ArcGIS is a platform, and the platform is extending to the web. ArcGIS Online offers shared content, and has become a living atlas of the world. Ready-to-use curated content is published by Esri, Partners, and Users, and Esri is getting the ball rolling by offering authoritative data layers and tools.Specifically for Natural Resources data, Esri is offering foundational data useful for biogeographic analysis, natural resource management, land use planning and conservation. Some of the layers available are Land Cover, Wilderness Areas, Soils Range Production, Soils Frost Free Days, Watershed Delineation, Slope. The layers are available as Image Services that are analysis-ready and Geoprocessing Services that extract data for download and perform analysis.We've made large strides with online analysis. The latest release of ArcGIS Online's map viewer allows you to perform analysis on ArcGIS Online. Some of the currently available analysis tools are Find Hot Spots, Create Buffers, Summarize Within, Summarize Nearby. In addition, we've created Ready-to-use Esri hosted analysis tools that run on Esri hosted data. These are in Beta, and they include Watershed Delineation, Viewshed, Profile, and Summarize Elevation.
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This layer features special areas of interest (AOIs) that have been contributed to Esri Community Maps using the new Community Maps Editor app. The data that is accepted by Esri will be included in selected Esri basemaps, including our suite of Esri Vector Basemaps, and made available through this layer to export and use offline. Export DataThe contributed data is also available for contributors and other users to export (or extract) and re-use for their own purposes. Users can export the full layer from the ArcGIS Online item details page by clicking the Export Data button and selecting one of the supported formats (e.g. shapefile, or file geodatabase (FGDB)). User can extract selected layers for an area of interest by opening in Map Viewer, clicking the Analysis button, viewing the Manage Data tools, and using the Extract Data tool. To display this data with proper symbology and metadata in ArcGIS Pro, you can download and use this layer file.Data UsageThe data contributed through the Community Maps Editor app is primarily intended for use in the Esri Basemaps. Esri staff will periodically (e.g. weekly) review the contents of the contributed data and either accept or reject the data for use in the basemaps. Accepted features will be added to the Esri basemaps in a subsequent update and will remain in the app for the contributor or others to edit over time. Rejected features will be removed from the app.Esri Community Maps Contributors and other ArcGIS Online users can download accepted features from this layer for their internal use or map publishing, subject to the terms of use below.
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Author: Titus, Maxwell (mtitus@esri.com)Last Updated: 3/4/2025Intended Environment: ArcGIS ProPurpose: This Notebook was designed to automate updates for Hosted Feature Services hosted in ArcGIS Online (or ArcGIS Portal) from ArcGIS Pro and a spatial join of two live datasets.Description: This Notebook was designed to automate updates for Hosted Feature Services hosted in ArcGIS Online (or ArcGIS Portal) from ArcGIS Pro. An associated ArcGIS Dashboard would then reflect these updates. Specifically, this Notebook would:First, pull two datasets - National Weather Updates and Public Schools - from the Living Atlas and add them to an ArcGIS Pro map.Then, the Notebook would perform a spatial join on two layers to give Public Schools features information on whether they fell within an ongoing weather event or alert. Next, the Notebook would truncate the Hosted Feature Service in ArcGIS Online - that is, delete all the data - and then append the new data to the Hosted Feature ServiceAssociated Resources: This Notebook was used as part of the demo for FedGIS 2025. Below are the associated resources:Living Atlas Layer: NWS National Weather Events and AlertsLiving Atlas Layer: U.S. Public SchoolsArcGIS Demo Dashboard: Demo Impacted Schools Weather DashboardUpdatable Hosted Feature Service: HIFLD Public Schools with Event DataNotebook Requirements: This Notebook has the following requirements:This notebook requires ArcPy and is meant for use in ArcGIS Pro. However, it could be adjusted to work with Notebooks in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Portal with the advanced runtime.If running from ArcGIS Pro, connect ArcGIS Pro to the ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Portal environment.Lastly, the user should have editable access to the hosted feature service to update.
