{"id":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18T13:30:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1461002"},"modified":"2024-03-13T12:54:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:54:53","slug":"locator-maps","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps","title":{"rendered":"Locator maps"},"author":7411,"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":[23201,26451,763802,31301,27911],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-1461002","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-cartographic-design","tag-cartography","tag-inset-map","tag-symbology","tag-tutorial","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Tips, tricks, and instructions for making great locator maps in ArcGIS Pro.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Locator maps are small and simple; short and sweet. A locator map might be a inset map (sometimes called a key map) that accompanies a larger map, locating it within the wider world. Or it may be a stand-alone map, for example, to locate a city mentioned in a news story. In this article I&#8217;ll share some tips, instructions, and examples to help you make great locator maps.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#simple\">Tip: Keep it simple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tutorial\">Tutorial: How to make a locator map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#text\">Tip: Add text<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#blend\">Tip: Play with blend modes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#projection\">Tip: Try a different projection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#audience\">Tip: Consider your audience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#extent\">Tutorial: How to make an extent rectangle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#examples\">Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"simple\">Tip: Keep it simple<\/h2>\n<p>The locator map has only one job: to show where something is. That means it needs very little information: just an indication of the featured area, and enough geographic context for people to understand where it is in the world. Keep the locator map as simple as you can to prevent it from competing visually with the main map or the main story.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461042,"id":1461042,"title":"congo","filename":"congo.png","filesize":5101,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/congo-2","alt":"Locator map of the D.R. Congo","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"congo-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:23:06","modified":"2022-01-18 17:23:30","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":322,"height":347,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","medium-width":242,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","medium_large-width":322,"medium_large-height":347,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","large-width":322,"large-height":347,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","1536x1536-width":322,"1536x1536-height":347,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","2048x2048-width":322,"2048x2048-height":347,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","card_image-width":322,"card_image-height":347,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/congo.png","wide_image-width":322,"wide_image-height":347}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The locator map above is about as simple as it gets. Here&#8217;s how to make it:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tutorial\">Tutorial: How to make a locator map<\/h2>\n<p>1. Insert a new map in ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461072,"id":1461072,"title":"new-map","filename":"new-map.png","filesize":7099,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/new-map-3","alt":"New Map button","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"new-map-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:24:24","modified":"2022-01-18 17:24:37","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":326,"height":152,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map-213x152.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":152,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","medium-width":326,"medium-height":152,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","medium_large-width":326,"medium_large-height":152,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","large-width":326,"large-height":152,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","1536x1536-width":326,"1536x1536-height":152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","2048x2048-width":326,"2048x2048-height":152,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","card_image-width":326,"card_image-height":152,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-map.png","wide_image-width":326,"wide_image-height":152}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>2. From Living Atlas, add the layers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=2b93b06dc0dc4e809d3c8db5cb96ba69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Countries (Generalized)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=57c1ade4fa7c4e2384e6a23f2b3bd254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Continents<\/a> to your map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461082,"id":1461082,"title":"living-atlas","filename":"living-atlas.png","filesize":13930,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/living-atlas-12","alt":"Living Atlas tab in Catalog pane","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"living-atlas-12","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:25:31","modified":"2022-01-18 17:25:49","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":563,"height":251,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":207,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","medium_large-width":563,"medium_large-height":251,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","large-width":563,"large-height":251,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","1536x1536-width":563,"1536x1536-height":251,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","2048x2048-width":563,"2048x2048-height":251,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","card_image-width":563,"card_image-height":251,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/living-atlas.png","wide_image-width":563,"wide_image-height":251}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>3. Remove the basemap.<\/p>\n<p>4. Open the <strong>Layer Properties<\/strong> window for the <strong>World_Countries_(Generalized)<\/strong> layer. Add a definition query to show only the Democratic Republic of the Congo (<strong>Congo DRC<\/strong>).<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461142,"id":1461142,"title":"def-query","filename":"def-query.png","filesize":16681,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/def-query-2","alt":"Definition query","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"def-query-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:29:41","modified":"2022-01-18 17:29:48","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":640,"height":415,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","medium-width":403,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":415,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","large-width":640,"large-height":415,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":415,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":415,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","card_image-width":640,"card_image-height":415,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/def-query.png","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":415}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Your map looks like this:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461152,"id":1461152,"title":"map","filename":"map.png","filesize":19409,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/map-12","alt":"Map","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"map-12","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:30:18","modified":"2022-01-18 17:30:37","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":387,"height":329,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","medium-width":307,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","medium_large-width":387,"medium_large-height":329,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","large-width":387,"large-height":329,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","1536x1536-width":387,"1536x1536-height":329,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","2048x2048-width":387,"2048x2048-height":329,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","card_image-width":387,"card_image-height":329,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/map.png","wide_image-width":387,"wide_image-height":329}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The entire world is more context than you need to show. Most people know where Africa is and can recognize its shape, so that should be enough context to situate the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>5. Filter the <strong>World_Continents <\/strong>layer with another definition query to only show Africa.