Living Atlas provides a collection of ready-to-use maps, layers, scenes and apps for your ArcGIS Enterprise organization. We know how important it is for you to have access to fresh, relevant data, and we have exciting news for ArcGIS Enterprise users on version 11.3 and higher.

A new package of Living Atlas items for ArcGIS Enterprise has been released on April 16th! The Living Atlas content package 2026.1 is available for ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3+ users to deploy immediately. I’m going to review some highlights from the new package, and give you some tips on how to deploy the new items in your organization.

What’s in Living Atlas content version 2026.1?

There are several new, ready-to-use items added in version 2026.1. Some highlights include:

• Demographic data from the American Community Survey (ACS)
• The latest set of boundary layers by country
• New global environmental data provided by Esri

Which ArcGIS Enterprise versions can take advantage of the update?

The ability to update your Living Atlas content in ArcGIS Enterprise was introduced in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3. Administrators of ArcGIS Enterprise organizations who are on version 11.3 or later can refresh their Living Atlas content when Esri releases a new package for as long as their ArcGIS Enterprise version is in general availability or extended support. Currently, this applies to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3, 11.5, 12.0, and 12.1 when it is released.

Deploying package 2026.1

Organization administrators can go to the Living Atlas organization settings to view the details of the Living Atlas content they currently have deployed. Now that the latest package has been released, you will also see a notification that Living Atlas content version 2026.1 is available. Administrators can then initiate a content update from this banner, choosing to update the content immediately or schedule an update for later.

For more detailed information about deploying a package on freshly installed or upgraded environments, or deploying deep learning models with your content, see this blog from a previous release.

We hope your organization will benefit from access to fresh Living Atlas content in version 2026.1. The next package will be available in late 2026; take advantage of deploying it as soon as it’s available!