{"id":952841,"date":"2020-07-28T20:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T03:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=952841"},"modified":"2020-08-03T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T16:11:48","slug":"arcgis-living-atlas-news-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/arcgis-living-atlas-news-july-2020","title":{"rendered":"ArcGIS Living Atlas News (July 2020)"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[572002],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-952841","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"News, updates, and new content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World\u00a0is the foremost collection of geographic information from around the globe. It includes curated maps, apps, and data layers from Esri and the global GIS user community that support your work. Visit the\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World website<\/a> where you can browse content, view the blog, and learn how you can contribute. Here\u2019s what\u2019s new since the last Living Atlas News.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

ArcGIS Living Atlas Indicators of the Planet (Beta)<\/h2>\n

From climate change to equality, we are faced with a variety of challenges. Indicators of the Planet is a new application from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, bringing together the latest information from across the community of contributors to Living Atlas. Each GeoCard provides an updating summary statistic along with maps and resources to allow you to explore and keep you updated on a variety of topics.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":952881,"id":952881,"title":"law-1s","filename":"law-1s.jpg","filesize":74818,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/arcgis-living-atlas-news-july-2020\/law-1s","alt":"ArcGIS Living Atlas Indicators of the Planet","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"Open Indicators of the Planet","name":"law-1s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":952841,"date":"2020-07-28 19:01:06","modified":"2020-07-29 03:47:32","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":826,"height":410,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","large-width":826,"large-height":410,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","1536x1536-width":826,"1536x1536-height":410,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","2048x2048-width":826,"2048x2048-height":410,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-1s.jpg","wide_image-width":826,"wide_image-height":410}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/003f05cc447b46dc8818640c38b69b83"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Living Atlas Indicators of the Planet was developed using ArcGIS Experience Builder<\/a> and is in its Beta release while additional capabilities are being implemented.\u00a0 See Introducing ArcGIS Living Atlas of the Planet<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Basemaps<\/h2>\n

Esri vector basemaps<\/strong> are updated regularly with data from commercial, open, and community sources. The following summarizes recent changes and additions.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0localized vector basemap galleries<\/strong>\u00a0are expanded and include creative styles with translated map content. Danish, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, and Romanian have been added, bringing the total to 24 localized language basemaps. Localized basemaps automatically appear depending upon your organization\u2019s language and locale setting. See\u00a0all localized content<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":893401,"id":893401,"title":"june-6s","filename":"june-6s.jpg","filesize":24161,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-6s-2","alt":"Localized Newspaper basemap","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"june-6s-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-20 19:42:05","modified":"2020-06-20 19:42:34","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":750,"height":150,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s-213x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":93,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":150,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","large-width":750,"large-height":150,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":150,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":150,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":150,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-6s.jpg","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":150}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-2s.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Places<\/strong>, such as restaurants, stores, businesses, and other points of interest, are now included in Esri vector basemaps. These include several million places in the United States using\u00a0SafeGraph Places<\/strong>\u00a0as the source. Millions of\u00a0HERE Places<\/strong>\u00a0were added in many countries outside the United States.<\/p>\n

The Places layer will be available in many of the styles available for the Esri Vector Basemaps and has first been added to beta styles of Streets and Imagery Hybrid maps. For more information, see\u00a0New places in Esri vector basemaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":893421,"id":893421,"title":"june-7s","filename":"june-7s.jpg","filesize":30789,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-7s","alt":"OSM vector basemap with relief","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View map","name":"june-7s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-20 19:46:05","modified":"2020-06-20 19:46:29","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":750,"height":150,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s-213x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":93,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":150,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","large-width":750,"large-height":150,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":150,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":150,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":150,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-7s.jpg","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":150}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/webmap\/viewer.html?webmap=e409ec0a5ef94d5cb486571894143b7c&extent=-3.1019,54.3103,-2.5948,54.4862"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

View more creative vector basemaps in the\u00a0Creative Vector Tile Layers and Maps group<\/a>, or\u00a0search the Living Atlas website<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

OpenStreetMap<\/h2>\n

OpenStreetMap (OSM)<\/strong>\u00a0vector basemaps continue to be updated regularly and are\u00a0available in a variety of styles<\/a>. A new\u00a0OSM Dark Gray Canvas<\/a>\u00a0style is also now available, and is designed to match Esri\u2019s Dark Gray Canvas using thinned content from the full OSM data.<\/p>\n

