{"id":2985700,"date":"2026-11-01T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2985700"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T00:08:51","slug":"how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park","title":{"rendered":"How to map GPS locations for grizzly bears in Denali National Park"},"author":319752,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[781275,26451,28101,557702,32791],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-2985700","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-30daymapchallenge","tag-cartography","tag-gps","tag-imagery-and-remote-sensing","tag-wildlife","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":319752,"user_firstname":"Elizabeth","user_lastname":"Menezes","nickname":"Elizabeth Menezes","user_nicename":"elizabeth-menezes","display_name":"Elizabeth Ashley Menezes","user_email":"emenezes@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-10-07 16:23:06","user_description":"Hello, World! \r\nElizabeth here to share my world with the world one map at a time! I am a Raster Product Engineer with the Imagery & Remote Sensing team. I focus and work on UX\/UI design and development of RADAR & SAR based capabilities at Esri. My education is in geophysics and my thesis work centered around understanding induced earthquake occurrences using seismic data and satellite imagery. As an advocate for science communication, I enjoy bridging the gap between science and design \u2014 combining my technical knowledge with my keen eye for design to create beautiful science.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"This article explains how to map hourly GPS locations from three Denali grizzly bears in ArcGIS Pro for #30DayMapChallenge. Day 1: Points.","flexible_content":{"0":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Calling all mapmakers, wildlife lovers, and anyone who has ever wondered where a grizzly bear goes when nobody is watching!<\/p>\n"},"1":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"


\n\"Animated
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Day 1 – Points. One dot, per hour map shows three Denali grizzlies wandering through summer 2006, one GPS point at a time. Click to enlarge. #30DayMapChallenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n"},"2":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 #30DayMapChallenge<\/strong> (a map a day, all November long!), where the theme is Points<\/strong>. For this one, I\u2019m heading back to one of my favorite places on Earth\u2026 Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska<\/a>, where I once worked as a science communicator (<\/span>more on that later<\/span><\/em>)!<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Map<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2006, wildlife biologists fitted three female grizzly bears with tracking collars that recorded each bear\u2019s location once an hour. Here, each bear gets her own neon color marker, and every point glows against a dark basemap. The dark basemap makes each bear\u2019s point marker pop like a simulated GPS ping on a wildlife tracking screen. It also gives the map the feel of a starry Denali night, which I find ironically funny, since the sun barely sets there in the summer!<\/p>\n

Zoom into the full-resolution map<\/strong><\/em> or\u00a0download<\/a> to spot the bright clusters where bears lingered and the scattered pings where one bear wandered far from home.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to learn more about the inspiration behind the map, and how to recreate the map yourself in ArcGIS Pro!<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t wait to get started?<\/strong> Skip ahead to the step-by-step guide<\/strong> below<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n"},"3":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Why is Denali my favorite place on Earth?<\/h2>\n"},"4":{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985708,"id":2985708,"title":"Image - Day 1 - Points - 30DMC 2026","filename":"Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","filesize":740577,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park\/image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-3","alt":"Photos of Elizabeth A. Menezes working at Denali National Park with a green backpack on in front of softly blurred mountains. Photo credit: Felix Bruner and Mary Lewandowski.","author":"319752","description":"","caption":"","name":"image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985700,"date":"2026-10-22 19:44:27","modified":"2026-10-22 20:24:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1142,"height":748,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","medium-width":398,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":503,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","large-width":1142,"large-height":748,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","1536x1536-width":1142,"1536x1536-height":748,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","2048x2048-width":1142,"2048x2048-height":748,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-710x465.gif","card_image-width":710,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.gif","wide_image-width":1142,"wide_image-height":748}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},"5":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the summer of 2018, I grabbed my backpacking pack and laced up my hiking boots to spend an unforgettable season here as a science communicator with the Scientists-in-the-Parks<\/a><\/strong> program. I led youth field programs, designed visitor center exhibits and a children\u2019s book, and helped survey alpine bees (yes, Denali has bees, and they are un-bee-lievably cool<\/em>).<\/p>\n"},"6":{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985829,"id":2985829,"title":"Image - Day 1 - Points - 30DMC 2026 - bear saftey","filename":"Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","filesize":775967,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park\/image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-bear-saftey","alt":"Elizabeth A. Menezes in a green NPS cap and navy jacket holds her hands up like bear claws while teaching about bear safety with a group of junior scientists. Photo credit: Mary Lewandowski.","author":"319752","description":"","caption":"Teaching bear safety 101 to junior scientists in Denali. \"Stand your ground, never run, stick together, and make yourself look as big as you can!\"","name":"image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-bear-saftey","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985700,"date":"2026-10-23 18:14:50","modified":"2026-10-26 20:10:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1382,"height":835,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","medium-width":432,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":464,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","large-width":1382,"large-height":835,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","1536x1536-width":1382,"1536x1536-height":835,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","2048x2048-width":1382,"2048x2048-height":835,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey-770x465.gif","card_image-width":770,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-saftey.gif","wide_image-width":1382,"wide_image-height":835}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},"7":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Grizzlies were a big part of my summer in Denali. In the youth programs I led, bears were always a crowd favorite, and the kids had tons of questions about them. To teach bear safety, I brought along bear picture cards and demonstrated what to do if they ever met a real one. Out on the trail, we always made plenty of noise so we wouldn\u2019t surprise one.<\/p>\n"},"8":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Where does the data come from?<\/h2>\n"},"9":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The data comes from Denali\u2019s Park Road Capacity Study<\/a>, which put GPS collars on 20 grizzly bears along the park road to learn how traffic affects wildlife. The National Park Service published the tracks of three of those bears as free downloads.<\/p>\n"},"10":{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985781,"id":2985781,"title":"Image - Day 1 - Points - 30DMC 2026","filename":"Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","filesize":1812158,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park\/image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-5","alt":"Denali grizzly bear photo collage. Photo credit: Mary Lewandowski.","author":"319752","description":"","caption":"","name":"image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-5","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985700,"date":"2026-10-22 23:49:51","modified":"2026-10-22 23:49:57","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":1308,"height":823,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","medium-width":415,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":483,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","large-width":1308,"large-height":823,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","1536x1536-width":1308,"1536x1536-height":823,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","2048x2048-width":1308,"2048x2048-height":823,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-739x465.png","card_image-width":739,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026.png","wide_image-width":1308,"wide_image-height":823}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},"11":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Fun fact:<\/strong> two of the three, bears 576 and 586, had a yearling cub with them when they were collared!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n"},"13":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Here’s what bear activity looks like on the ground in Denali, filmed on my cell phone in 2018 alongside park photographer Mary Lewandowski.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n"},"14":{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985706,"id":2985706,"title":"Image - Day 1 - Points - 30DMC 2026 (1)","filename":"Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","filesize":714010,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park\/image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-1-2","alt":"A hand rests on gray mud beside a large grizzly bear track, surrounded by rocks and wet sand.","author":"319752","description":"","caption":"A grizzly track in the mud with my hand for scale.","name":"image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-1-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985700,"date":"2026-10-22 19:44:19","modified":"2026-10-22 20:24:44","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":781,"height":616,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","medium-width":331,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":606,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","large-width":781,"large-height":616,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","1536x1536-width":781,"1536x1536-height":616,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","2048x2048-width":781,"2048x2048-height":616,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1-590x465.png","card_image-width":590,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-1.png","wide_image-width":781,"wide_image-height":616}},"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},"15":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

