"}],"short_description":"Learn more about Esri's Content updates.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":642912,"id":642912,"title":"Environment Layers Retiring","filename":"Sunset2.jpg","filesize":213680,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis\/announcements\/how-sunsetting-python-2-affects-arcgis\/sunset2","alt":"Environment Layers Retiring","author":"6161","description":"","caption":"","name":"sunset2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":638392,"date":"2019-10-22 15:24:28","modified":"2022-05-23 03:32:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sunset2.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Esri continually reviews its online content to ensure customers have access to current and well-supported data. As data delivery methods evolve, older content may be moved through the product life cycle and eventually retired.<\/p>\n
Esri will retire a collection of legacy demographic map layers in ArcGIS Online on December 31, 2026.<\/p>\n
Once the supporting items are shut off, the retiring layers will no longer display or function in any maps, applications, dashboards, and other workflows that leverage these layers. Users should prepare for this retirement and consider using more up to date data. Explore current demographic data here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Which layers are retiring? <\/strong><\/p>\n Map layers that were previously available as premium demographic content were moved to mature support in November 2025 and will be fully retired this December.<\/p>\n You can view the demographic map layers<\/a> here.<\/p>\n How to tell if an item is retiring? <\/strong><\/p>\n Esri uses categories to communicate the life cycle status of content published through Esri organizations. Items may be categorized as Beta, General Availability, Mature Support, or Retiring. See Introducing Esri’s Content Life Cycle<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n How does this change affect your workflows? <\/strong><\/p>\n After the supporting services are turned off:<\/p>\n This impact also applies to content referenced through the ArcGIS Enterprise portal. After the supporting ArcGIS Online services are turned off, the layers will no longer be accessible, even if the items appear in search results.<\/p>\n What should you do? <\/strong><\/p>\n We recommend reviewing the group of retiring demographic map layers to identify items used in your maps, apps, and workflows. Check each item\u2019s description details and consider current demographic data through ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App, the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, or data files available in the Esri Store. You can explore these data offerings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for your participation in the ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/strong><\/p>\n Esri continues to publish hundreds of layers, maps, apps and other content in the ArcGIS Living Atlas <\/a>. Thank you for your continued use of Esri content in the ArcGIS Living Atlas. We are excited to keep empowering your success with innovated and impactful content.<\/p>\n Related Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n Find Information: Esri’s Retiring Items<\/a><\/p>\n Blog: Introducing Esri’s Content Life Cycle<\/a><\/p>\n View Esri\u2019s Retirement and Deprecation Notices<\/a><\/p>\n\n