{"id":66091,"date":"2015-01-05T06:20:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T06:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/esris-living-atlas-of-the-world-and-community-maps-2014-year-end-review\/"},"modified":"2018-03-27T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T01:31:14","slug":"esris-living-atlas-of-the-world-and-community-maps-2014-year-end-review","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/imagery\/esris-living-atlas-of-the-world-and-community-maps-2014-year-end-review","title":{"rendered":"Esri&#8217;s Living Atlas of the World and Community Maps 2014 Year-End Review"},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22931,22941,22771,23051],"tags":[22951,22971,22981,24981,40161,23151,23161,26221,23011,23021,23031],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-66091","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-imagery","category-mapping","category-natural-resources","category-water","tag-arcgis-content","tag-community-basemaps","tag-community-maps","tag-hydro","tag-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-map-services","tag-maps","tag-open-data","tag-raster","tag-updates","tag-world-topographic-map","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"The\u00a0ArcGIS Platform\u00a0brings together maps, apps, data, and people to make smarter decisions and enable innovation in your organization a...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"ArcGIS Platform\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis?utm_source=esri&amp;utm_medium=homepage_banner&amp;utm_term=10172014&amp;utm_content=arcgis_platform&amp;utm_campaign=arcgis_platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Platform<\/a>\u00a0brings together maps, apps, data, and people to make smarter decisions and enable innovation in your organization and community. ArcGIS includes a\u00a0<a title=\"Living Atlas of the World\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/features\/maps\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Atlas of the World<\/a>\u00a0with beautiful and authoritative\u00a0<a title=\"Esri Featured Content\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/gallery.html#c=esri&amp;t=maps&amp;o=modified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maps on hundreds of topics<\/a>. The Living Atlas combines reference and thematic maps with many topics relating to\u00a0<a title=\"LAW\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/features\/maps\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people,\u00a0earth, and\u00a0life<\/a>. \u00a0This content is\u00a0available from any device, anywhere, at any time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis\/platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ArcGISPlatform_Sized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"447\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2014 was a busy year for the ArcGIS Content Team. Esri&#8217;s content landscape has increased tremendously. This increase is largely due to content being created and curated into the diverse collections of the\u00a0<a title=\"Living Atlas of the World\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/features\/maps\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Atlas of the World<\/a>\u00a0and includes data that has been contributed to Esri&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Online Basemaps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/features\/maps\/basemaps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Basemaps<\/a>\u00a0through\u00a0<a title=\"Community Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis\/community-maps-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Maps<\/a>\u00a0participation. This story will focus on the expanding content that supports the Living Atlas, including an introduction to our curators, and will detail basemap growth through 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Content that supports the\u00a0<a title=\"Living Atlas of the World\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/features\/maps\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Atlas of the World<\/a>\u00a0is organized by themes. Content included in the atlas is published by Esri, the User Community and Esri&#8217;s Partners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EsriUsersPartners.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EsriUsersPartners.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1216\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each of these themes have a curator that ensures that all web maps, apps and data follow best practices, add value, and provide a foundation for your work. Let&#8217;s take a look at these diverse themes and meet our curators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basemaps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Basemaps_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_Basemaps1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-basemaps:3&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-basemaps:111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Basemaps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1901\" height=\"907\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Imagery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Imagery_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Imagery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-imagery:5&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-imagery:11111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Imagery1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1902\" height=\"911\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Demographics and Lifestyles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Statistical-short_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_DemographicsLifestyles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-demographics:7&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-demographics:1111111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Demographics.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"917\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-lifeStyles:9&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-lifeStyles:111111111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Lifestyles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1894\" height=\"913\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Landscape_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_Landscape.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-landscape:14&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-landscape:11111111111111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Landscape1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1891\" height=\"906\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Landscape &#8211; Oceans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Ocenns-short_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_LandscapeOceans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-landscape:14&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=1&amp;md=la-landscape:00000000010000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Oceans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1891\" height=\"907\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earth Observations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Disaster_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_EarthObservations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-earth-observations:1&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-earth-observations:1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EarthObservations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1897\" height=\"914\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Urban Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/UrbOb_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_UrbanSystems.