So, what makes this data perfect for Points? Every location a collar records a \u201cGPS fix,\u201d which is about as pure a point as you can get: one latitude, one longitude, and one moment in time. On its own, a single fix looks almost insignificant. Put thousands of them together, though, and a bear\u2019s whole summer starts to take shape.<\/p>\n"},"16":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

But wait, what exactly is a GPS fix?<\/h2>\n

Great question! Let\u2019s take a quick detour into how GPS works, because it\u2019s the reason these points exist at all.<\/p>\n

A GPS receiver listens for signals from satellites orbiting high above Earth. It measures how long each signal takes to arrive, turns those travel times into distances, and solves for its own position. Four satellites<\/strong> is the magic number, because the receiver has four unknowns to solve for: its latitude, longitude, height, and the error in its own clock (which is far less precise than the atomic clocks riding on the satellites). Each successful solution, stamped with a time, is one \u201cfix\u201d (Scientific American<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where it gets fun. A permanent GPS station<\/strong>, like the one I\u2019m standing next to pictured below, stays perfectly still and records its position day after day and year after year. Those long records let scientists measure ground movement as slow as a millimeter per year, from shifting tectonic plates to land that sinks as groundwater is pumped out during droughts. A GPS collar flips that idea around: the ground stays put and the antenna goes for a walk (a very long walk, in bear 586\u2019s case).<\/p>\n"},"17":{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985707,"id":2985707,"title":"Image - Day 1 - Points - 30DMC 2026 (2)","filename":"Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","filesize":1477011,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park\/image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-2","alt":"A woman in a sun hat and white overalls stands on rocky ground between a solar panel array and a tripod topped with a white dome-shaped GPS antenna, with conifers and mountains behind her.","author":"319752","description":"","caption":"","name":"image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985700,"date":"2026-10-22 19:44:23","modified":"2026-10-23 20:27:40","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":1269,"height":1011,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","medium-width":328,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":612,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","large-width":1269,"large-height":1011,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","1536x1536-width":1269,"1536x1536-height":1011,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","2048x2048-width":1269,"2048x2048-height":1011,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2-584x465.png","card_image-width":584,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-2.png","wide_image-width":1269,"wide_image-height":1011}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},"18":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Collars don\u2019t always get their fix, though. Dense forest, steep terrain, and even a bear\u2019s choice of napping spot can block the sky. That\u2019s why our bears have a few gaps in their records. In the animated map, I used a <\/span>definition query<\/span><\/a> to hide the trail segments that cross those gaps, so they don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t show up as long, misleading lines.<\/span><\/p>\n"},"19":{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985835,"id":2985835,"title":"Image - Day 1 - Points - 30DMC 2026 - bear paw prints","filename":"Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","filesize":5885,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/how-to-map-gps-locations-for-grizzly-bears-in-denali-national-park\/image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-bear-paw-prints","alt":"","author":"319752","description":"","caption":"","name":"image-day-1-points-30dmc-2026-bear-paw-prints","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985700,"date":"2026-10-23 18:31:31","modified":"2026-10-23 18:32:10","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":112,"height":40,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","thumbnail-width":112,"thumbnail-height":40,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","medium-width":112,"medium-height":40,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","medium_large-width":112,"medium_large-height":40,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","large-width":112,"large-height":40,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","1536x1536-width":112,"1536x1536-height":40,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","2048x2048-width":112,"2048x2048-height":40,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","card_image-width":112,"card_image-height":40,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-Day-1-Points-30DMC-2026-bear-paw-prints-e1792780318966.png","wide_image-width":112,"wide_image-height":40}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},"20":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

(back to top)<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n"},"21":{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Ready to make your own?<\/h2>\n

Follow this step-by-step guide to recreate the map in ArcGIS Pro! A handful of ArcGIS Pro tools did most of the work, and you can rebuild the static map in just 10 approachable steps. Look for the Quick way<\/strong> options to skip ahead with my ready-made data and layout.<\/p>\n

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Estimated time: 25 mins (about 10 with the quick ways)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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  1. Get the data.<\/strong>\n