A number of OpenStreetMap layers (beta)<\/strong> are now hosted in ArcGIS Online and available in the Living Atlas.\u00a0 Each layer is a feature layer view which references the OSM data in ArcGIS Online. The layers are updated at frequent intervals ranging from 1 to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":953491,"id":953491,"title":"law-2","filename":"law-2.jpg","filesize":96960,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/arcgis-living-atlas-news-july-2020\/law-2","alt":"OpenStreetMap Home","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View OpenStreetMap Home","name":"law-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":952841,"date":"2020-07-28 20:31:45","modified":"2020-07-28 20:32:33","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":826,"height":405,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":228,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":377,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","large-width":826,"large-height":405,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","1536x1536-width":826,"1536x1536-height":405,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","2048x2048-width":826,"2048x2048-height":405,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":405,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-2.jpg","wide_image-width":826,"wide_image-height":405}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/openstreetmap.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/index.html"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

These feature layers allow you to access the latest OpenStreetMap data, such as buildings, highways, and amenities, created and edited by OpenStreetMap contributors. OSM layers can be used with any basemap, can be combined with other layers, and can be used for both visualization and analysis.<\/p>\n

Recently the set of layers have expanded to include North America, Africa, Central America and Caribbean, Australia and Oceania, with additional layers and regions to be added soon. You can view the entire collection of OSM content at the OpenStreetMap home<\/a> or the OpenStreetMap Layers group<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Imagery<\/h2>\n

World Imagery<\/strong>\u00a0content is continually updated, with many improvements and enhancements. To learn more about the latest updates, see\u00a0What\u2019s new in World Imagery (June 2020)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

World Imagery Firefly<\/strong> has been enhanced using bumpification<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a technique and style that includes terrain to accentuate and add elevation context to imagery. Bumpification applies a topographic texture to imagery at broad scales to convey the tactile surface of the earth that isn\u2019t necessarily apparent in imagery alone.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":883651,"id":883651,"title":"CentralAmerica","filename":"CentralAmerica.gif","filesize":638957,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/firefly-imagery-updates\/centralamerica-2","alt":"Bumpified World Imagery","author":"6971","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"centralamerica-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":883381,"date":"2020-06-10 22:07:46","modified":"2020-07-29 03:48:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1743,"height":825,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":220,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":364,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif","large-width":1743,"large-height":825,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica-1536x727.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":727,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif","2048x2048-width":1743,"2048x2048-height":825,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica-826x391.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":391,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif","wide_image-width":1743,"wide_image-height":825}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CentralAmerica.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In addition, the graticules that used to appear as part of the Firefly basemap are now independently controlled, providing additional options in configuring the appearance of the Firefly basemap. For more information, see\u00a0Firefly imagery updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Imagery metadata<\/strong> has been improved. When World Imagery is loaded as a layer in your map, as you pan across different geographic locations, and zoom in and out through different levels of World Imagery, you will encounter different sources of imagery.<\/p>\n

Previously, when clicking a location in the map, the pop-up returned multiple records, including information about imagery above and below your current zoom level.\u00a0 Now, the pop-up will only return the metadata for the imagery currently visible at your geographic location of interest. See\u00a0Learning more about the World Imagery basemap<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP<\/strong>), featuring recent high-resolution imagery from the USDA Farm Services Agency, is now available as a tile layer the Living Atlas. Living Atlas NAIP imagery has been visually enhanced and published for optimal display performance. See the NAIP imagery before and after enhancement animation below:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":930921,"id":930921,"title":"NAIP_before_after","filename":"NAIP_before_after.gif","filesize":801078,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/imagery\/fast-and-simple-naip-imagery\/naip_before_after","alt":"NAIP enhancement","author":"7071","description":"","caption":"NAIP imagery before and after enhancement.","name":"naip_before_after","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":930041,"date":"2020-07-10 08:26:38","modified":"2020-07-28 21:42:49","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":689,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","medium-width":455,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":441,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","large-width":1200,"large-height":689,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":689,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":689,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after-810x465.gif","card_image-width":810,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NAIP_before_after.gif","wide_image-width":1200,"wide_image-height":689}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

See Fast and simple NAIP imagery<\/a> for more details. The NAIP Image Service<\/a>\u00a0will continue to be maintained for anyone needing image analysis. Look for more information on the new tile layer in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Environment<\/h2>\n

