{"id":2090242,"date":"2023-10-17T12:28:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2090242"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:00:17","slug":"sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated","title":{"rendered":"Sounds Like a Better Plan: USA Transportation Noise, Revised and Updated"},"author":4941,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37141,37151,23351],"tags":[772012,763402,24811,23401,772022],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551,36561],"class_list":["post-2090242","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-decision-support","category-design-planning","category-transportation","tag-bts","tag-noise","tag-pollution","tag-transportation","tag-usdot","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":4941,"user_firstname":"Michael","user_lastname":"Dangermond","nickname":"Michael Dangermond","user_nicename":"mdangermond","display_name":"Michael Dangermond","user_email":"MDangermond@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:36","user_description":"Michael Dangermond has over 25 years experience in GIS in such diverse fields as cartography, agriculture, international boundary delineation, environmental protection, regional planning, park planning, land and wildlife conservation, and forestry. He has been working for ESRI since 2010.","user_avatar":""},{"ID":8492,"user_firstname":"Emily","user_lastname":"Meriam","nickname":"Emily Meriam","user_nicename":"emeriam","display_name":"Emily Meriam","user_email":"EMeriam@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilymeriam\/","user_registered":"2018-10-26 16:33:49","user_description":"Emily Meriam has a diverse GIS background that spans more than two decades. Her portfolio includes mapping elephants in Thailand, wildlife poachers in the Republic of Palau, land-use issues around Yosemite National Park, and active wildfire incidents for the State of California. Since 2018, Emily has been with Esri's ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. In this role she serves as lead Cartographer and Senior GIS Engineer for the Environment Team where she styles and designs layers, maps, and applications for the global GIS community. Outside of her professional endeavors, Emily is a passionate geographer who enjoys exploring the world with her family.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"The Living Atlas of the World updated the hosted image service featuring transportation noise, from the USDOT.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

We\u2019re sure a lot of noise will be made about this latest update!<\/p>\n

The Living Atlas of the World updated the tiled, hosted image service featuring transportation noise<\/a>, from the US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The noise layer is modeled and provides a statistical backbone of noise for your analyses, for all 50 States and Washington DC.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2103622,"id":2103622,"title":"NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp","filename":"NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-scaled.jpg","filesize":519933,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated\/noise_trans_all2_oct2023__wpp","alt":"Graphic of the Noise layer showing some hightlighted areas.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Highlights of some noisy places around the USA.","name":"noise_trans_all2_oct2023__wpp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2090242,"date":"2023-10-17 19:27:39","modified":"2023-10-17 19:28:27","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":1978,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-scaled.jpg","medium-width":338,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":593,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-scaled.jpg","large-width":1398,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-1536x1187.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1187,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-2048x1583.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1583,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-602x465.jpg","card_image-width":602,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-1398x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1398,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NOISE_Trans_All2_Oct2023__wpp-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

My world is noisy as ever. So What Else is New?<\/h2>\n

A lot has happened since the 2018 version<\/a> was published. Not a lot of America has become noisier or quieter, but substantial changes in the datasets prompted us to update the layer.<\/p>\n

Includes railroad noise<\/h2>\n

The 2020 version includes noise from railroads as well as aircraft and roads. The railroad noise model includes both freight and passenger rail. As someone who lived close to where subways leave a tunnel to travel above ground, I\u2019m sure you will agree this presents a better picture overall of transportation noise than was served in the 2018 version, which only contained aircraft and roads.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2092472,"id":2092472,"title":"Chicago_Noise","filename":"Chicago_Noise.png","filesize":2218421,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated\/chicago_noise","alt":"Detail of Chicago showing road, railroad, and aircraft noise.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Detail of Chicago showing road, railroad, and aircraft noise.","name":"chicago_noise","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2090242,"date":"2023-10-04 03:52:25","modified":"2023-10-17 19:09:05","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":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise-1536x864.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise-826x465.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chicago_Noise.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Includes Alaska and Hawaii<\/h2>\n

Inclusiveness seems to be the theme of this update. The 2018 layer didn\u2019t include Alaska or Hawaii, but the 2020 version does. Vast Alaska doesn\u2019t have a lot of transportation noise overall, but there are a lot of small airports. Anchorage\u2019s urban setting mimics noise patterns in other American cities. The Hawaii model doesn\u2019t include any railroads for 2020 but it might in the future, now that Oahu\u2019s passenger rail system is running.<\/p>\n

A higher noise floor: 45 dBA<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s not a lot of confidence in modeling quieter places. This may be why BTS changed the floor beyond which they would not model from 35 dBA to 45 dBA.
\nThe quietest place I\u2019ve been is a canyon in Death Valley, which was so quiet my ears started to experience tinnitus and pain. But this place shows up in the noise layer with a value of 45 dBA. Why?<\/p>\n