<\/p>\n<p>6. Change the color of <strong>World_Continents<\/strong> to <strong>Apple Dust<\/strong>. Change the color of <strong>World_Countries_(Generalized) <\/strong>to <strong>Spruce Green<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461172,"id":1461172,"title":"colors","filename":"colors.png","filesize":11583,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/colors-6","alt":"Apple Dust and Spruce Green colors","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"colors-6","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:31:12","modified":"2022-01-18 17:31:30","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":331,"height":378,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","medium-width":229,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","medium_large-width":331,"medium_large-height":378,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","large-width":331,"large-height":378,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","1536x1536-width":331,"1536x1536-height":378,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","2048x2048-width":331,"2048x2048-height":378,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","card_image-width":331,"card_image-height":378,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colors.png","wide_image-width":331,"wide_image-height":378}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Symbol outlines aren&#8217;t always needed. They add extra visual information that can clutter your map. In this case, they also emphasize tiny islands that aren&#8217;t important to your map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461192,"id":1461192,"title":"outlines","filename":"outlines.png","filesize":7249,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/outlines","alt":"Map with outlines","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"outlines","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:32:41","modified":"2022-01-18 17:32:47","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":370,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","medium-width":276,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","medium_large-width":370,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","large-width":370,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","1536x1536-width":370,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","2048x2048-width":370,"2048x2048-height":350,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","card_image-width":370,"card_image-height":350,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outlines.png","wide_image-width":370,"wide_image-height":350}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>7. Open the <strong>Symbology <\/strong>pane for each layer. Change the <strong>Outline width <\/strong>to <strong>0\u00a0<\/strong>pt.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461202,"id":1461202,"title":"outline-width","filename":"outline-width.png","filesize":7853,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/outline-width","alt":"Outline width setting in the Symbology pane","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"outline-width","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:33:35","modified":"2022-01-18 17:33:50","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":273,"height":268,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","medium-width":266,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","medium_large-width":273,"medium_large-height":268,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","large-width":273,"large-height":268,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","1536x1536-width":273,"1536x1536-height":268,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","2048x2048-width":273,"2048x2048-height":268,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","card_image-width":273,"card_image-height":268,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/outline-width.png","wide_image-width":273,"wide_image-height":268}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The contrast between the two green colors can be increased.<\/p>\n<p>8. Change the <strong>Transparency <\/strong>for the <strong>World_Continents <\/strong>layer to <strong>35\u00a0<\/strong>percent.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461212,"id":1461212,"title":"transparency","filename":"transparency.png","filesize":18109,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/transparency-3","alt":"Transparency setting on the ribbon","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"transparency-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:34:39","modified":"2022-01-18 17:34:52","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":485,"height":395,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","medium-width":320,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","medium_large-width":485,"medium_large-height":395,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","large-width":485,"large-height":395,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","1536x1536-width":485,"1536x1536-height":395,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","2048x2048-width":485,"2048x2048-height":395,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","card_image-width":485,"card_image-height":395,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/transparency.png","wide_image-width":485,"wide_image-height":395}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>9. On your layout, insert a new map frame and choose your new locator map.<\/p>\n<p>10. Activate the new map frame.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461222,"id":1461222,"title":"activate","filename":"activate.png","filesize":64871,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/activate","alt":"Activate map frame","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"activate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:41:30","modified":"2022-01-18 17:41:39","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":329,"height":224,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","medium-width":329,"medium-height":224,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","medium_large-width":329,"medium_large-height":224,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","large-width":329,"large-height":224,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","1536x1536-width":329,"1536x1536-height":224,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","2048x2048-width":329,"2048x2048-height":224,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","card_image-width":329,"card_image-height":224,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/activate.png","wide_image-width":329,"wide_image-height":224}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>11. 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You&#8217;ll remove it.<\/p>\n<p>12. In the <strong>Format Map Frame<\/strong> pane, on the <strong>Display<\/strong> tab, change the <strong>Border Symbol<\/strong> to <strong>0\u00a0<\/strong>pt.