30 Day Map Challenge Week 3 Recap
Day 15: Fire “2025 CONUS US Wildfires”
For the “Fire” themed day of the Challenge, Peter Atwood used ArcGIS Pro to map 2025 wildfires in the Continental United States, measured by both the area burned and the number of people living within 2 miles.
Day 16: Cell “Little Hero on the Prairie”
For the “Cell” themed day of the Challenge, prairie dogs take center stage! Warren Davison explores grassland risk and showcases the keystone role these burrowers play in shaping North America’s prairie ecosystems.
Day 17: A new tool “The Adirondack High Peaks, NY”
For the “A new tool” themed day of the Challenge, Anna Hartig pushes creative boundaries by integrating Adobe Fresco into her ArcGIS Pro mapping workflow for the first time, bringing the Adirondack High Peaks to life.
Day 18: Out of this world “Planet Eater”
Watch out Earth, the Moon is a tentacled Planet Eater! For the “Out of this World” theme, Wesley Jones used ArcGIS Pro & the Vector Tile Style Editor to create a dramatic map with black water, white land, and bold lines.
Day 19: Projections “Projecting Projections”
What if you project a projection? Created in ArcGIS Pro using picture markers and a creative twist on the View Dome tool, Nathan Shepard’s animation “pushes” each map projection out from the place it was invented.
Day 20: Water “The Great Lakes”
Wooden lake maps are a classic Midwest cabin decor, often showing bathymetry in thin layers of wood. Noel Peterson crafted 2D &3D digital representations of these in ArcGIS Pro!
Day 21: Icons “Basemap Tree Icons”
From forests to trees, features are uniquely visualized across the different Esri basemaps. Using ArcGIS Pro, Cindy Prostak mapped ways trees are symbolized. Take a “walk” and marvel at the distinctive foliage.
To see the full maps and get extra behind-the-scene insights from the map creators, explore the 30-Day Map Challenge gallery.
