regulation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/TMDL_Balance\/Fig3.png\" alt=\"Figure 3\" width=\"584\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Computing Loads<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Bacterial load is added to the system at each catchment and point source node.\u00a0 Loading from the catchments represents non-point source loading and is computed as a function of the various non-point sources in that geographic area (determined as a function of land use\/land cover and a number of other resources) and the computed mean annual runoff.\u00a0 Point source loads are computed as the product of bacterial concentrations (measured or estimated) in the point source flow and the mean annual flow amount.\u00a0 In the Copano Bay watershed non-point sources of bacteria include: agricultural animals, wildlife, natural background and failing septic systems away from the Bay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Simulating Water Quality<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>TMDL Balance uses a series of processing ops to simulate water quality, including tidal interactions and bacterial decay.\u00a0 These ops include: first-order decay (overland flow and non-tidal rivers); continuous stirred-tank reactor (tidal rivers); and the tidal prism approach (bays\/estuaries).\u00a0 The ops are implemented throughout the network using the schematic processor.\u00a0 The ops are applied to the nodes and links, depending on the features that they represent.\u00a0 Any feature not specifically assigned a processing op is simulated using the schematic processor\u2019s default operation of simple accumulation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/hydro\/TMDL_Balance\/Fig5.png\" alt=\"Figure 4\" width=\"716\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Computing the TMDL<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Once the bacterial loads are assigned to the schematic network and the model has been calibrated to observed values, the model can be used to compute the maximum load that can enter the system\u2019s waters while still meeting water quality standards (i.e., the TMDL).\u00a0 Simulating reductions within the watershed can then inform implementation activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Special thanks to Dr. Stephanie Johnson for contributing this blog. The TMDL Balance model was developed by Dr. Johnson, and for information on the model or its use contact Stephanie at <a title=\"Email Stephanie\" href=\"mailto:sjohnson@houstoneng.com\">sjohnson@houstoneng.com<\/a>. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4911,"user_firstname":"Caitlin","user_lastname":"Scopel","nickname":"Caitlin Scopel","user_nicename":"coscopel","display_name":"Caitlin Scopel","user_email":"CScopel@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:31","user_description":"Senior Project Manager for the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Environment Team. Caitlin works on projects that utilize environmental data from local, state, national and global institutions.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G68235_CaitlinScopel_22-150x150.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"related_articles":"","card_image":false,"wide_image":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ArcGIS Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-07-19T20:41:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ESRI\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Caitlin Scopel\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/df83e200f29054bdeb52d458b15ba2c0\"},\"headline\":\"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-10-04T18:31:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-19T20:41:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\"},\"wordCount\":8,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Arc Hydro\",\"Arc Hydro Tools\",\"geoprocessing\",\"hydro\",\"Schematic Network\",\"Schematic Network Processor\",\"Texas\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Water\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\",\"name\":\"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-10-04T18:31:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-19T20:41:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/\",\"name\":\"ArcGIS Blog\",\"description\":\"Get insider info from Esri product teams\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Esri\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Esri.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Esri.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Esri\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESRI\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/5311\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/df83e200f29054bdeb52d458b15ba2c0\",\"name\":\"Caitlin Scopel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G68235_CaitlinScopel_22-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G68235_CaitlinScopel_22-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Caitlin Scopel\"},\"description\":\"Senior Project Manager for the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Environment Team. Caitlin works on projects that utilize environmental data from local, state, national and global institutions.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caitlin-scopel-gisp-a7b8383\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/author\/coscopel\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS","og_url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis","og_site_name":"ArcGIS Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/","article_modified_time":"2018-07-19T20:41:02+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@ESRI","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis"},"author":{"name":"Caitlin Scopel","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/df83e200f29054bdeb52d458b15ba2c0"},"headline":"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS","datePublished":"2011-10-04T18:31:00+00:00","dateModified":"2018-07-19T20:41:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis"},"wordCount":8,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["Arc Hydro","Arc Hydro Tools","geoprocessing","hydro","Schematic Network","Schematic Network Processor","Texas"],"articleSection":["Water"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis","url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis","name":"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-10-04T18:31:00+00:00","dateModified":"2018-07-19T20:41:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/water\/tmdl-balance-simulating-coastal-water-quality-in-gis#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TMDL Balance: Simulating Coastal Water Quality in GIS"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/","name":"ArcGIS Blog","description":"Get insider info from Esri product teams","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#organization","name":"Esri","url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Esri.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Esri.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Esri"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/","https:\/\/x.com\/ESRI","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/5311\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/df83e200f29054bdeb52d458b15ba2c0","name":"Caitlin Scopel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G68235_CaitlinScopel_22-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G68235_CaitlinScopel_22-150x150.jpg","caption":"Caitlin Scopel"},"description":"Senior Project Manager for the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Environment Team. Caitlin works on projects that utilize environmental data from local, state, national and global institutions.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caitlin-scopel-gisp-a7b8383\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/author\/coscopel"}]}},"text_date":"October 4, 2011","author_name":"Caitlin Scopel","author_page":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/author\/coscopel","custom_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Newsroom-Keyart-Wide-1920-x-1080.jpg","primary_product":false,"tag_data":[{"term_id":37731,"name":"Arc Hydro","slug":"arc-hydro","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":37731,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":37741,"name":"Arc Hydro Tools","slug":"arc-hydro-tools","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":37741,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":24321,"name":"geoprocessing","slug":"geoprocessing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":24321,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":129,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":24981,"name":"hydro","slug":"hydro","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":24981,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":204,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":38931,"name":"Schematic Network","slug":"schematic-network","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38931,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":38941,"name":"Schematic Network Processor","slug":"schematic-network-processor","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38941,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":32071,"name":"Texas","slug":"texas","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32071,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw"}],"category_data":[{"term_id":23051,"name":"Water","slug":"water","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":23051,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":463,"filter":"raw"}],"product_data":[],"primary_product_link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/122131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/122131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=122131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}