This layer portrays elevation as an artistic hillshade. The map is designed to be used as a backdrop for topographical, soil, hydro, landcover or other outdoor recreational maps. It’s a default relief background in various basemaps such as Topographic, Terrain with Labels.The map is compiled from a variety of data sources from commercial, community maps and many authoritative organizations across the globe. The basemap has global coverage down to a scale of ~1:72k. In the United States, parts of Europe, Asia and Africa coverage goes down to ~1:9k. To see the coverage and sources of various datasets comprising this map layer, view the Elevation Coverage Map. Additionally, this layer uses data from Maxar’s Precision 3D Digital Terrain Models for parts of the globe.The map is based on the Multi-directional hillshade algorithm.Precise Tile RegistrationThe World Hillshade map uses the improved tiling scheme “WGS84 Geographic, Version 2” to ensure proper tile positioning at higher resolutions (neighborhood level and beyond). The new tiling scheme is much more precise than tiling schemes of the legacy basemaps Esri released years ago. We recommend that you start using this new basemap for any new web maps in WGS84 that you plan to author. Due to the number of differences between the old and new tiling schemes, some web clients will not be able to overlay tile layers in the old and new tiling schemes in one web map.

This vector layer provides a detailed shaded relief basemap. The map is designed to be used as a backdrop for topographical, soil, hydro, landcover or other outdoor recreational maps. The layer currently includes hillshade to the largest map scales globally (Greenland coverage to ~1:72K). This hillshade is included in the Outdoor and World Topographic Map (with Contours and Hillshade) tile layers.Use this MapYou can add this layer to a web map and save as your own map. You can also combine this layer's JSON with the JSON of another vector tile layer. This is presented as a multisource tile layer that can be viewed in Map Viewer, or the latest versions of ArcGIS Pro or Runtime.

This vector tile layer presents the World Topographic Map (with Contours and Hillshade) style (World Edition) and provides a basemap for the world, symbolized with a classic Esri topographic map style, including both vector contour lines and vector hillshade. This layer includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries. This vector tile layer provides unique capabilities for customization and high-resolution display.This is a multisource vector map style. The root.json style file calls three vector tile services to display all the data in the map. The "esri" source contains all the basemap tiles for this layer. The other two sources are "contours" and "hillshade". Click the View style button on right to see the json. The multisource section of this code is shown below."sources": { "esri": { "type": "vector", "url": "https://basemaps.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Basemap_v2/VectorTileServer" }, "contours": { "type": "vector", "url": "https://basemaps.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Contours_v2/VectorTileServer" }, "hillshade": { "type": "vector", "url": "https://basemaps.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Hillshade_v2/VectorTileServer" } },This vector tile layer 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.This layer is used in the Topographic (Vector) web map included in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.See the Vector Basemaps group for other vector tile layers. Customize this StyleLearn more about customizing this vector basemap style using the Vector Tile Style Editor. Additional details are available in ArcGIS Online Blogs and the Esri Vector Basemaps Reference Document.

Inspired by the legendary Swiss artist, Eduard Imhof, this dark multi-directional hillshade map present unparalleled views of the world’s mountains, plateaus, valleys and canyons providing stunning visualization in both high slope and expressionless areas.This Dark version of our World Hillshade is especially useful in building maps that provide terrain context while highlighting feature layers and labels.The map is compiled from a variety of data sources from commercial, community maps and many authoritative organizations across the globe. The basemap has global coverage down to a scale of ~1:72k. In the United States, parts of Europe, Asia and Africa coverage goes down to ~1:9k. To see the coverage and sources of various datasets comprising this map layer, view the Elevation Coverage Map. Additionally, this layer uses data from Maxar’s Precision 3D Digital Terrain Models for parts of the globe.

This layer portrays elevation as an artistic hillshade. The map is designed to be used as a backdrop for topographical, soil, hydro, landcover or other outdoor recreational maps. It’s a default relief background in various basemaps such as Topographic, Terrain with Labels.The map is compiled from a variety of data sources from commercial, community maps and many authoritative organizations across the globe. The basemap has global coverage down to a scale of ~1:72k. In the United States, parts of Europe, Asia and Africa coverage goes down to ~1:9k. To see the coverage and sources of various datasets comprising this map layer, view the Elevation Coverage Map. Additionally, this layer uses data from Maxar’s Precision 3D Digital Terrain Models for parts of the globe.The map is based on the Multi-directional hillshade algorithm.