World Imagery provides one meter or better satellite and aerial imagery for most of the world’s landmass and lower resolution satellite imagery worldwide. The map is currently comprised of the following sources: Worldwide 15-m resolution TerraColor imagery at small and medium map scales.Maxar imagery basemap products around the world: Vivid Premium at 15-cm HD resolution for select metropolitan areas, Vivid Advanced 30-cm HD for more than 1,000 metropolitan areas, and Vivid Standard from 1.2-m to 0.6-cm resolution for the most of the world, with 30-cm HD across the United States and parts of Western Europe. More information on the Maxar products is included below. High-resolution aerial photography contributed by the GIS User Community. This imagery ranges from 30-cm to 3-cm resolution. You can contribute your imagery to this map and have it served by Esri via the Community Maps Program. Maxar Basemap ProductsVivid PremiumProvides committed image currency in a high-resolution, high-quality image layer over defined metropolitan and high-interest areas across the globe. The product provides 15-cm HD resolution imagery.Vivid AdvancedProvides committed image currency in a high-resolution, high-quality image layer over defined metropolitan and high-interest areas across the globe. The product includes a mix of native 30-cm and 30-cm HD resolution imagery.Vivid StandardProvides a visually consistent and continuous image layer over large areas through advanced image mosaicking techniques, including tonal balancing and seamline blending across thousands of image strips. Available from 1.2-m down to 30-cm HD. More on Maxar HD. Imagery UpdatesYou can use the Updates Mode in the World Imagery Wayback app to learn more about recent and pending updates. Accessing this information requires a user login with an ArcGIS organizational account. CitationsThis layer includes imagery provider, collection date, resolution, accuracy, and source of the imagery. With the Identify tool in ArcGIS Desktop or the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer you can see imagery citations. Citations returned apply only to the available imagery at that location and scale. You may need to zoom in to view the best available imagery. Citations can also be accessed in the World Imagery with Metadata web map.UseYou can add this layer to the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, ArcGIS Desktop, or ArcGIS Pro. To view this layer with a useful reference overlay, open the Imagery Hybrid web map.FeedbackHave you ever seen a problem in the Esri World Imagery Map that you wanted to report? You can use the Imagery Map Feedback web map to provide comments on issues. The feedback will be reviewed by the ArcGIS Online team and considered for one of our updates.
For more information about this tool see Batch Metadata Modifier Tool Toolbar Help.Modifying multiple files simultaneously that don't have identical structures is possible but not advised. Be especially careful modifying repeatable elements in multiple files that do not have and identical structureTool can be run as an ArcGIS Add-In or as a stand-alone Windows executableExecutable runs on PC only. (Not supported on Mac.)The ArcGIS Add-In requires ArcGIS Desktop version 10.2 or 10.3Metadata formats accepted: FGDC CSDGM, ArcGIS 1.0, ArcGIS ISO, and ISO 19115Contact Bruce Godfrey (bgodfrey@uidaho.edu, Ph. 208-292-1407) if you have questions or wish to collaborate on further developing this tool.Modifying and maintaining metadata for large batches of ArcGIS items can be a daunting task. Out-of-the-box graphical user interface metadata tools within ArcCatalog 10.x are designed primarily to allow users to interact with metadata for one item at a time. There are, however, a limited number of tools for performing metadata operations on multiple items. Therefore, the need exists to develop tools to modify metadata for numerous items more effectively and efficiently. The Batch Metadata Modifier Tools toolbar is a step in that direction. The Toolbar, which is available as an ArcGIS Add-In, currently contains two tools. The first tool, which is additionally available as a standalone Windows executable application, allows users to update metadata on multiple items iteratively. The tool enables users to modify existing elements, find and replace element content, delete metadata elements, and import metadata elements from external templates. The second tool of the Toolbar, a batch thumbnail creator, enables the batch-creation of the graphic that appears in an item’s metadata, illustrating the data an item contains. Both of these tools make updating metadata in ArcCatalog more efficient, since the tools are able to operate on numerous items iteratively through an easy-to-use graphic interface.This tool, developed by INSIDE Idaho at the University of Idaho Library, was created to assist researchers with modifying FGDC CSDGM, ArcGIS 1.0 Format and ISO 19115 metadata for numerous data products generated under EPSCoR award EPS-0814387.This tool is primarily designed to be used by those familiar with metadata, metadata standards, and metadata schemas. The tool is for use by metadata librarians and metadata managers and those having experience modifying standardized metadata. The tool is designed to expedite batch metadata maintenance. Users of this tool must fully understand the files they are modifying. No responsibility is assumed by the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse or the University of Idaho in the use of this tool. A portion of the development of this tool was made possible by an Idaho EPSCoR Office award.