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461242,"id":1461242,"title":"border","filename":"border.png","filesize":6651,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/border","alt":"Border symbol set to 0 pt","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"border","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:43:13","modified":"2022-01-18 17:43:26","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":273,"height":294,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","medium-width":242,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","medium_large-width":273,"medium_large-height":294,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","large-width":273,"large-height":294,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","1536x1536-width":273,"1536x1536-height":294,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","2048x2048-width":273,"2048x2048-height":294,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","card_image-width":273,"card_image-height":294,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/border.png","wide_image-width":273,"wide_image-height":294}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The final locator map:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461252,"id":1461252,"title":"final","filename":"final.png","filesize":149760,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/final-8","alt":"Final locator map","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"final-8","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:43:52","modified":"2022-01-18 17:43:59","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":276,"height":297,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","medium-width":243,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","medium_large-width":276,"medium_large-height":297,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","large-width":276,"large-height":297,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","1536x1536-width":276,"1536x1536-height":297,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","2048x2048-width":276,"2048x2048-height":297,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","card_image-width":276,"card_image-height":297,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/final.png","wide_image-width":276,"wide_image-height":297}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Now that you know how to make one locator map, here&#8217;s some ideas and suggestions for making more:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"text\">Tip: Add text<\/h2>\n<p>For a locator map, there should only be a small amount of text, which is often easer to add as layout text rather than labels. 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Here&#8217;s a few examples:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461292,"id":1461292,"title":"lagos","filename":"lagos.png","filesize":66547,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lagos.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/lagos","alt":"Screen blend mode","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"Turn the Light Gray Canvas basemap pink using the Screen blend mode.","name":"lagos","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 17:46:48","modified":"2022-01-18 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an example where a blend mode is used on the area of interest instead of the basemap:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461392,"id":1461392,"title":"color-burn","filename":"color-burn.png","filesize":171401,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/color-burn.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/color-burn","alt":"Color Burn blend mode","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"color-burn","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 18:04:00","modified":"2022-01-18 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id=\"projection\">Tip: Try a different projection.<\/h2>\n<p>Your locator map doesn&#8217;t have to use the same coordinate system as your map. And you often don&#8217;t need to worry if a locator map is preserving area or distance, so long as it clearly communicates the location. So go ahead and choose a projection just because it looks good!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461422,"id":1461422,"title":"lakes","filename":"lakes.png","filesize":11444,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lakes.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/lakes","alt":"Locator map for three locations","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"lakes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 18:05:36","modified":"2022-01-18 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do, however, want to be careful that you don\u2019t choose a projection that distorts or rotates your area of interest too much\u2014this will make it difficult to recognize.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461432,"id":1461432,"title":"mediterranean","filename":"mediterranean.png","filesize":8058,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/mediterranean-2","alt":"Locator map of the Mediterranean Sea","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"This projection was a poor choice for this locator map.","name":"mediterranean-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 18:07:06","modified":"2022-01-18 21:16:25","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":287,"height":285,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","medium-width":263,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","medium_large-width":287,"medium_large-height":285,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","large-width":287,"large-height":285,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","1536x1536-width":287,"1536x1536-height":285,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","2048x2048-width":287,"2048x2048-height":285,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","card_image-width":287,"card_image-height":285,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mediterranean.png","wide_image-width":287,"wide_image-height":285}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Probably my favorite projection for locator maps is Orthographic, which looks like a globe.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461462,"id":1461462,"title":"andes","filename":"andes.png","filesize":70678,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/andes-2","alt":"Locator map of the Andes","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"andes-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 18:08:50","modified":"2022-01-18 18:09:00","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":236,"height":233,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","medium-width":236,"medium-height":233,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","medium_large-width":236,"medium_large-height":233,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","large-width":236,"large-height":233,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","1536x1536-width":236,"1536x1536-height":233,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","2048x2048-width":236,"2048x2048-height":233,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","card_image-width":236,"card_image-height":233,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/andes.png","wide_image-width":236,"wide_image-height":233}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>You can make one yourself using the &#8220;World From Space&#8221; projected coordinate system. John Nelson explains how in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/corneroverviewglobe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"audience\">Tip: Consider your audience<\/h2>\n<p>Who is your audience? What do they already know? If they already know where the Andes are, there&#8217;s no need to include a locator map. If they don&#8217;t know anything about Iceland, maybe you should provide some extra context, like its capital city.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"extent\">Tutorial: How to make an extent rectangle<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of the examples I&#8217;ve shown so far have a rectangle to indicate the extent of the main map. Below I&#8217;ll share some instructions for how to make these.<\/p>\n<p>1. Open the layout with your main map. Active the map frame.