The Topographic (Vector) (World Edition) web map provides a detailed vector basemap for the world symbolized with the classic Esri topographic map style including vector contours and vector hillshade for added context. This map includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, administrative boundaries, and shaded relief for added context. This basemap is available in the United States Vector Basemaps gallery and uses the World Topographic Map (with Contours and Hillshade) multisource vector map style.The vector tile layer in this web map is built using the same data sources used for other Esri Vector Basemaps. For details on data sources contributed by the GIS community, view the map of Community Maps Basemap Contributors. Esri Vector Basemaps are updated monthly.Use this MapThis map is designed to be used as a basemap for overlaying other layers of information or as a stand-alone reference map. You can add layers to this web map and save as your own map. If you like, you can add this web map to a custom basemap gallery for others in your organization to use in creating web maps. If you would like to add this map as a layer in other maps you are creating, you may use the tile layer referenced in this map.

his web map provides a detailed vector basemap for the world symbolized with a classic Esri topographic map style including vector contours and vector hillshade for added context. The web map is very similar in content and style to the popular World Topographic Map, which was delivered as a tile layer with raster fused map cache. This map includes a vector tile layer that provides unique capabilities for customization and high-resolution display. This map includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, administrative boundaries, and shaded relief for added context. The layers in this map are built using the same data sources used for the World Topographic Map and other Esri vector basemaps. The tile layer contains a multisource map style. This map includes vector contour lines and vector hillshade. Even though there are three source paths in the layer's json, these are referenced from a single vector tile layer in this web map. The root.json style file calls three vector Hosted Tile Layers to display all the data in the map. One source (esri) contains all the basemap tiles for this layer. The other source (contours) contains all the contour lines. The third source (hillshade) contains all the relief tiles. Note: the vector World Hillshade layer is in beta and includes global coverage to ~1:72K. In North America and Europe the relief is displayed to full resolution at the largest scales. Use the Map Viewer (not Classic) to view all the features in this layer as intended.

This web map provides a detailed vector basemap for the world symbolized with a classic Esri topographic map style including contours and the World Hillshade layer for added context. The web map is very similar in content and style to the popular World Topographic Map, which is delivered as a tile layer with raster fused map cache. This map includes a vector tile layer that provides unique capabilities for customization and high-resolution display. This map includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, administrative boundaries, and shaded relief for added context. The layers in this map are built using the same data sources used for the World Topographic Map and other Esri vector basemaps. This map also includes contour lines. The tile layer contains a multisource map style. Even though there are two source paths in the layer's json, these are referenced from a single vector tile layer in this web map. The root.json style file calls two vector Hosted Tile Layers to display all the data in the map. One source (esri) contains all the basemap tiles for this layer. The other source (contours) contains all the contour lines. Use the new Map Viewer Beta to view all the features in this layer as intended.Updated Map DesignThis style is an update from our raster Topographic style. The land fill and land use opacity was decreased to better emphasize the relief. Land fill polygon changes from white at a small scale to gray tone at larger scales. Labels of a number of feature classes were improved in color, size, and/or spacing. Open water bathymetric colors were improved to allow a smooth transition to scales without the water depth polygons. Road color, line width and effects were adjusted. Overall, additional feature class specifications were changed in conjunction with the land fill opacity change.Use this MapThis map is designed to be used as a basemap for overlaying other layers of information or as a stand-alone reference map. You can add layers to this web map and save as your own map. If you like, you can add this web map to a custom basemap gallery for others in your organization to use in creating web maps. If you would like to add this map as a layer in other maps you are creating, you may use the tile layer items referenced in this map. In the new Map Viewer Beta, this web map can be added through the Open existing map button.Customize this MapBecause this map includes a vector tile layer, you can customize it to change its content and cartographic design. You are able to turn on and off layers, change symbols for features, switch to alternate local languages, and refine the treatment of disputed boundaries. See the Vector Basemap group for other vector web maps. For details on how to customize this map, please refer to these articles on the ArcGIS Online Blog.