This map displays the Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for the next 72 hours across the contiguous United States. Data are updated hourly from the National Digital Forecast Database produced by the National Weather Service.The dataset includes incremental and cumulative precipitation data in 6-hour intervals. In the ArcGIS Online map viewer you can enable the time animation feature and select either the "Amount by Time" (incremental) layer or the "Accumulation by Time" (cumulative) layer to view a 72-hour animation of forecast precipitation. All times are reported according to your local time zone.Where is the data coming from?The National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) was designed to provide access to weather forecasts in digital form from a central location. The NDFD produces forecast data of sensible weather elements. NDFD contains a seamless mosaic of digital forecasts from National Weather Service (NWS) field offices working in collaboration with the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). All of these organizations are under the administration of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Source: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/VP.001-003/ds.qpf.binWhere can I find other NDFD data?The Source data is downloaded and parsed using the Aggregated Live Feeds methodology to return information that can be served through ArcGIS Server as a map service or used to update Hosted Feature Services in Online or Enterprise.What can you do with this layer?This map service is suitable for data discovery and visualization. Identify features by clicking on the map to reveal the pre-configured pop-ups. View the time-enabled data using the time slider by Enabling Time Animation.This map is provided for informational purposes and is not monitored 24/7 for accuracy and currency.If you would like to be alerted to potential issues or simply see when this Service will update next, please visit our Live Feed Status Page!
This dataset contains parcel transfers in Stark County, Ohio between 05/15/2025 and 05/22/2025. Information about former owner and city, village, or township are also included.
This nowCOAST time-enabled map service provides maps of NOAA/National Weather Service RIDGE2 mosaics of base reflectivity images across the Continental United States (CONUS) as well as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam and Alaska with a 2 kilometer (1.25 mile) horizontal resolution. The mosaics are compiled by combining regional base reflectivity radar data obtained from 158 Weather Surveillance Radar 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) also known as NEXt-generation RADar (NEXRAD) sites across the country operated by the NWS and the Dept. of Defense and also from data from Terminal Doppler Weather Radars (TDWR) at major airports. The colors on the map represent the strength of the energy reflected back toward the radar. The reflected intensities (echoes) are measured in dBZ (decibels of z). The color scale is very similar to the one used by the NWS RIDGE2 map viewer. The radar data itself is updated by the NWS every 10 minutes during non-precipitation mode, but every 4-6 minutes during precipitation mode. To ensure nowCOAST is displaying the most recent data possible, the latest mosaics are downloaded every 5 minutes. For more detailed information about the update schedule, see: http://new.nowcoast.noaa.gov/help/#section=updateschedule
Background InformationReflectivity is related to the power, or intensity, of the reflected radiation that is sensed by the radar antenna. Reflectivity is expressed on a logarithmic scale in units called dBZ. The "dB" in the dBz scale is logarithmic and is unit less, but is used only to express a ratio. The "z" is the ratio of the density of water drops (measured in millimeters, raised to the 6th power) in each cubic meter (mm^6/m^3). When the "z" is large (many drops in a cubic meter), the reflected power is large. A small "z" means little returned energy. In fact, "z" can be less than 1 mm^6/m^3 and since it is logarithmic, dBz values will become negative, as often in the case when the radar is in clear air mode and indicated by earth tone colors. dBZ values are related to the intensity of rainfall. The higher the dBZ, the stronger the rain rate. A value of 20 dBZ is typically the point at which light rain begins. The values of 60 to 65 dBZ is about the level where 3/4 inch hail can occur. However, a value of 60 to 65 dBZ does not mean that severe weather is occurring at that location. The best reflectivity is lowest (1/2 degree elevation angle) reflectivity scan from the radar. The source of the base reflectivity mosaics is the NWS Southern Region Radar Integrated Display with Geospatial Elements (RIDGE2).
Time InformationThis map is time-enabled, meaning that each individual layer contains time-varying data and can be utilized by clients capable of making map requests that include a time component.
