ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World

The world's foremost collection of geospatial information

There is always up-to-date content available in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World in the form of maps, apps, and data layers. Access this ready-to-use, authoritative content, curated and shared for quick discovery across the ArcGIS Platform. Be inspired by the collection of spatial content from thousands of organizations. Support the greater spatial community by contributing your own authoritative content to Living Atlas and engage others with the content you create.

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Your time is valuable. Trust in Esri to get you started using quality location data, fast. Living Atlas saves you time with curated and prepared data layers that can be easily integrated into your GIS workflows.

World Population Estimate TopoBathy Elevation Tinted Hillshade Chlorophyll-a Wildfire Hazard Potential

World Population Estimate

Understand the geographic distribution of human populations to understand human impact on the natural world and how natural phenomena affect humans.

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TopoBathy Elevation Tinted Hillshade

This globe-spanning, colorized-elevation layer can be used for visualizing the shape and height of terrain at a range of map scales.

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Chlorophyll-a

Chlorophyll measurements give scientists valuable insights into the health of the ocean environment and help scientists study the ocean carbon cycle.

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Wildfire Hazard Potential

The Wildfire Hazard Potential was developed by the US Forest Service's Fire Modeling Institute to help inform assessments of wildfire risk.

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See What Others Can't

Discover the global collection of maps and map layers that can jumpstart projects. Complement your dashboards, applications, or analytics by inserting constantly updated map layers or ready-to-use maps.

World Imagery Wayback app Esri Maps for Public Policy app The Human Reach story map Cumulative Exposure to Climate Change

World Imagery Wayback app

Enjoy dynamic browsing and discovery. Previous versions of the World Imagery basemap are presented within the map, along a timeline, and as a list.

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Esri Maps for Public Policy app

This app provides a collection of curated policy maps for citizens in US communities to make informed decisions.

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The Human Reach story map

This story map explores how humankind has reshaped the planet Earth in its image, with visually striking maps and graphics.

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Cumulative Exposure to Climate Change

How will the climate change over time? View this web app to experiment with various climate hazard scenarios from 1956 to 2095.

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Contribute to Living Atlas

Do you have a captivating story map, web app, or data layer that you would like to contribute to Living Atlas? Would you like to enhance your local basemap with areas of interest, addresses, or street locations? Get started today and see why thousands of organizations already contribute authoritative content to advance Esri's basemaps, imagery, elevation, and so much more.

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