{"id":1611552,"date":"2022-06-16T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T20:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1611552"},"modified":"2022-06-16T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T20:55:42","slug":"the-terrain-of-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/the-terrain-of-costa-rica","title":{"rendered":"The Terrain of Costa Rica"},"author":6971,"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":[720281,26451,32321,24661,24401],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-1611552","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-blend-modes","tag-cartography","tag-hillshade","tag-raster-functions","tag-terrain","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Maybe you want to grab the data and follow along, or maybe you want to kick back and watch some hillshade happen. 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Or if you are feeling dangerous,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=1401901bb29043218b4e169f877a3fb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here it is<\/a> as a georeferenced GeoTIFF file (97MB) that you can add to your map project.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re feeling especially dangerous, here\u2019s a mercifully narration-free video walking through its making\u2026<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Hillshade of Costa Rica (no narration)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W072KJbTGtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The handshake of fast and efficient raster functions with the adventure of blend modes makes making rich custom hillshades in ArcGIS Pro so simple and <em>so<\/em> fun.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=a3beb084bf4644578fdc754d0fca7eed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> source DEM image (52MB), and get started painting with light and shadow in your map project.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Shading! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JohnNelsonMaps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6971,"user_firstname":"John","user_lastname":"Nelson","nickname":"John Nelson","user_nicename":"j_nelson","display_name":"John Nelson","user_email":"John_Nelson@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/www.adventuresinmapping.com","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:05","user_description":"I have far too much fun looking for ways to understand and present data visually, hopefully driving product strategy and engaging users. 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