This particular service can be queried with or without the use of a time component. If the time parameter is specified in a request, the data or imagery most relevant to the provided time value, if any, will be returned. If the time parameter is not specified in a request, the latest data or imagery valid for the present system time will be returned to the client. If the time parameter is not specified and no data or imagery is available for the present time, no data will be returned.
In addition to ArcGIS Server REST access, time-enabled OGC WMS 1.3.0 access is also provided by this service.
Due to software limitations, the time extent of the service and map layers displayed below does not provide the most up-to-date start and end times of available data. Instead, users have three options for determining the latest time information about the service:
This document links to the ArcGIS Server REST endpoint for NG9-1-1 boundary geometry. See the Working with VGIN Feature Services document for guidance in using these in desktop mapping software.Feature services are supported in ArcGIS Pro. ArcMap support started in version 10.1. If you are working with a version of ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 or older, please contact us at NG911GIS@vita.virginia.gov for support.Note: these service offerings are being updated and may not be immediately available. Please contact us at NG911GIS@vita.virginia.gov if you have questions or concerns. Link updated to the new https://vginmaps.vdem.virginia.gov/arcgis/rest/ environment 5 September 2024.Additional resources and recommendations on GIS related topics are available on the VGIN 9-1-1 & GIS page.
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The Vegetation Health Index (VHI) illustrates the severity of drought based on the vegetation health and the influence of temperature on plant conditions. The VHI is a composite index and the elementary indicator used to compute the seasonal drought indicators in ASIS: Agricultural Stress Index (ASI), Drought Intensity and Weighted Mean Vegetation Health Index (Mean VHI).If the index is below 40, different levels of vegetation stress, losses of crop and pasture production might be expected; if the index is above 60 (favorable condition) plentiful production might be expected. VHI is very useful for an advanced prediction of crop losses.
Phenomenon Mapped: Vegetation Health Index
Units: None
Time Interval: 10-day
Time Extent: 1984-Present
Cell Size: 1 km
Pixel Type: 32-bit Signed Integer
Data Projection: WGS 1984
Mosaic Projection: WGS 1984 Web Mercator
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Update Cycle: 10-days + 5 days lagVHI combines both the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and the Temperature Condition Index (TCI). The TCI is calculated using a similar equation to the VCI, but relates the current temperature to the long-term maximum and minimum, as it is assumed that higher temperatures tend to cause a deterioration in vegetation conditions. A decrease in the VHI would, for example, indicate relatively poor vegetation conditions and warmer temperatures, signifying stressed vegetation conditions, and over a longer period would be indicative of drought.In ASIS, VHI is computed in two temporal granularities: dekadal and monthly. The dekadal/monthly VHI raster layer published is further updated in the following 5 dekads (improve data precision, remove cloud pixel etc.).Flags of raster file: 251=missing, 252=cloud, 253=snow, 254=sea, 255=backgroundExplore this and related data in this web applicationMore information please visit FAO GIEWS Earth Observation website.
Every day activities such as driving, burning coal for electricity, wildfires, running factories, even cooking and cleaning, release particles into the air. Besides being an irritant, small particles of 10, 2.5, 1 micrometers (PM10, PM2.5, PM1) or less are a health hazard since they can get deep into the respiratory system and damage the delicate tissues.The exposure of populations to high levels of small particles increases the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines provide long-term and short-term exposure limits to PM10 and PM2.5:Long-term: PM10 20 µg/m³ annual mean and PM2.5 10 µg/m³ Short-term: PM10 50 µg/m³ 24-hour mean and PM2.5 25 µg/m³ Exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 above these limits may significantly impact human health.The OpenAQ Recent Conditions in Air Quality layers show the latest mass concentrations and particulate count for PM2.5, PM10, and PM1 of the stations in the OpenAQ data set with at least one value reported in the past 30 days.Source: The source information is the OpenAQ community which reports measured concentrations (µg/m³) and particle matter count (particles/cm³) on a global scale by aggregating station data from national networks of air quality.Update Frequency: It is updated every hour using the Aggregated Live Feed (ALF) methodology.Area Covered: GlobalRevisionsJan 25, 2025: Upgrade to OpenAQ API version 3"Jan 18, 2024: Update to feed routine that allows stations w/o an identifier.Jun 23, 2023: Added new fields: Location ID, Station URL; Provider, and Instrument names. The live feed routine was updated to increase reliability and improve the overall update process.Jul 21, 2022: Added service to Live Feed Status Page for active monitoring!Feb 8, 2022: Update of live feed routine to use OpenAQ API v2:Addition of PM10 and PM1 layers.Values of particle matter count (particles/cm³) to all layers.Update of field labels.Removal of SourceName field.Feb 5, 2020: Official release of Feature Service offering.This layer is provided for informational purposes and is not monitored 24/7 for accuracy and currency.If you would like to be alerted to potential issues or simply see when this Service will update next, please visit our Live Feed Status Page!
