{"id":72211,"date":"2016-06-15T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/whats-new-in-the-world-imagery-basemap\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:09:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:09:04","slug":"whats-new-in-the-world-imagery-basemap","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/data-management\/data-management\/whats-new-in-the-world-imagery-basemap","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new in the World Imagery Basemap"},"author":3881,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851,22851,22931,22841,22941,22871],"tags":[22951,23201,22971,22981,23951,40161,23151,23161,22901,26221,23011,27911,23021,23571,29711,30781],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551,36611],"class_list":["post-72211","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","category-national-government","category-imagery","category-local-government","category-mapping","category-state-government","tag-arcgis-content","tag-cartographic-design","tag-community-basemaps","tag-community-maps","tag-community-maps-program","tag-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-map-services","tag-maps","tag-national-government","tag-open-data","tag-raster","tag-tutorial","tag-updates","tag-whats-new","tag-whats-new-in-world-imagery","tag-whats-new-june-2016","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"A lot! We continue to update the World Imagery basemap with more recent and higher resolution imagery. Our latest release this week adds ...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

A lot! We continue to update the World Imagery basemap<\/a> with more recent and higher resolution imagery. Our latest release this week adds a significant amount of new and updated content across North America. The updated sub-meter resolution imagery includes contributions from Kodiak Island, southern Florida, and several areas of Canada. The addition of more recent 1-meter resolution USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) imagery from the\u00a0National Agriculture Imagery Program<\/a>\u00a0(NAIP) now provides 2015 imagery for a total of 27 states plus the District of Columbia. The NAIP imagery is available at scales ~1:36k to ~1:4k and replaces two or more year old imagery in these areas. The sub-meter imagery from DigitalGlobe and our community contributors is still visible at the two largest scales (~1:2k and ~1:1k) because of its higher resolution.<\/p>\n

These new and updated contributions help enhance content in the\u00a0Living Atlas of the World<\/a>\u00a0and add value and usability to\u00a0Esri\u2019s online basemaps<\/a>. Through the\u00a0Community Maps Program<\/a>, Esri continues to incorporate useful large-scale features as these examples will show.\u00a0See information below about becoming part of this community.<\/p>\n

To explore the changes to the imagery basemap, view this Esri Story Map<\/a> of the June World Imagery updates.<\/p>\n

\"Esri<\/a><\/p>\n

Real-world Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first of two examples where the ArcGIS.com imagery basemap provides users with a spatial foundation for a larger story comes from the Iowa Department of Transportation<\/a> (IowaDOT). They use an Esri Story Map to showcase to the public more than 40 major construction projects around the state. IowaDOT operational layers added to the imagery helps to convey the details and impact of each project. The Journal Story Map template<\/a> used allows information such as project description, costs, and schedules to be included alongside the map using text and icons.<\/p>\n

\"Iowa<\/a><\/p>\n

The second example is from the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The city produced this Recreation app<\/a> allowing users to select from the Esri basemap gallery (including World Imagery). By providing this app, the city promotes its recreation locations to residents and visitors, giving the user a spatial reference to find these activities. As stated in their app description:<\/p>\n

A healthy community gives everyone an opportunity to have fun. The City of Greater Sudbury is committed to providing its citizens active living and healthy lifestyle choices.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"City<\/a><\/p>\n

World Imagery Improvement Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the updated imagery just released, there are many, many areas showing differences and improvements in the basemap. Below are just a few. Explore and use the World Imagery basemap<\/a> in your maps and apps for access to all the recently updated map content.<\/p>\n

Continued redevelopment of the former Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, is seen on the left. Updated NAIP 2015 imagery replaces older NAIP 2013 imagery on the right.
\n\"Comparison<\/p>\n

In downtown Miami, the $1 billion Brickell City Centre is taking shape. On the left is imagery contributed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) replacing older commercial imagery on the right.
\n\"Comparison<\/p>\n

In Miami Beach, the updated SFWMD imagery on the left replaces older cloud-covered imagery area on the right.
\n\"Comparison<\/p>\n

In Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada, updated imagery on the left from the Province of Manitoba is free from the snow cover seen in the older imagery on the right.
\n\"Comparison<\/p>\n

The complete list of updated areas in World Imagery for June 2016 is provided below and in this Story Map<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Community contributions:<\/p>\n