The source data from BTS uses a value of NoData for areas where noise levels drop before 45 dBA. But Living Atlas content producers decided to fill in NoData values with a value of 45 (the minimum value for the entire dataset) to facilitate analysis by the map user. Here\u2019s why we did that:<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say you’re analyzing a neighborhood, trying to estimate an average noise level. And let\u2019s say most of one neighborhood is NoData but there are a few pixels in the neighborhood above 45 dBA. These few values above 45 will be the only values that are averaged for your analysis. None of the quiet areas count because there is no data for these areas.<\/p>\n

We could try calculating all these NoData values to 0. This would greatly exaggerate the quiet areas, artificially depressing areas containing any areas with a value of 0.<\/p>\n

Therefore, we filled in all NoData areas with a floor with a value of 45.<\/p>\n

If you would like to see or use the layer in the same way BTS published it, just include a raster function first that will set to NoData (SetNull<\/a>) any value less than or equal to 45.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2092422,"id":2092422,"title":"NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01","filename":"NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-scaled.jpg","filesize":292626,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated\/noisegraphic_v2_2023-01-01","alt":"Reference graphic explaining noise thresholds.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Some quiet and noisy phenomena, for reference.","name":"noisegraphic_v2_2023-01-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2090242,"date":"2023-10-04 00:03:40","modified":"2023-10-17 19:11:54","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":2560,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-scaled.jpg","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-scaled.jpg","large-width":1080,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-1536x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-2048x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":2048,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-465x465.jpg","card_image-width":465,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-1080x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1080,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NoiseGraphic_v2_2023-01-01-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Ranking school locations by transportation noise<\/h2>\n

Kids have enough trouble focusing at school. But what about when you have aircraft roaring overhead? We used extract values to points<\/a> in spatial analyst to find the quietest and noisiest elementary school locations in Northern New Jersey. The noisiest school location as it turns out is Hawkins Street School in Newark.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2103122,"id":2103122,"title":"NewJerseyNoise_wpp","filename":"NewJerseyNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","filesize":901594,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated\/newjerseynoise_wpp","alt":"Noisiest schools in Northern New Jersey.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Noisiest schools in Northern New Jersey.","name":"newjerseynoise_wpp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2090242,"date":"2023-10-17 15:36:17","modified":"2023-10-17 19:12:02","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":2560,"height":1978,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","medium-width":338,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":593,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","large-width":1398,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-1536x1187.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1187,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-2048x1583.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1583,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-602x465.jpg","card_image-width":602,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-1398x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1398,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NewJerseyNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Quietest neighborhoods in Sacramento<\/h2>\n

Like many city centers, elevated freeways send highway noise deep into Sacramento\u2019s neighborhoods. Some of the quietest parts of Sacramento are the newest, built ahead of transportation arteries. Some of the noisiest neighborhoods are also the most interesting and lively. There are always tradeoffs.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2103132,"id":2103132,"title":"SacramentoNoise_wpp","filename":"SacramentoNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","filesize":610461,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated\/sacramentonoise_wpp","alt":"Quietest and noisiest neighborhoods in Sacramento.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Quietest and noisiest neighborhoods in Sacramento.","name":"sacramentonoise_wpp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2090242,"date":"2023-10-17 15:37:40","modified":"2023-10-17 19:12:09","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":2560,"height":1978,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","medium-width":338,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":593,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg","large-width":1398,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-1536x1187.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1187,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-2048x1583.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1583,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-602x465.jpg","card_image-width":602,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-1398x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1398,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SacramentoNoise_wpp-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Noisiest and Quietest Parks in Puyallup, Washington<\/h2>\n

Here is another example showing how smaller agencies can analyze the noise layer and obtain some basic facts for strategic park planning. Grayland Park is the noisiest park in Puyallup. There is a four way tie for the quietest park: Dead Man’s Pond, Bradley Lake Park, Rainier Woods Park, and Manorwood Park. The park system may decide to reserve some types of activities for the quietest locations, and use the noisier parks for activities and events that are less noise sensitive.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2103142,"id":2103142,"title":"WashingtonParks_wpp","filename":"WashingtonParks_wpp-scaled.jpg","filesize":439214,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/design-planning\/sounds-like-a-better-plan-usa-transportation-noise-revised-and-updated\/washingtonparks_wpp","alt":"Quietest and noisiest neighborhoods in Puyallup, Washington.","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"Quietest and Noisiest Parks in Puyallup, Washington.","name":"washingtonparks_wpp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2090242,"date":"2023-10-17 15:38:49","modified":"2023-10-17 21:25:53","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":1978,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-scaled.jpg","medium-width":338,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":593,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-scaled.jpg","large-width":1398,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-1536x1187.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1187,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-2048x1582.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1582,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-602x465.jpg","card_image-width":602,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-1398x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1398,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WashingtonParks_wpp-scaled.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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