{"id":2955527,"date":"2026-06-25T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2955527"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:50:47","slug":"experience-the-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap-in-arcgis-online","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/3d-gis\/experience-the-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap-in-arcgis-online","title":{"rendered":"Google Photorealistic 3D Basemap (preview) in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro"},"author":374852,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,37101],"tags":[758101,780052,42641,113632,780938],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-2955527","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-announcements","tag-3d-visualization-analytics","tag-arcgis-data","tag-arcgis-online","tag-basemap","tag-whats-new-february-2026","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":7151,"user_firstname":"Julia","user_lastname":"Shi","nickname":"Julia Shi","user_nicename":"juliashi","display_name":"Julia Shi","user_email":"jshi@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:22","user_description":"Julia Shi is a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Content team. She used to be Product Manager for ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Dashboards and ArcGIS Instant Apps. With a Computer Science background, she led multiple engineering projects across Esri Globalization and ArcGIS Enterprise before joining product management. Julia is passionate about geospatial and web technology, as well as empowering customers success.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Esri-Profile-Oct-2021-Cropped-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"},{"ID":374852,"user_firstname":"Nicte","user_lastname":"Hernandez","nickname":"Nicte Hernandez","user_nicename":"nictehernandez","display_name":"Nicte Hernandez","user_email":"nictehernandez@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-06-25 23:17:07","user_description":"Nicte Hernandez is a Product Marketing Manager for ArcGIS Data products. In collaboration with the product managers she develops content for demographics data, ArcGIS Geocoding capabilities, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment capabilities, ArcGIS Places, routing, basemaps, and more.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Teams-Profile-3-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"Google Photorealistic 3D basemap (preview) is now available in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, including Scene Viewer and other ArcGIS Apps. 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Experience builder app exhibits the comparison between Google Photorealistic 3D basemap (left) and Topographic basemap (right) in downtown Boston.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW61642725 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61642725 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW211351307 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211351307 BCX0\">We are excited to announce that starting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211351307 BCX0\">June<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211351307 BCX0\">\u00a02026<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW211351307 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun 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SCXW211351307 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW211351307 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Preview status\u00a0provides\u00a0ArcGIS\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW211351307 BCX0\">users<\/span>\u00a0the opportunity to use new products, capabilities, and features prior to general release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the preview period, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eligible organization<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0receive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 20,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/administer\/configure-map.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_B98ECB95BE124A048DCD91CA03059F71\">sessions<\/a>*. <\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW209103520 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209103520 BCX0\">If your organization does not have access to the basemap or needs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209103520 BCX0\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209103520 BCX0\"> sessions beyond what was included, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW209103520 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209103520 BCX0\">\u00a0you can\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209103520 BCX0\">purchase<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209103520 BCX0\"> additional sessions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/google-photorealistic-3d-basemap\/buy\">Esri Store<\/a> under Data.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\">U<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\">sers can\u202fselect the Google Photorealistic 3D basemap\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW48961603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\">(p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\">review<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48961603 BCX0\">\u202ffrom the basemap gallery within ArcGIS Online, including ArcGIS Scene Viewer, Instant Apps and Experience Builder, allowing users to create web scenes and apps which can be shared with their audience.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\">With just a few clicks, you <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW202816949 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\">can<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\">\u00a0add the 3D basemap to your ArcGIS\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW202816949 BCX0\">workflows,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\">\u00a0no specialized coding or technical skills\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\">required<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202816949 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW202816949 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW61642725 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61642725 BCX0\">The Google\u202fPhotorealistic 3D basemap provide<\/span><span 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New York City with the Google Photorealistic 3D basemap, from simplified 3D building shapes in this interactive story. (Credit to ArcGIS StoryMaps Editorial team)<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h4><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">Create\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">Immersive\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">I<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">nteractive\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">3D\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">ap\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235371405 BCX0\">experience<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW235371405 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Google Photorealistic 3D basemap offers a lifelike representation of the real world , and allows you to easily explore, navigate, and evaluate an area with 3D imagery of buildings, landmarks, terrain, and natural surroundings, and even allows you to show how a future project could look in the real world.<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Realistic map visualizations allow organizations to make more informed decisions. 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SCXW111143469 BCX0\">\u00a0OGC standard.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">By overlaying your own data, or other\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">geospatial data sets<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW111143469 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW111143469 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">from <a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/home\/\">ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/a>,\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">you can easily\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">create interactive web scenes or web apps<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">\u00a0enhancing both your data visualization and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">exploratory\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111143469 BCX0\">analysis experience.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessing the basemap\u00a0in ArcGIS Pro\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use ArcGIS Pro 3.6 and above to create web scenes with Google Photorealistic 3D basemap<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, when\u00a0you are connected to ArcGIS Online and your ArcGIS Organization Administrator enables the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">basemap<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f For more information, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">check out\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/bring-your-gis-to-life-with-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">this blog article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Pro 3.7, the new capability was added\u00a0to\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.esri.com\/en\/arcgis-pro\/latest\/help\/mapping\/layer-properties\/modify-integrated-mesh-layer.