The Charted Territory Map (WGS84) (World Edition) web map provides a customized world basemap uniquely symbolized. It takes its inspiration from a printed atlas plate and pull-down scholastic classroom maps. The map emphasizes the geographic and political features in the design. The use of country level polygons are preassigned with eight different colors. It also includes the global graticule features as well as landform labels of physical features and hillshade. This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, uses the Charted Territory (WGS84) vector tile layer and the World Hillshade (WGS84) raster tile layer.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 WGS84 are updated quarterly.Check out other WGS84 basemaps in the World Basemaps (WGS84) group. 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 layers referenced in this map.Precise Tile Registration The map uses the improved tiling scheme “WGS84 Geographic, Version 2” to ensure proper tile positioning at higher resolutions (neighborhood level and beyond). The new tiling scheme is much more precise than tiling schemes of the legacy basemaps Esri released years ago. We recommend that you start using this new basemap for any new web maps in WGS84 that you plan to author. Due to the number of differences between the old and new tiling schemes, some web clients will not be able to overlay tile layers in the old and new tiling schemes in one web map.

This vector tile layer presents the World Topographic Map (Local Language) style (World Edition) and provides a basemap for the world, symbolized with a classic Esri topographic map style. This layer includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries, designed for use with World Hillshade for added context. This vector tile layer provides unique capabilities for customization, high-resolution display, and use in mobile devices.This vector tile layer 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.This layer is used in the Topographic (Local Language) web map included in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.See the Vector Basemaps group for other vector tile layers. Customize this StyleLearn more about customizing this vector basemap style using the Vector Tile Style Editor. Additional details are available in ArcGIS Online Blogs and the Esri Vector Basemaps Reference Document.

This vector tile layer presents the World Terrain Base style (World Edition) and provides a detailed basemap for the world symbolized with water and land fills, water lines and roads. The minimal features and styling is designed to draw attention to your thematic content. This layer is designed to be used with World Terrain Reference and World Hillshade. This vector tile layer provides unique capabilities for customization, high-resolution display, and use in mobile devices.This vector tile layer 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.This layer is used in the Terrain with Labels web map included in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.See the Vector Basemaps group for other vector tile layers. Customize this StyleLearn more about customizing this vector basemap style using the Vector Tile Style Editor. Additional details are available in ArcGIS Online Blogs and the Esri Vector Basemaps Reference Document.

This layer provides a hillshaded surface generated dynamically using a multi-directional hillshade server-side function on the World Elevation Terrain layer. This algorithm computes hillshade from six different directions, where each hillshade is multiplied by a weight and thereafter the sum of all is normalized to produce the final output. The z factor is varied based on scale so that a suitable hillshade is visible at all scales. This layer is useful for visualization of the Terrain because it is easy to interpret and use as a base layer in applications and maps. For more information about uses, refer Introducing Esri’s Next Generation Hillshade.Note: If you intend to use it as basemap, consider using the tiled version of this layer i.e. World Hillshade, which provides fast and performant rendering.Update Frequency: QuarterlyCoverage: World/GlobalData Sources: This layer is compiled from a variety of best available sources from several data providers. To see the coverage and extents of various datasets comprising this service in an interactive map, see World Elevation Coverage Map.What can you do with this layer?Use for Visualization: Yes. Multi-Directional Hillshade provides a quick indication of the shape of the terrain at a range of map scales. The image service can be added to web applications or other maps to enhance contextual understanding. For basemap needs, use World Hillshade instead.Use for Analysis: No. A hillshade is generally not used for analysis.This layer is part of a larger collection of elevation layers that you can use to perform a variety of mapping analysis tasks.

This vector tile layer presents the World Topographic Map style (World Edition) and provides a basemap for the world, symbolized with a classic Esri topographic map style. This layer includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries, designed for use with World Hillshade for added context. This vector tile layer provides unique capabilities for customization, high-resolution display, and use in mobile devices.This vector tile layer 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.This layer is used in the Topographic web map included in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.See the Vector Basemaps group for other vector tile layers, including Topographic (with Contours and Hillshade) multisource tile layer.Customize this StyleLearn more about customizing this vector basemap style using the Vector Tile Style Editor. Additional details are available in ArcGIS Online Blogs and the Esri Vector Basemaps Reference Document.

This layer provides a darker version of multi-directional hillshade, generated dynamically using a server-side custom function on the World Elevation Terrain layer. It complements the lighter version of Multi-Directional Hillshade function. The z factor is varied based on scale to generate an appropriate visualization at all scales. This layer is useful for visualization of the Terrain and is suitable to use as backdrop for thematic content in web applications and maps. For more information about uses, refer Introducing Dark Hillshade.Note: If you intend to use it as basemap, consider using the tiled version of this service i.e. World Hillshade (Dark), which provides fast and performant rendering.Update Frequency: QuarterlyCoverage: World/GlobalData Sources: This layer is compiled from a variety of best available sources from several data providers. To see the coverage and extents of various datasets comprising this service in an interactive map, see World Elevation Coverage Map.

