{"id":161091,"date":"2018-04-24T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=161091"},"modified":"2018-04-24T17:13:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:13:46","slug":"dot-matrix-elevation","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation","title":{"rendered":"Dot Matrix Elevation"},"author":6971,"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":[26451,24141,32321,32331],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-161091","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-cartography","tag-elevation","tag-hillshade","tag-how-to","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Create minimalist elevation and hillshade maps by hacking Vector Field symbology.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Ah, the lovely ghostly ethereal beauty of a Digital Elevation Model (hereafter referred to colloquially as a DEM). I just love em<\/a>. They are so versatile, laden with potential. One time I cobbled together a hack of a DEM using the Vector Field<\/a> symbology option in ArcGIS Pro to make fantasy map styled mountains<\/a>. Then Craig Williams<\/a> wondered if you could use the same technique to make a minimalist dot-matrix-like hillshade effect. Why not?<\/p>\n

Let’s give this a Pro, I mean a go…<\/p>\n

Here is a trusty ol DEM, stretched along a default black to white color ramp.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161101,"id":161101,"title":"1DEM","filename":"1DEM.jpg","filesize":118121,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/1dem","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"1dem","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:26:51","modified":"2018-04-24 16:26:51","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":1920,"height":1040,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":115,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":416,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1040,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":832,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1040,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":447,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1040}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1DEM.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

But if you expand the symbology dropdown you see a mysterious little option there called Vector Field. Actual cartographers use that to make wind and current maps, but where’s the fun in using tools the way they were intended?<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161111,"id":161111,"title":"2VectorField","filename":"2VectorField.jpg","filesize":124401,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/2vectorfield","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"2vectorfield","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:31:38","modified":"2018-04-24 16:31:38","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":1920,"height":1040,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":115,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":416,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1040,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":832,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1040,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":447,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1040}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2VectorField.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Wham! a cool little dot-matrix-looking thing of elevation. Just play with the symbols to get it the way you like.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161121,"id":161121,"title":"3Elevation","filename":"3Elevation.png","filesize":85505,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/3elevation","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"3elevation","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:33:14","modified":"2018-04-24 16:33:14","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":1920,"height":1040,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":115,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":416,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1040,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":832,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1040,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":447,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1040}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3Elevation.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

It might be a handy, stylized, graphical background for your map. So what about the original goal, which was to make a hillshade version of this? No problem, just open up the Raster Functions and apply a hillshade to your DEM. The vector field symbology works on the derived hillshade image, too…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161131,"id":161131,"title":"4Hillshade","filename":"4Hillshade.png","filesize":80022,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/4hillshade","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"4hillshade","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:36:08","modified":"2018-04-24 16:36:08","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":1920,"height":1040,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":115,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":416,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1040,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":832,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1040,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":447,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1040}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4Hillshade.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Crinkle-tastic, right?<\/p>\n

Play with the symbol spacing and symbol size range to get the look you want. Here’s a pretty detailed dot matrix elevation…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161151,"id":161151,"title":"Elevation_small","filename":"Elevation_small.jpg","filesize":244101,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/elevation_small","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"elevation_small","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:44:29","modified":"2018-04-24 16:44:29","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":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":142,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":667,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":667,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":667,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation_small.jpg","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":667}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elevation.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

And here it is with a sparser, minimalist, symbol density…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161161,"id":161161,"title":"ElevationLow","filename":"ElevationLow.png","filesize":111029,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/elevationlow","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"elevationlow","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:45:52","modified":"2018-04-24 16:45:52","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":2304,"height":1536,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":142,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","large-width":1620,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png","wide_image-width":1620,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ElevationLow.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Here’s a closer look at the dot matrix hillshade…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161181,"id":161181,"title":"Hillshade_small","filename":"Hillshade_small.jpg","filesize":161529,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/hillshade_small","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"hillshade_small","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:47:56","modified":"2018-04-24 16:47:56","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":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":142,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":667,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":667,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":667,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_small.jpg","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":667}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

And here is a version of the dot matrix hillshade that is about to die of dysentery…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161201,"id":161201,"title":"Hillshade_OregonTrail_small","filename":"Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","filesize":120080,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/hillshade_oregontrail_small","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"hillshade_oregontrail_small","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:49:54","modified":"2018-04-24 16:49:54","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":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":142,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":667,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":667,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":667,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","card_image-width":697,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail_small.jpg","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":667}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hillshade_OregonTrail.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Hang on a second, all this talk of “dot matrix” and no actual ascii art dot matrix map? Ok, just toss in a background image<\/a> and make your symbols printer fonts…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161211,"id":161211,"title":"DotMatrixInPro","filename":"DotMatrixInPro.jpg","filesize":352245,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/dotmatrixinpro","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"dotmatrixinpro","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:52:46","modified":"2018-04-24 16:52:46","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":1920,"height":1040,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":115,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":416,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1040,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":832,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1040,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":447,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1040}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrixInPro.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Which, when ripped off the spools with gusto, looks like this…<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":161231,"id":161231,"title":"DotMatrix_small","filename":"DotMatrix_small.jpg","filesize":192586,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/dot-matrix-elevation\/dotmatrix_small","alt":"","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"","name":"dotmatrix_small","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":161091,"date":"2018-04-24 16:54:17","modified":"2018-04-24 16:54:17","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":563,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":563,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":563,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":563,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix_small.jpg","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":563}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DotMatrix.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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