A\u00a0series of new analytical layers<\/a>\u00a0are available in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World that show predicted land cover in the year 2050<\/strong> along with the vulnerability to change<\/strong> from a natural to human modified class. Since Clark Labs modeled these layers based on the same 2010 and 2018 European Space Agency\u2019s Climate Change Initiative land cover\u00a0already in Living Atlas<\/a>, these layers can be used together.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":939101,"id":939101,"title":"landcoverchange","filename":"landcoverchange.gif","filesize":816318,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/imagery\/land-cover-2050\/landcoverchange","alt":"Landcover change and vulnerability","author":"7841","description":"","caption":"View Living Atlas content","name":"landcoverchange","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":939091,"date":"2020-07-15 00:35:04","modified":"2020-07-29 03:49:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":900,"height":518,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":442,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","large-width":900,"large-height":518,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":518,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":518,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange-808x465.gif","card_image-width":808,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/landcoverchange.gif","wide_image-width":900,"wide_image-height":518}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/browse\/#d=2&q=landcover%202050&type=layers&cont=true&categories=Environment%3A1111111111"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

For the last\u00a0<\/span>22 years, \u00a0Yale Environmental Law and Policy Center<\/a>\u00a0along with\u00a0The Center for International Earth Science Information Network at\u00a0Columbia University\u2019s Earth Institute<\/a><\/span> have been\u00a0<\/span>compiling the best-available data from organizations around the world to create an\u00a0Environmental Performance Index<\/a>\u00a0(EPI)<\/span>. The 2020 version of the\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0EPI was\u00a0<\/span>just released<\/span>\u00a0and is now available in\u00a0<\/span>ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can add the EPI layer to your map for visualization and analysis, or download the data to use offline or in other applications. See A global sustainability report card<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":954061,"id":954061,"title":"law-3","filename":"law-3.jpg","filesize":19168,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/arcgis-living-atlas-news-july-2020\/law-3","alt":"Environmental Performance Index","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View item details","name":"law-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":952841,"date":"2020-07-28 22:44:48","modified":"2020-07-28 22:45:46","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":752,"height":152,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3-213x152.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":152,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":94,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","medium_large-width":752,"medium_large-height":152,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","large-width":752,"large-height":152,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","1536x1536-width":752,"1536x1536-height":152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","2048x2048-width":752,"2048x2048-height":152,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","card_image-width":752,"card_image-height":152,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/law-3.jpg","wide_image-width":752,"wide_image-height":152}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=41738aa0a4274f16ae483d1da8897334"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Satellite (VIIRS) Thermal Hotspots and Fire Activity<\/a>\u00a0is a new layer which presents the most frequently updated and most detailed global remotely sensed wildfire information from VIIRS satellites for the last seven days. This layer is updated hourly using the aggregated live feed methodology. The layer shows the location of thermal hotspots as a time-enabled service so that the progress of fires can be reproduced as an animation. Fire points in the layer are generally available within 3 \u00bc hours after detection by the VIIRS satellite.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":893431,"id":893431,"title":"june-8s","filename":"june-8s.jpg","filesize":39256,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-8s","alt":"Satellite (VIIRS) thermal hotspots and fire activity","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View item details","name":"june-8s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-20 19:47:32","modified":"2020-06-21 05:45:16","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":750,"height":150,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s-213x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":93,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":150,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","large-width":750,"large-height":150,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":150,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":150,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":150,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-8s.jpg","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":150}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=dece90af1a0242dcbf0ca36d30276aa3"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

USA Current Wildfires<\/a>\u00a0is a new layer presenting the best-known point and perimeter locations of wildfire occurrences within the United States over the past seven days sourced from Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) and National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Points mark a location within the wildfire area and provide current information about that wildfire. Perimeters are the lines surrounding land that has been impacted by a wildfire. This layer is updated every 15 minutes using the aggregated live feed methodology. This layer is also accessible through the\u00a0USA Wildfire Activity App<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":893481,"id":893481,"title":"june-11s","filename":"june-11s.jpg","filesize":24951,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-11s","alt":"USA current wildfires","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View item details","name":"june-11s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-20 20:03:27","modified":"2020-06-20 20:04:19","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":752,"height":152,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s-213x152.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":152,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":94,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","medium_large-width":752,"medium_large-height":152,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","large-width":752,"large-height":152,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","1536x1536-width":752,"1536x1536-height":152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","2048x2048-width":752,"2048x2048-height":152,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","card_image-width":752,"card_image-height":152,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-11s.jpg","wide_image-width":752,"wide_image-height":152}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=d957997ccee7408287a963600a77f61f"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Recent Conditions in Air Quality (PM25)<\/a>\u00a0is a new layer that shows the latest PM2.5 value from the\u00a0OpenAQ Community<\/a>. PM2.5 represents particles of 2.5 micrometers or less which are a health hazard because they can get deep into respiratory system and damage delicate tissues. Activities such as driving, burning coal for electricity, wildfires, and running factories release such particles into the air. The exposure of populations to high levels of PM2.5 increases the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. This layer is updated every hour using the aggregated live feed methodology.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":893381,"id":893381,"title":"june-5s","filename":"june-5s.jpg","filesize":24218,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-5s","alt":"Recent Conditions in Air Quality (PM2.5)","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View item details","name":"june-5s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-20 19:36:02","modified":"2020-06-20 19:36:38","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":750,"height":150,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s-213x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":93,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":150,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","large-width":750,"large-height":150,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":150,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":150,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":150,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-5s.jpg","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":150}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=8dcf5d4e124f480fa8c529fbe25ba04e"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