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-urban-observatory:7&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-urban-observatory:1111111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/UrbanSystems.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"911\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Urban Systems &#8211; 3D Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/3D%20cities_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_UrbanSystems3D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-urban-observatory:7&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=1&amp;md=la-urban-observatory:0000001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/UrbanSystems_3D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"907\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Transporation-short_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_Transportation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-transportation:4&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-transportation:1111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Transportation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1901\" height=\"911\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boundaries and Places<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Historic Maps<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>are provided by the curated themes mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-boundaries-places:2&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-boundaries-places:11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BoundairesPlacesJPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1894\" height=\"901\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=la-historical-maps:1&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=la-historical-maps:1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/HistoricMaps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1883\" height=\"907\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Story Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.esri.com\/videos\/events\/uc\/2014\/Story%20maps_720p.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Curator_StoryMaps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/#s=0&amp;n=0&amp;d=1&amp;col=storymaps-community:16&amp;fs=0&amp;fn=30&amp;npp=0&amp;subCat=0&amp;md=storymaps-community:1111111111111111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/StoryMaps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1893\" height=\"899\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Community Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis\/community-maps-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Maps<\/a>\u00a0played a vital role this year by adding new and updated content to the\u00a0<a title=\"World Topographic Map\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/item\/?itemId=d5e02a0c1f2b4ec399823fdd3c2fdebd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Topographic Map<\/a>. New contributions in the United States included King County, WA; Crook County, OR; Los Angeles and Anaheim, CA; Sparks, NV; Mesa and Queen Creek, AZ; City of Aspen and Pitkin County, CO; Teton County, ID and WY; Oswego, IL; Plano and Montgomery, TX; Shelby County, TN; Tampa, FL; Goldsboro, NC; Milford, CT; and many others. New contributions from the international community include Denmark; Island of Bermuda; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Alberta, British Columbia, and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Not only have these communities joined the\u00a0<a title=\"Community Maps Program\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis\/community-maps-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Maps Program<\/a>, the ArcGIS Content Team has also leveraged content from these contributors and have added select map layers to the\u00a0<a title=\"World Streets Map\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/item\/?itemId=8bf7167d20924cbf8e25e7b11c7c502c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Streets Map<\/a>, the\u00a0<a title=\"Light Gray Canvas Map\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/item\/?itemId=149a9bb14d604bd18f4597b21c19fac7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light Gray Canvas Map<\/a>, and there are plans to add these layers to other\u00a0basemaps soon. Not only have we introduced new and updated content, we are rendering contributor content up through 1:288K, previously this content was only visible through 1:9K. \u00a0In addition, Commercial data was updated for all of North America, and all content in North America was cached in the new cartographic design.<\/p>\n<p>Ready-to-use basemaps and content are part of your\u00a0<a title=\"ArcGIS Online\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis\/arcgisonline\/purchase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Online Subscription<\/a>. This\u00a0\u00a0includes maps, intelligent map layers, imagery tools, live feeds layers, elevation services and web apps.\u00a0<a title=\"eady-to-Use Content Included with Your Online Subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2014\/09\/04\/content-included-with-your-online-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What else to I get?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The image below illustrates the community contributors in the\u00a0<a title=\"World Topographic Map\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/living-atlas\/item\/?itemId=d5e02a0c1f2b4ec399823fdd3c2fdebd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Topographic Map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/WTM_Extents.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/WTM_Extents.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1615\" height=\"918\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>134 million features<\/strong>\u00a0have been submitted by community contributions!<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Community Maps Timeline\" href=\"http:\/\/video.arcgis.com\/watch\/3765\/community-maps-timeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Maps Timeline<\/a>\u00a0highlights the programmatic and operational enhancements our team has implemented through 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/video.arcgis.com\/watch\/3765\/community-maps-timeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CommunityMapsTimelineJPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1195\" height=\"673\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank our user community and partners for their help in building our basemap collection and supporting the Living Atlas of the World.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7651,"user_firstname":"Shane","user_lastname":"Matthews","nickname":"Shane Matthews","user_nicename":"shnmat","display_name":"Shane Matthews","user_email":"SMatthews@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-26 19:39:35","user_description":"Shane is a Senior Product Engineer for Esri's ArcGIS Content Team. 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