In addition to displaying earthquakes by magnitude, this service also provide earthquake impact details. Impact is measured by population as well as models for economic and fatality loss. For more details, see: PAGER Alerts. Consumption Best Practices:
As a service that is subject to very high usage, ensure peak performance and accessibility of your maps and apps by avoiding the use of non-cache-able relative Date/Time field filters. To accommodate filtering events by Date/Time, we suggest using the included "Age" fields that maintain the number of days or hours since a record was created or last modified, compared to the last service update. These queries fully support the ability to cache a response, allowing common query results to be efficiently provided to users in a high demand service environment.When ingesting this service in your applications, avoid using POST requests whenever possible. These requests can compromise performance and scalability during periods of high usage because they too are not cache-able.Update Frequency: Events are updated as frequently as every 5 minutes and are available up to 30 days with the following exceptions:
Events with a Magnitude LESS than 4.5 are retained for 7 daysEvents with a Significance value, 'sig' field, of 600 or higher are retained for 90 days In addition to event points, ShakeMaps are also provided. These have been dissolved by Shake Intensity to reduce the Layer Complexity.The specific layers provided in this service have been Time Enabled and include: Events by Magnitude: The event’s seismic magnitude value.Contains PAGER Alert Level: USGS PAGER (Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response) system provides an automated impact level assignment that estimates fatality and economic loss.Contains Significance Level: An event’s significance is determined by factors like magnitude, max MMI, ‘felt’ reports, and estimated impact.Shake Intensity: The Instrumental Intensity or Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) for available events.For field terms and technical details, see: ComCat DocumentationAlternate SymbologiesVisit the Classic USGS Feature Layer item for a Rainbow view of Shakemap features.RevisionsAug 14, 2024: Added a default Minimum scale suppression of 1:6,000,000 on Shake Intensity layer.Jul 11, 2024: Updated event popup, setting 'Tsunami Warning' text to 'Alert Possible' when flag is present. Also included hyperlink to tsunami warning center.Feb 13, 2024: Updated feed logic to remove Superseded eventsThis map is provided for informational purposes and is not monitored 24/7 for accuracy and currency. Always refer to USGS source for official guidance.If you would like to be alerted to potential issues or simply see when this Service will update next, please visit our Live Feed Status Page!
This permit conversion tool converts ePermit .xls files to quarter-quarter or lat/long locations. Also included is a public lands survey geodatabase necessary to run the POU tool. This Model Builder toolset is available for ArcGIS 10.1-5. The March 2018 update provided here tests for field types and processes the fields accordingly.
This layer was created as an update the existing San Jose Parks Layer (PRK.TRAILS). The existing layer has been maintained by the City of San Jose Department of Public Works and had not been updated in some time. This layer is a draft as of (05.02.2014) and has not been fully updated or reviewed to assure completeaccuracy of trail lines. Nevertheless, it is an improvement over the existing layer and has had newly developed and existing trail lines adjusted to fit with satellite imagery from the ArcGIS basemap. As much as possible trail lines have been centered to visibly improved pathways in the satellite imagery. Several ramps that provide trail access have also been added.Some attribute data has been updated along with trail changes, but on the whole it still requires comparison with the Master Trail database maintained by Yves Zsutty - Trail Manager, PRNS.
