{"id":2964019,"date":"2026-05-11T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2964019"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:55:10","slug":"introducing-esris-content-life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/introducing-esris-content-life-cycle","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Esri&#8217;s Content Life Cycle"},"author":371732,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-2964019","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how Esri is strengthening transparency and predictability across public content through our evolving Content Life Cycle.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>ArcGIS users around the world rely on Esri content\u2014layers, maps, apps, and tools\u2014that support critical decision-making.\u00a0 From public health preparedness and community engagement to academic research and conservation, we understand that Esri content plays a role in every day work.<\/p>\n<p>To help support this work, Esri has long maintained a <strong>Content Life Cycle<\/strong> for our Content offerings which we are now expanding to make it more comprehensive and transparent to users.\u00a0 The goal of the Content Life Cycle is to provide a clear and predictable framework that describes how Esri&#8217;s public content is made available, maintained, and\u2014in some cases\u2014eventually retired.\u00a0 This helps ensure that you\u2014our users\u2014 always know what to expect from the content on which 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ahead to learn more: <a href=\"#Beta\">Beta<\/a>, <a href=\"#GeneralAvailability\">General Availability<\/a>, <a href=\"#MatureSupport\">Mature Support<\/a>, <a href=\"#Retiring\">Retiring<\/a>, <a href=\"#Retired\">Retired<\/a>, and <a href=\"#NoLifeCycle\">No Life Cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 id=\"Beta\">Beta<\/h3>\n<p>Some new items are released earlier in the development cycle to give early adopters a chance to explore new content or capabilities while they are being refined.\u00a0 This status is shown on the item details page under 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18:07:27","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":111,"height":92,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","thumbnail-width":111,"thumbnail-height":92,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","medium-width":111,"medium-height":92,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","medium_large-width":111,"medium_large-height":92,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","large-width":111,"large-height":92,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","1536x1536-width":111,"1536x1536-height":92,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","2048x2048-width":111,"2048x2048-height":92,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","card_image-width":111,"card_image-height":92,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beta.png","wide_image-width":111,"wide_image-height":92}},"image_position":"right-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A 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18:12:26","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":935,"height":52,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice-213x52.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":52,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":26,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":43,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice.png","large-width":935,"large-height":52,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice.png","1536x1536-width":935,"1536x1536-height":52,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice.png","2048x2048-width":935,"2048x2048-height":52,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice-826x46.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":46,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BetaNotice.png","wide_image-width":935,"wide_image-height":52}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h4>What to expect<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Beta content may be incomplete or subject to change or retire without notice.<\/li>\n<li>Users are provided early access to new content or capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Beta content is not intended for production use.<\/li>\n<li>No phone, email, or chat support.<\/li>\n<li>Feedback is welcome through item comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 id=\"GeneralAvailability\">General Availability<\/h3>\n<p>Items and services with <strong>General Availability<\/strong> status are supported, receive regular updates, and are ready for production use.\u00a0 We actively maintain and update General Availability content to provide you with improvements\u2014whether that means adding additional detail or coverage, higher quality content, or more recently available data.\u00a0 <strong>General Availability<\/strong> status is shown on the item details page under <strong>Categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2964953,"id":2964953,"title":"GeneralAvailability","filename":"GeneralAvailability.png","filesize":5202,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/introducing-esris-content-life-cycle\/generalavailability","alt":"","author":"371732","description":"","caption":"","name":"generalavailability","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2964019,"date":"2026-05-06 18:20:15","modified":"2026-05-06 18:20:15","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":182,"height":95,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","thumbnail-width":182,"thumbnail-height":95,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","medium-width":182,"medium-height":95,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","medium_large-width":182,"medium_large-height":95,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","large-width":182,"large-height":95,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","1536x1536-width":182,"1536x1536-height":95,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","2048x2048-width":182,"2048x2048-height":95,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","card_image-width":182,"card_image-height":95,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GeneralAvailability.png","wide_image-width":182,"wide_image-height":95}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h4>What to expect<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Online items and services are actively maintained and updated.<\/li>\n<li>General Availability is intended for production use.<\/li>\n<li>Phone, email, and chat support are available to Esri customers with current maintenance or paid support subscriptions.