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">replace portions of the mesh<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fand insert your own more detailed data. This enables more flexible 3D visualization and analysis without recreating entire surfaces.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2973457,"id":2973457,"title":"Pro Google 3D basemap","filename":"Pro-1.png","filesize":2507538,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/3d-gis\/experience-the-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap-in-arcgis-online\/pro-12","alt":"","author":"7151","description":"","caption":"In Pro 3.7, the new capability was added\u00a0to\u202freplace portions of the mesh\u202f (Google Photorealistic 3D basemap here) and insert your own 3D mesh data (shown in darker color). Credits to Matt Woodlief. ","name":"pro-12","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2955527,"date":"2026-06-26 07:00:16","modified":"2026-07-02 16:59:01","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":1920,"height":1016,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":246,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":406,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1016,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1-1536x813.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":813,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1016,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1-826x437.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":437,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pro-1.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1016}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW122580837 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">Access<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW122580837 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW122580837 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">ing the basemap<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW122580837 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">ArcGIS Online\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">Scene Viewer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122580837 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW122580837 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW114776345 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114776345 BCX0\">In Scene Viewer, you can create web scenes with Google Photorealistic 3D basemap<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW114776345 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114776345 BCX0\">\u200b. 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SCXW55503611 BCX0\">You can also use mesh modification\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW55503611 BCX0\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW55503611 BCX0\">temporarily mask parts of the basemap, making it easy to insert alternative meshes or models for a more customized and dynamic presentation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW55503611 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55503611 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion CommentHighlightRest SCXW55503611 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW55503611 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0 For more information, check out the help <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/create-maps\/choose-scene-basemap.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_5C993D2C5C314A5FAFAEDC01DE18B230\">document<\/a> from Scene Viewer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_742v7yxq","time":false,"start":0},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">A web scene was\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">created<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">Google Photorealistic 3D basemap, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">overlayed with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">3D Object scene layer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">\u00a0and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\"> a feature layer from the Living Atlas. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">This e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">xample in Scene Viewer\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">showcases<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">\u00a0both visualization and exploratory analysis capability with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\"> basemap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262580579 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>When using the Google Photorealistic 3D basemap,\u00a0you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0extract, store\u00a0results, create derivative works or use machine learning\/artificial intelligence to generate external databases.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25049352 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25049352 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW235796842 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235796842 BCX0\">Accessing the basemap in Web Apps\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25049352 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25049352 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW235796842 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235796842 BCX0\"><strong>Option #1:<\/strong> Select the Google Photorealistic 3D basemap from the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235796842 BCX0\">Basemap\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235796842 BCX0\">G<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235796842 BCX0\">allery\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119641282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119641282 BCX0\">Users can browse and select the Google Photorealistic 3D basemap from the 3D basemap gallery, in a web application created 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Sessions start when a user adds the basemap to a 3D-capable app and ends after three hours or when the app is closed. 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It opens the door to even more GIS users building in 3D to support and enhance their existing 2D and 3D GIS\u00a0workflow.\u00a0Start enhancing your GIS projects and be one of the first users to experience this revolutionary service!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you would like to provide feedback during the beta period, please join our <a href=\"https:\/\/earlyadopter.esri.com\/key\/googlephotorealistic3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Adopter Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>*Please note: sessions are not provided to ArcGIS for Student Use or ArcGIS for Personal Use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/3d-gis\/whats-new-scene-viewer-june-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s New in Scene Viewer (June 2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-scene-viewer-february-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s New in Scene Viewer (February 2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/announcements\/esri-collaborates-with-google-maps-platform-to-offer-high-quality-photorealistic-3d-tiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esri Collaborates with Google Maps Platform to Offer High-Quality Photorealistic 3D Tiles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/bring-your-gis-to-life-with-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bring Your GIS to Life in ArcGIS Pro with Google Photorealistic 3D Basemap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":2943744,"post_author":"374852","post_date":"2025-10-27 15:48:52","post_date_gmt":"2025-10-27 22:48:52","post_content":"","post_title":"Bring Your GIS to Life in ArcGIS Pro with Google Photorealistic 3D Basemap","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bring-your-gis-to-life-with-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-05-11 10:24:46","post_modified_gmt":"2026-05-11 17:24:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2943744","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2954176,"post_author":"129801","post_date":"2026-02-02 06:45:11","post_date_gmt":"2026-02-02 14:45:11","post_content":"","post_title":"Storytelling with 3D models","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"storytelling-with-3d-models","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-02-02 11:21:11","post_modified_gmt":"2026-02-02 19:21:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2954176","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"show_article_image":false,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-basemap-blog-new-title-card.png","wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-basemap-blog-new-title.png"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Google Photorealistic 3D Basemap (preview) in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We are excited to announce the Google Photorealistic 3D basemap (beta) is now available in ArcGIS Online, including Scene Viewer and other ArcGIS Apps.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/3d-gis\/experience-the-google-photorealistic-3d-basemap-in-arcgis-online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Google Photorealistic 3D Basemap (preview) in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Google Photorealistic 3D basemap is now available in preview in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, including Scene Viewer and other ArcGIS Apps, and may be used in\u00a0a\u00a0production environment. 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