© PRK.TRAILS - Author Unknown - Maintained by San Jose DPW - GIS Team Master Trails Data - Yves Zsutty - Trail Manager, PRNS. yves.zsutty@sanjoseca.gov - 408 292 6416 GIS Updates: David McCormic - PRNS david.mccormic@sanjoseca.gov This layer is a component of Basemap Editing Map.
The Basemap Editing Map has been optimized for editing and can be used for management of City of San Jose Public Works basemap information.
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Real Estate Information - Parcel Level Data. Only active parcels are included in this data set. The "ParcelNumber" field can be joined to the "ParcelNumber" field in the "Parcel Area Details" data set for mapping purposes.Please refer to this Data Guide for details on how to access and join Real Estate data
The City of Portland, Bureau of Planning, Natural Resource Inventory Update project GIS model relative riparian resource value. For more information about the City of Portland Natural Resource Inventory Update project, visit the project homepage at:https://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=40437 For more information on the Natural Resource Inventory GIS model, refer to:https://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=165937-- Additional Information: Category: Planning Purpose: This information is intended to update Portland's existing natural resource inventories and inform existing environmental program implementation, current and future planning efforts, and future resource management decisions. Update Frequency: As needed-- Metadata Link: https://www.portlandmaps.com/metadata/index.cfm?&action=DisplayLayer&LayerID=52824
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The Australian Antarctic Data Centre's Davis Station GIS data were originally mapped from aerial photography (February 11, 12 1997). Refer to the metadata record 'Davis Station GIS Dataset'.
Since then various features have been added to these data as structures have been removed, moved or established. Some of these features have been surveyed. These surveys have metadata records from which the report describing the survey can be downloaded.
However, the locations of other features have been obtained from a variety of sources.
The data are included in the data available for download from a provided URL.
The data conforms to the SCAR Feature Catalogue which includes data quality information. See a Related URL below.
Data described by this metadata record has Dataset_id = 104.
Each feature has a Qinfo number which, when entered at the 'Search datasets & quality' tab, provides data quality information for the feature.
SLIDO-4.5 is an Esri ArcGIS version 10.7 file geodatabase which can be downloaded here: https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/slido/Pages/data.aspx The geodatabase contains two feature datasets (a group of datasets within the geodatabase) containing six feature classes total, as well as two raster data sets, one individual table, and two individual feature classes. The original studies vary widely in scale, scope and focus which is reflected in the wide range of accuracy, detail, and completeness with which landslides are mapped. In the future, we propose a continuous update of SLIDO. These updates should take place: 1) each time DOGAMI publishes a new GIS dataset that contains landslide inventory or susceptibility data or 2) at the end of each winter season, a common time for landslide occurrences in Oregon, which will include recent historic landslide point data. In order to keep track of the updates, we will use a primary release number such as Release 4.0 along with a decimal number identifying the update such as 4.5.
The Oregon CUSP shoreline represents a "best of" attempt to create a continuous Mean High Water Shoreline for use in GIS analysis and inventory work. Whenever possible the Oregon CUSP shoreline references a mean-high water shoreline based upon vertical modelling or image interpretation, using both water level stations and/or shoreline indicators. CUSP is primarily built from LiDAR NGS National Shoreline data for the outer Pacific ocean coast and Oregon Lidar Consortium data for the inner estuarine coast.
ArcGIS is a platform, and the platform is extending to the web. ArcGIS Online offers shared content, and has become a living atlas of the world. Ready-to-use curated content is published by Esri, Partners, and Users, and Esri is getting the ball rolling by offering authoritative data layers and tools.Specifically for Natural Resources data, Esri is offering foundational data useful for biogeographic analysis, natural resource management, land use planning and conservation. Some of the layers available are Land Cover, Wilderness Areas, Soils Range Production, Soils Frost Free Days, Watershed Delineation, Slope. The layers are available as Image Services that are analysis-ready and Geoprocessing Services that extract data for download and perform analysis.We've made large strides with online analysis. The latest release of ArcGIS Online's map viewer allows you to perform analysis on ArcGIS Online. Some of the currently available analysis tools are Find Hot Spots, Create Buffers, Summarize Within, Summarize Nearby. In addition, we've created Ready-to-use Esri hosted analysis tools that run on Esri hosted data. These are in Beta, and they include Watershed Delineation, Viewshed, Profile, and Summarize Elevation.