{"id":2304512,"date":"2024-04-11T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2304512"},"modified":"2024-04-11T14:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:55:48","slug":"high-resolution-data-updates-to-living-atlas-world-elevation-layers-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/high-resolution-data-updates-to-living-atlas-world-elevation-layers-april-2024","title":{"rendered":"High resolution data updates to Living Atlas World Elevation Layers (April 2024)"},"author":4501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,37101,22931],"tags":[774302,24761,24381,772092,774292],"industry":[],"product":[421922,36951,36581,36551,36561,36861,36991],"class_list":["post-2304512","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-announcements","category-imagery","tag-dtms","tag-germany","tag-lidar","tag-linz-new-zealand","tag-wales","product-arcgis","product-image-server","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online","product-arcgis-pro","product-api-rest","product-arcgis-desktop"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":4501,"user_firstname":"Rajinder","user_lastname":"Nagi","nickname":"Rajinder Nagi","user_nicename":"rajnagi","display_name":"Rajinder Nagi","user_email":"rnagi@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:05","user_description":"Rajinder has more than 20 years of experience in GIS and Remote Sensing. In his current role, he leads the community elevation program at Esri and has wide experience in cartographic visualization, image processing, databases and geo-processing. Rajinder has developed a multi-directional hillshade (esriurl.com\/NextGenHillshade) algorithm to improve terrain visualization in Esri basemaps. He has also developed a fusion technique (esriurl.com\/NAGIfusion) which maintains details and colors when integrating colored rasters with hillshades. Rajinder holds a Master of Science degree in Geoinformatics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban &amp; Regional Planning.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/04\/RNagi_Profile.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"In April 2024, elevation layers have been updated with high-res datasets of Wales, New Zealand &amp; German states of Bavaria, Saxony and Brandenburg","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a>\u00a0provides foundation elevation layers and tools to support analysis and visualization across the ArcGIS system. These layers get updated quarterly with high resolution elevation data from federal agencies, open sources, and community maps program. Esri is providing these datasets as ready to use services that benefit the GIS community and extend the use of data in new and innovative ways. In this release, world elevation layers are updated with many high-resolution elevation datasets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=58a541efc59545e6b7137f961d7de883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=c753e5bfadb54d46b69c3e68922483bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TopoBathy<\/a>\u00a0layers are updated with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung\u2019s LiDAR derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s covering Bavaria\u00a0State, Germany<\/li>\n<li>GeoBasis-DE\/LGB\u2019s LiDAR derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s covering Brandenburg State, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Landesamt f\u00fcr Geobasisinformation Sachsen (GeoSN) LiDAR derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s covering Saxony State, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Welsh Government\u2019s LiDAR derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s covering the country of Wales. This dataset replaces 2-meter data that had partial coverage.<\/li>\n<li>Land Information New Zealand\u2019s LiDAR derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s covering partial areas of New Zealand. In this release, ~ 27,405 sq kms (~10580 sq miles) of new data has been added bringing total coverage to ~ 172,280 sq kms (~66518 sq miles) (see map below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304522,"id":2304522,"title":"NewZealandCoverage_April2024","filename":"NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","filesize":241361,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/high-resolution-data-updates-to-living-atlas-world-elevation-layers-april-2024\/newzealandcoverage_april2024","alt":"New Zealand elevation coverage April 2024","author":"4501","description":"","caption":"","name":"newzealandcoverage_april2024","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2304512,"date":"2024-04-11 21:41:51","modified":"2024-04-11 21:42:52","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":1352,"height":1184,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","medium-width":298,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":673,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","large-width":1233,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","1536x1536-width":1352,"1536x1536-height":1184,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png","2048x2048-width":1352,"2048x2048-height":1184,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024-531x465.png","card_image-width":531,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024-1233x1080.png","wide_image-width":1233,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NewZealandCoverage_April2024.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Let\u2019s see a few examples highlighting the improvements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany \u2013 urban development by the foothills of Bavarian Forest depicted with lidar derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s in comparison to 24 meters WorldDEM4Ortho<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304552,"id":2304552,"title":"Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany","filename":"Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","filesize":1508481,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/high-resolution-data-updates-to-living-atlas-world-elevation-layers-april-2024\/deggendorf-bavaria-germany","alt":"Pre and post comparison in Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany","author":"4501","description":"","caption":"","name":"deggendorf-bavaria-germany","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2304512,"date":"2024-04-11 21:43:03","modified":"2024-04-11 21:44:32","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":1920,"height":1037,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":415,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":1037,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany-1536x830.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":830,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1037,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany-826x446.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":446,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1037}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Deggendorf-Bavaria-Germany.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>R\u00fcdersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany \u2013 a large limestone opencast mine in R\u00fcdersdorf east of Berlin depicted with lidar derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s in comparison to 24 meters WorldDEM4Ortho<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304562,"id":2304562,"title":"R\u00fcdersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany","filename":"Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","filesize":1402397,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/high-resolution-data-updates-to-living-atlas-world-elevation-layers-april-2024\/rudersdorf-brandenburg-germany","alt":"Pre and post comparison in R\u00fcdersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany","author":"4501","description":"","caption":"","name":"rudersdorf-brandenburg-germany","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2304512,"date":"2024-04-11 21:43:16","modified":"2024-04-11 21:44:47","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":1920,"height":1037,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":415,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":1037,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany-1536x830.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":830,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1037,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany-826x446.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":446,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1037}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rudersdorf-Brandenburg-Germany.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Saxony, Germany \u2013 parts of Saxon Switzerland National Park depicted with lidar derived 1-meter DTM\u2019s in comparison to 24 meters WorldDEM4Ortho<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304572,"id":2304572,"title":"Saxon Switzerland National Park-Germany","filename":"Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","filesize":2030935,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/high-resolution-data-updates-to-living-atlas-world-elevation-layers-april-2024\/saxon-switzerland-national-park-germany","alt":"Pre and post comparison over Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany","author":"4501","description":"","caption":"","name":"saxon-switzerland-national-park-germany","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2304512,"date":"2024-04-11 21:43:29","modified":"2024-04-11 21:45:22","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":1920,"height":1037,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":415,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":1037,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany-1536x830.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":830,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1037,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany-826x446.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":446,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saxon-Switzerland-National-Park-Germany.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1037}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>These data updates will be rolled out to the world elevation tiled services \u2013\u00a0Elevation 3D (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=7029fb60158543ad845c7e1527af11e4\">Terrain3D<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=0c69ba5a5d254118841d43f03aa3e97d\">TopoBathy3D<\/a>) and\u00a0Hillshade (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=f47a5a35be8c41f7890c1763f65a6d9f\">World Hillshade<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=428539ef9cab4017b69d15a40a9ee98b\">World Hillshade (Dark)<\/a>\u00a0) by the next quarter.<\/p>\n<p>To see the coverage extents of each source comprising World Elevation services, check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=3af669838f594b378f90c10f98e46a7f\">Elevation coverage map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can help in improving these services by contributing high-resolution elevation data to\u00a0<a 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