{"id":1288842,"date":"2022-02-16T10:15:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1288842"},"modified":"2022-03-01T09:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T17:38:51","slug":"map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas","title":{"rendered":"Map in a minute: Map current drought conditions using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[28181,29851],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-1288842","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-drought","tag-live-feeds","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Make a current drought conditions map in a minute (maybe less) using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the news<\/strong>: Severe or exceptional drought conditions now encompass 90% of the Western U.S. Recent hot, dry weather in the Pacific Northwest has spread across the Northern Rockies to the Upper Midwest resulting in an expansion of drought conditions. Today in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has asked residents to cut household water consumption by 15%, and added nine more counties to the state’s drought emergency list.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Make a drought map<\/h2>\n

ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a> includes authoritative live feeds and other content that helps you learn more about current conditions and events. Follow these steps to make your own map of current drought conditions in a minute (or less), using Living Atlas content.<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/strong> \u2014 Sign in to your ArcGIS account and open Map Viewer. There are two ways to add layers from the Content (dark) toolbar:<\/p>\n

(1) Click\u00a0Add<\/strong>, then\u00a0Browse layers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1462842,"id":1462842,"title":"add-browse","filename":"add-browse.png","filesize":7218,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-weather\/add-browse","alt":"Add>Browse layers","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"add-browse","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1089861,"date":"2022-01-20 02:12:59","modified":"2022-01-20 02:13:14","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":384,"height":150,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse-213x150.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","medium-width":384,"medium-height":150,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","medium_large-width":384,"medium_large-height":150,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","large-width":384,"large-height":150,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","1536x1536-width":384,"1536x1536-height":150,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","2048x2048-width":384,"2048x2048-height":150,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","card_image-width":384,"card_image-height":150,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-browse.png","wide_image-width":384,"wide_image-height":150}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

(2) Click\u00a0Layers<\/strong>, then\u00a0Add layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1460302,"id":1460302,"title":"add-living-atlas2","filename":"add-living-atlas2.png","filesize":16579,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/an-earthquake-map-in-60-seconds-using-living-atlas\/add-living-atlas2","alt":"Layers>Add layer","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"add-living-atlas2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":961111,"date":"2022-01-17 18:53:58","modified":"2022-01-17 18:54:08","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":512,"height":355,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","medium-width":376,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","medium_large-width":512,"medium_large-height":355,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","large-width":512,"large-height":355,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","1536x1536-width":512,"1536x1536-height":355,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","2048x2048-width":512,"2048x2048-height":355,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","card_image-width":512,"card_image-height":355,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/add-living-atlas2.png","wide_image-width":512,"wide_image-height":355}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step 2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Choose\u00a0Living Atlas<\/strong>\u00a0from the Add layer drop-down.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1289022,"id":1289022,"title":"d-2","filename":"d-2.png","filesize":33676,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas\/d-2-4","alt":"Add layer from Living Atlas","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"d-2-4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1288842,"date":"2021-07-08 23:18:49","modified":"2021-07-08 23:19:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":500,"height":492,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","medium-width":265,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","medium_large-width":500,"medium_large-height":492,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","large-width":500,"large-height":492,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","1536x1536-width":500,"1536x1536-height":492,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","2048x2048-width":500,"2048x2048-height":492,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2-473x465.png","card_image-width":473,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-2.png","wide_image-width":500,"wide_image-height":492}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step 3<\/strong> \u2014 Enter \u201cdrought\u201d in search to locate USA Drought Intensity – Current Conditions. Click (+) to add it to the map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1289082,"id":1289082,"title":"d-3","filename":"d-3.png","filesize":37370,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas\/d-3-4","alt":"Add layer to map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"d-3-4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1288842,"date":"2021-07-08 23:23:49","modified":"2021-07-08 23:24:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":540,"height":482,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","medium-width":292,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","medium_large-width":540,"medium_large-height":482,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","large-width":540,"large-height":482,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","1536x1536-width":540,"1536x1536-height":482,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","2048x2048-width":540,"2048x2048-height":482,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3-521x465.png","card_image-width":521,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-3.png","wide_image-width":540,"wide_image-height":482}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0To learn more about any layer, click the layer title to\u00a0View item details<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1289112,"id":1289112,"title":"d-4","filename":"d-4.png","filesize":14950,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas\/d-4-2","alt":"View item details","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"d-4-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1288842,"date":"2021-07-08 23:26:04","modified":"2021-07-08 23:26:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":303,"height":169,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4-213x169.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":169,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","medium-width":303,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","medium_large-width":303,"medium_large-height":169,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","large-width":303,"large-height":169,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","1536x1536-width":303,"1536x1536-height":169,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","2048x2048-width":303,"2048x2048-height":169,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","card_image-width":303,"card_image-height":169,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-4.png","wide_image-width":303,"wide_image-height":169}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

From the USA Drought Intensity – Current Conditions<\/a> item details we can learn that the layer is a feature layer sourced from the National Drought Mitigation Center. The layer displays current drought intensity categories for the entire U.S.<\/p>\n

The layer is a live feed and is updated every week, showing the conditions from the previous week. These updates occur every Thursday. When you add this layer to your map, it will show the latest drought conditions automatically .<\/p>\n

Step 4<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Click the left arrow at the top of the\u00a0Add layer<\/strong>\u00a0panel to return to the map contents.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1289202,"id":1289202,"title":"d-5","filename":"d-5.png","filesize":19009,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas\/d-5-2","alt":"Return to map contents","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"d-5-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1288842,"date":"2021-07-08 23:37:53","modified":"2021-07-08 23:38:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":504,"height":365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","medium-width":360,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","medium_large-width":504,"medium_large-height":365,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","large-width":504,"large-height":365,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","1536x1536-width":504,"1536x1536-height":365,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","2048x2048-width":504,"2048x2048-height":365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","card_image-width":504,"card_image-height":365,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-5.png","wide_image-width":504,"wide_image-height":365}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Technically, our current drought conditions map is finished in well under a minute, showing the current drought conditions by Drought Monitor classification. The pop-up includes additional information, such as the date recorded and comparison to conditions in the rest of the U.S.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1289342,"id":1289342,"title":"d-6s","filename":"d-6s.png","filesize":58577,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas\/d-6s","alt":"Current drought conditions map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"d-6s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1288842,"date":"2021-07-08 23:46:30","modified":"2021-07-08 23:47:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":750,"height":471,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","medium-width":416,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":471,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","large-width":750,"large-height":471,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":471,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":471,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s-740x465.png","card_image-width":740,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6s.png","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":471}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-6.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Improve the map<\/h2>\n

Experiment using different basemaps and layer settings until you get the desired result. When finished, save your map.<\/p>\n

Below, the basemap has been switched to Firefly Imagery Hybrid<\/a> and transparency has been applied to the drought layer.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1289392,"id":1289392,"title":"d-7s","filename":"d-7s.jpg","filesize":66128,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/map-in-a-minute-map-current-drought-conditions-using-arcgis-online-and-arcgis-living-atlas\/d-7s","alt":"Drought map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"d-7s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1288842,"date":"2021-07-08 23:58:42","modified":"2021-07-08 23:59:13","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":750,"height":420,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":420,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","large-width":750,"large-height":420,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":420,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":420,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":420,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7s.jpg","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":420}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d-7.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can quickly create an app<\/a> showcasing your map using any of the instant apps or configurable app templates, or use it in a story map<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n

For more information, see the following:<\/p>\n