USA Crop Frequency<\/a>\u00a0layer has been updated with 2019 data.<\/p>\n

USA Cropland<\/a>\u00a0time-enabled imagery layer has been updated with 2019 data for the default view and all of its processing templates.<\/p>\n

USA Federal Lands image layers and feature layers have all been updated. Each of the six agencies in the collection have various data vintages. See individual layers for more information.<\/p>\n

Image Layers:\u00a0USA Federal Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Bureau of Land Management Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Bureau of Reclamation Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Department of Defense Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA National Park Service Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Fish and Wildlife Service Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Forest Service Lands<\/a><\/p>\n

Feature Layers:\u00a0USA Federal Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Bureau of Land Mangement Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Bureau of Reclamation Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Department of Defense Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA National Park Service Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Fish and Wildlife Service Lands<\/a>,\u00a0USA Forest Service Lands<\/a><\/p>\n

USA Historic Sites\u00a0image layer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0feature layer<\/a>\u00a0have been updated with PADUS 2.0 data, from September 2018.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Elevation<\/h2>\n

Living Atlas provides foundation elevation layers and tools to support analysis and visualization across the ArcGIS platform. These layers are updated quarterly with high-resolution elevation data from various sources and the Community Maps Program. Recent updates include the following:<\/p>\n

World Elevation tiled layers<\/strong>\u00a0(World Hillshade<\/a>,\u00a0World Hillshade (Dark)<\/a>,\u00a0Terrain 3D<\/a>, and\u00a0TopoBathy 3D<\/a>) are enhanced with high resolution elevation datasets from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) at 1-meter resolution, Madrid 1-meter data, and Vienna 1-meter data.<\/p>\n

World Elevation<\/strong>\u00a0dynamic image service layers<\/strong>\u00a0(Terrain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0TopoBathy<\/a>\u00a0) received\u00a0 1-meter updates from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), 5-meter updates from 3DEP for Alaska, and 1-meter updates for Australia (from Geoscience Australia and Moreton Bay regional council).\u00a0 These layers are suitable for analysis and visualization.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":893451,"id":893451,"title":"june-10s","filename":"june-10s.jpg","filesize":24023,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-10s","alt":"Topobathy with tint","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View item details","name":"june-10s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-20 19:55:34","modified":"2020-06-20 19:56:28","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":752,"height":152,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s-213x152.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":152,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":94,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","medium_large-width":752,"medium_large-height":152,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","large-width":752,"large-height":152,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","1536x1536-width":752,"1536x1536-height":152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","2048x2048-width":752,"2048x2048-height":152,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","card_image-width":752,"card_image-height":152,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-10s.jpg","wide_image-width":752,"wide_image-height":152}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=58a541efc59545e6b7137f961d7de883"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Esri Maps for Public Policy<\/h2>\n

Esri Maps for Public Policy<\/a>\u00a0is a collection of expertly crafted and expressive Living Atlas maps that have been chosen because they reveal important community facts.\u00a0 Use the\u00a0Policy Maps web app<\/a>\u00a0to browse and view the collection of maps that combine a variety of topics to help gain insight about demographics and more. Use the app to view and share single maps, or create collections of content that can be shared with anyone.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":896391,"id":896391,"title":"june-25","filename":"june-25.jpg","filesize":51435,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2020\/june-25-2","alt":"Esri Maps for Public Policy","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"Open Esri Maps for Public Policy","name":"june-25-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":879241,"date":"2020-06-22 22:03:12","modified":"2020-06-22 22:04:57","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":750,"height":344,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":213,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":344,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","large-width":750,"large-height":344,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":344,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":344,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":344,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june-25.jpg","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":344}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/policy\/browse\/?col=null&hs=0&viz=6f59fdd3bd3d4ef583fb8fee0c9ce6e2&loc=-97.419,38.054,4"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Esri Maps for Public Policy is continually updated and now includes maps crafted from the latest data, including U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s American Community Survey (ACS) and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics (BLS).\u00a0 Esri Maps for Public Policy now includes more environmental content, such as air quality and solar potential, as well as other topics important for policy discussions.<\/p>\n

Some collection examples of newly added maps can be explored below:<\/p>\n