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461862,"id":1461862,"title":"activate2","filename":"activate2.png","filesize":58165,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/activate2","alt":"Activate map","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"activate2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 20:05:48","modified":"2022-01-18 20:05:58","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":422,"height":457,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","medium-width":241,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","medium_large-width":422,"medium_large-height":457,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","large-width":422,"large-height":457,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","1536x1536-width":422,"1536x1536-height":457,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","2048x2048-width":422,"2048x2048-height":457,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","card_image-width":422,"card_image-height":457,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/activate2.png","wide_image-width":422,"wide_image-height":457}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>2. On the ribbon, click the <strong>Insert<\/strong> tab. Expand the <strong>Layer Templates<\/strong> gallery and click <strong>Polygon Map Notes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461882,"id":1461882,"title":"map-notes","filename":"map-notes.png","filesize":23400,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/map-notes","alt":"Polygon map notes","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"map-notes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 20:06:46","modified":"2022-01-18 20:06:53","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":961,"height":226,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":109,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":181,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","large-width":961,"large-height":226,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","1536x1536-width":961,"1536x1536-height":226,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","2048x2048-width":961,"2048x2048-height":226,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes-826x194.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":194,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/map-notes.png","wide_image-width":961,"wide_image-height":226}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>This adds a new empty polygon layer to your map that you can edit.<\/p>\n<p>3. Open the <strong>Create Features<\/strong> pane. (On the ribbon, click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> tab and click the <strong>Create<\/strong> button.)<\/p>\n<p>4. In the <strong>Create Features<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Polygon Notes<\/strong> and click the <strong>Rectangle <\/strong>tool.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461892,"id":1461892,"title":"rectangle","filename":"rectangle.png","filesize":6398,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/rectangle-3","alt":"Rectangle tool","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"rectangle-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 20:07:55","modified":"2022-01-18 20:08:01","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":404,"height":159,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle-213x159.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":159,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","medium-width":404,"medium-height":159,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","medium_large-width":404,"medium_large-height":159,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","large-width":404,"large-height":159,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","1536x1536-width":404,"1536x1536-height":159,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","2048x2048-width":404,"2048x2048-height":159,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","card_image-width":404,"card_image-height":159,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rectangle.png","wide_image-width":404,"wide_image-height":159}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>5. On the layout, draw a rectangle that covers the entire map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461912,"id":1461912,"title":"cover","filename":"cover.png","filesize":85944,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/cover-16","alt":"Map with new rectangle","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"cover-16","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 20:08:36","modified":"2022-01-18 20:09:30","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":352,"height":455,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","medium-width":202,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","medium_large-width":352,"medium_large-height":455,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","large-width":352,"large-height":455,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","1536x1536-width":352,"1536x1536-height":455,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","2048x2048-width":352,"2048x2048-height":455,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","card_image-width":352,"card_image-height":455,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover.png","wide_image-width":352,"wide_image-height":455}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>It doesn&#8217;t have to be perfectly exact. Perfection won&#8217;t be visible on the small scale of the locator map.<\/p>\n<p>6. Save your edits. Clear the selection. Click the <strong>Back to Layout <\/strong>link to stop map activation.<\/p>\n<p>Now you have a feature class with one rectangle in it. It is stored in your project&#8217;s geodatabase.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1461922,"id":1461922,"title":"polygon","filename":"polygon.png","filesize":7441,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/locator-maps\/polygon-2","alt":"New feature class in project's geodatabase","author":"7411","description":"","caption":"","name":"polygon-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1461002,"date":"2022-01-18 20:10:26","modified":"2022-01-18 20:10:39","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":239,"height":290,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","medium-width":215,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","medium_large-width":239,"medium_large-height":290,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","large-width":239,"large-height":290,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","1536x1536-width":239,"1536x1536-height":290,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","2048x2048-width":239,"2048x2048-height":290,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","card_image-width":239,"card_image-height":290,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/polygon.png","wide_image-width":239,"wide_image-height":290}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>7. Remove the <strong>Polygon Notes<\/strong> layer from your map.<\/p>\n<p>8. Insert a new map. Add the polygon map notes layer to it. Style this map as your locator map.<\/p>\n<p>9. 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Read the following articles to learn about some others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/make-a-custom-legend-in-arcgis-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make a custom legend in ArcGIS Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/10-more-tips-and-tricks-for-legends-in-arcgis-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 more tips and tricks for legends in ArcGIS Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/make-a-custom-north-arrow-in-arcgis-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make a custom north arrow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/put-a-north-arrow-on-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Put a north arrow on it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/decision-support\/map_titles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can your map\u2019s title be a question?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/changing-up-a-scale-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Changing up a scale bar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7411,"user_firstname":"Heather","user_lastname":"Smith","nickname":"Heather Smith","user_nicename":"heather-smith","display_name":"Heather Smith","user_email":"Heather_Smith@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-21 18:21:18","user_description":"Heather is a cartographer and artist. 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