What can you do with this layer?

Use for Visualization: Yes. Dark Multi-Directional Hillshade provides a quick indication of the shape of the terrain at a range of map scales. The image service can be added to web applications or other maps to enhance contextual understanding. For basemap needs, use World Hillshade (Dark) instead.

Use for Analysis: No. A hillshade is generally not used for analysis.This layer is part of a larger collection of elevation layers that you can use to perform a variety of mapping analysis tasks.

The Terrain with Labels (World Edition) web map includes populated places, admin areas, boundary lines and roads overlaying an artistic multidirectional hillshade. The minimal features and styling is designed to draw attention to your thematic content. This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, the World Terrain Reference and World Terrain Base vector tile layers and World Hillshade.The vector tile layers in this web map are 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 layers referenced in this map.

This web map is a subset of World Hillshade.This layer portrays elevation as an artistic hillshade. The map is designed to be used as a backdrop for topographical, soil, hydro, landcover or other outdoor recreational maps.The map was compiled from a variety of sources from several data providers. The basemap has global coverage down to a scale of ~1:72k. In the United States, Western Europe, Finland and Norway coverage is provided to ~1:18k. Additionally, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and select areas of the U.S. are provided down to ~1:9k.To see sources of various datasets comprising this map layer, view the Elevation Coverage Map. The map is based on the Multi-directional hillshade algorithm.

This vector tile layer presents the World Street Map (with Relief - Community Maps) style (World Edition) and provides a basemap for the world, symbolized with a classic Esri street map style. This comprehensive street map includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries. Where provided, data for these features, including roads and administrative lines, are from Community Map contributors. This map is designed to be used with World Hillshade. This vector tile layer provides unique capabilities for customization, high-resolution display, and use in mobile devices.This vector tile layer 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.This layer is used in the Streets (with Relief - Community Maps) web map.See the Vector Basemaps group for other vector tile layers. Customize this StyleLearn more about customizing this vector basemap style using the Vector Tile Style Editor. Additional details are available in ArcGIS Online Blogs and the Esri Vector Basemaps Reference Document.

This National Geographic Style Map (World Edition) web map provides a reference map for the world that includes administrative boundaries, cities, protected areas, highways, roads, railways, water features, buildings, and landmarks, overlaid on shaded relief and a colorized physical ecosystems base for added context to conservation and biodiversity topics. Alignment of boundaries is a presentation of the feature provided by our data vendors and does not imply endorsement by Esri, National Geographic or any governing authority.This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, uses the National Geographic Style vector tile layer and the National Geographic Style Base and World Hillshade raster tile layers.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 layers referenced in this map.

The Topographic (World Edition) web map is presented with a classic Esri topographic map style including a shaded relief layer for added context. This comprehensive topographic map includes landform labels, highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries, designed for use with shaded relief for added context. This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, uses the World Topographic Map vector tile layer and World Hillshade. For a topographic basemap that includes vector contours and vector hillshade, see the Topographic (Vector) web map.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 layers referenced in this map.

The Modern Antique Map (World Edition) web map provides a world basemap symbolized with a unique antique styled map, with a modern flair -- including the benefit of multi-scale mapping. The comprehensive map data includes highways, major roads, minor roads, railways, water features, cities, parks, landmarks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries. This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, uses the Modern Antique vector tile layer and World Hillshade.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 layers referenced in this map.

This basemap was designed with the Vizzuality team for use in the Half-Earth Project globe. The saturated palette and rich landcover tones are meant to engage an audience and to provide the sense that the earth is a charming and beautiful place worthy of thoughtful stewardship. As you zoom in, the saturated basemap is slowly replaced by imagery.This basemap is the major component of the Vibrant Map. The Vibrant Map is configured to use these basemap tiles from global to regional extents, then transition to Esri's World Imagery basemap tiles for a seamless transition from small to large scale.Find more information about this basemap, and its contributing data, here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/creating-the-half-earth-vibrant-basemap/Learn more about the Half-Earth Project here and explore highlighted areas of biodiversity here.Happy Mapping! John

This topographic map is designed to be used as a basemap and a reference map. The map has been compiled by Esri and the ArcGIS user community from a variety of best available sources. The map is intended to support the ArcGIS Online basemap gallery. For more details on the map, please visit the World Hillshade and World Topographic Map.

This map features shaded relief imagery, bathymetry and coastal water features that provide neutral background with political boundaries and placenames for reference purposes. The map is intended to support the ArcGIS Online basemap gallery. For more details on the map, please visit the World Hillshade and Terrain with Labels.