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never know where the next map idea is going to come from. Let me think back on the origins of this particular map. I was asked to export a high res version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/mapviewer\/index.html?webmap=f0485a7f3a4c42bc80204df1578f2cad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> Spilhaus map of ocean currents (which itself was made as a visual reference for museum curators) for a book cover. Which I did (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/trick-a-browser-into-exporting-massive-arcgis-online-map-images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s<\/a> how you too can export insanely huge images from a browser). But then I was curious (and procrastinating some other things that had priority over my time), what if I swapped out the ocean currents layer for a wind speed layer? What does it look like with an imagery basemap? Say, what would happen if I just stacked up versions of the wind layer, each with different parameters. Might it look cool? We don&#8217;t know until we try! That&#8217;s the fun of mapping. Such amazing tools and techniques and data right at our fingertips. But the most important ingredient is curiosity. The second most important ingredient is allowing time for experimentation and play.<\/p>\n<p>Happy mapping! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@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. I work in the ArcGIS Living Atlas team at Esri, pushing and pulling data in all sorts of absurd ways and then sharing the process. 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