<\/li>\n<li>The Esri online support center is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/support.esri.com\/en-us\/overview\">Esri Technical Support<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>Users can find answers to questions and solutions to technical issues.<\/li>\n<li>Users can reach out directly to Esri Technical Support at any time by submitting a case through the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.esri.com\/en-us\/contact\">Create a Case<\/a> web form.<\/li>\n<li>Users can manage their cases online through the Support tab on My Esri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Users can <a href=\"https:\/\/support.esri.com\/en-us\/knowledge-base\/how-to-provide-feedback-on-esri-basemaps-and-the-arcgis-000011831\">provide feedback<\/a> about basemaps, geocoding, and routing results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 id=\"MatureSupport\">Mature Support<\/h3>\n<p>Items enter <strong>Mature Support<\/strong> status when Esri no longer plans to update them, but they remain available for use. If a replacement item or resource is available, it will be recommended. This may happen for a variety of reasons, such as licensing changes, a more recent item has been published, the item is rarely used, or the data supporting the item is no longer available and cannot be updated. <strong>Mature Support<\/strong> status is shown on the item details page under <strong>Categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2964958,"id":2964958,"title":"MatureSupport","filename":"MatureSupport.png","filesize":4865,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/introducing-esris-content-life-cycle\/maturesupport-2","alt":"","author":"371732","description":"","caption":"","name":"maturesupport-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2964019,"date":"2026-05-06 18:31:49","modified":"2026-05-06 18:31:49","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":160,"height":91,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","thumbnail-width":160,"thumbnail-height":91,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","medium-width":160,"medium-height":91,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","medium_large-width":160,"medium_large-height":91,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","large-width":160,"large-height":91,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","1536x1536-width":160,"1536x1536-height":91,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","2048x2048-width":160,"2048x2048-height":91,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","card_image-width":160,"card_image-height":91,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupport.png","wide_image-width":160,"wide_image-height":91}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A <strong>Mature Support Notice<\/strong> and <strong>date<\/strong> also appears on the item details page at the top of the <strong>Description<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2964959,"id":2964959,"title":"MatureSupportNotice","filename":"MatureSupportNotice.png","filesize":20203,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/introducing-esris-content-life-cycle\/maturesupportnotice","alt":"","author":"371732","description":"","caption":"","name":"maturesupportnotice","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2964019,"date":"2026-05-06 18:32:10","modified":"2026-05-06 18:32:10","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":1106,"height":62,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice-213x62.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":62,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":26,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":43,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","large-width":1106,"large-height":62,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","1536x1536-width":1106,"1536x1536-height":62,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","2048x2048-width":1106,"2048x2048-height":62,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice-826x46.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":46,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MatureSupportNotice.png","wide_image-width":1106,"wide_image-height":62}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h4>What to expect<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mature Support content is still available for use.<\/li>\n<li>Mature Support content is not updated or improved.<\/li>\n<li>Minor changes to item details may occur to align with current Esri guidelines and best practices.<\/li>\n<li>A replacement is identified in the item Description if it is available.<\/li>\n<li>Phone, email, and chat support are available to Esri customers with current maintenance or paid support subscriptions.<\/li>\n<li>The Esri online support center is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/support.esri.com\/en-us\/overview\">Esri Technical Support<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>Users can find answers to questions and solutions to technical issues.<\/li>\n<li>Users can reach out directly to Esri Technical Support at any time by submitting a case through the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.esri.com\/en-us\/contact\">Create a Case<\/a> web form.<\/li>\n<li>Users can manage their cases online through the Support tab on My Esri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Users can <a href=\"https:\/\/support.esri.com\/en-us\/knowledge-base\/how-to-provide-feedback-on-esri-basemaps-and-the-arcgis-000011831\">provide feedback<\/a> about basemaps, geocoding, and routing results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 id=\"Retiring\">Retiring<\/h3>\n<p>When an item is in <strong>Retiring<\/strong> status, it is still available but Esri has scheduled a specific retirement date and provided this date in the item detail page\u2019s Description to alert users when the item will no longer be available. Typically, an item or service will remain in this status for 2 years, with a minimum of 6 months. This timeline is provided to give users time to migrate and update maps, applications, and workflows. <strong>Retiring<\/strong> status is shown on the item details page under <strong>Categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2964960,"id":2964960,"title":"Retiring","filename":"Retiring.png","filesize":3975,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Retiring.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/introducing-esris-content-life-cycle\/retiring","alt":"","author":"371732","description":"","caption":"","name":"retiring","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2964019,"date":"2026-05-06 18:33:20","modified":"2026-05-06 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