{"id":1309942,"date":"2021-07-28T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T18:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1309942"},"modified":"2021-07-30T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:46:45","slug":"sci-fi-contours","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Fi Contours"},"author":4551,"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":[25781,42181,23201,26451,23161],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-1309942","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-3d","tag-arcgis-pro","tag-cartographic-design","tag-cartography","tag-maps","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Want to create an awesome science fiction inspired map with contours? This is in the quickest and easiest method you will find.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Want to make a wicked science-fiction inspired map with contours like this? AWESOME<\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1313562,"id":1313562,"title":"sci-fi contours","filename":"blog01-scaled.jpg","filesize":746647,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/blog01","alt":"sci-fi contours","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"blog01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-30 17:29:40","modified":"2021-07-30 17:30:33","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":2560,"height":1536,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-scaled.jpg","medium-width":435,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":461,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-scaled.jpg","large-width":1800,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-1536x922.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":922,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-2048x1229.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1229,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-775x465.jpg","card_image-width":775,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog01-1800x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1800,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step one<\/h2>\n

Grab some contours.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310402,"id":1310402,"title":"Contours","filename":"Blog-Contours.jpg","filesize":230800,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/blog-contours","alt":"Contours","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"blog-contours","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 17:41:58","modified":"2021-07-27 17:42:14","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":1000,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","medium-width":435,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":461,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours-775x465.jpg","card_image-width":775,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-Contours.jpg","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step two<\/h2>\n

Add the contours to a Scene<\/strong> in ArcGIS Pro<\/strong>. Nestle them in a 3D Layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310432,"id":1310432,"title":"3D Layer","filename":"3D-Layer.jpg","filesize":6262,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/3d-layer","alt":"3D Layer","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"3d-layer","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 17:49:27","modified":"2021-07-27 17:49:36","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":373,"height":204,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","medium-width":373,"medium-height":204,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","medium_large-width":373,"medium_large-height":204,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","large-width":373,"large-height":204,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","1536x1536-width":373,"1536x1536-height":204,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","2048x2048-width":373,"2048x2048-height":204,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","card_image-width":373,"card_image-height":204,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3D-Layer.jpg","wide_image-width":373,"wide_image-height":204}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step three<\/h2>\n

Add a basemap<\/strong> like NOVA<\/a> to enhance the Sci-Fi mood as a 2D Layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310442,"id":1310442,"title":"Nova in Pro","filename":"NovaPro.jpg","filesize":30297,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/novapro","alt":"Nova in Pro","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"novapro","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 17:58:14","modified":"2021-07-27 17:58:28","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NovaPro.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step four<\/h2>\n

In the Layer Properties<\/strong> of the contours, navigate to the Elevation<\/strong> tab. Select Features are: At an absolute height.\u00a0<\/strong>Then in the Additional Feature elevation using<\/strong> portion, select\u00a0A field<\/strong> and navigate to your field containing the elevation values.<\/p>\n

Your contours should now display in 3D!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310472,"id":1310472,"title":"Layer Properties","filename":"Layer-Properties.jpg","filesize":28988,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/layer-properties","alt":"Layer Properties","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"layer-properties","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 18:05:17","modified":"2021-07-27 18:05:26","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Layer-Properties.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step five<\/h2>\n

Format the contour line Symbology<\/strong> by selecting a colour<\/strong>, width<\/strong>, and profile type<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310502,"id":1310502,"title":"Format line symbol","filename":"Format-line-symbol.jpg","filesize":68769,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/format-line-symbol-2","alt":"Format line symbol","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"format-line-symbol-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 18:25:02","modified":"2021-07-27 18:25:09","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Format-line-symbol.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step six<\/h2>\n

This is where your contours come to life. Select the Symbology<\/strong> for the contours and navigate over to the Vary symbology by attribute<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310492,"id":1310492,"title":"Vary symbology by attribute","filename":"Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","filesize":58752,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/vary-symbology-by-attribute","alt":"Vary symbology by attribute","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"vary-symbology-by-attribute","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 18:18:59","modified":"2021-07-27 18:19:10","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Vary-symbology-by-attribute.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step six<\/h2>\n

Adjust the transparency<\/strong>, color<\/strong> and size<\/strong> to get your contours looking great.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can change the transparency<\/strong> to fade the contours below.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310532,"id":1310532,"title":"Contour fade","filename":"Contour-fade.jpg","filesize":111237,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/contour-fade","alt":"Contour fade","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"contour-fade","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 18:31:42","modified":"2021-07-27 18:31:50","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Contour-fade.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can change the colour scheme<\/strong> to ramp as a glorious rainbow.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310542,"id":1310542,"title":"Rainbow","filename":"Rainbow.jpg","filesize":109043,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/rainbow","alt":"Rainbow","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"rainbow","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 18:34:18","modified":"2021-07-27 18:34:28","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rainbow.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can change the size<\/strong> to add drama to the scene.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1310552,"id":1310552,"title":"Size","filename":"Size.jpg","filesize":156691,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/sci-fi-contours\/size-2","alt":"Size","author":"4551","description":"","caption":"","name":"size-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1309942,"date":"2021-07-27 18:38:55","modified":"2021-07-27 18:39:02","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":800,"height":600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":600,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":600,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":600,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Size.jpg","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":600}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Such a fun way to take a map into the future! 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