Content Store for ArcGIS - premium commercial imagery directly within the ArcGIS platform
Great news for ArcGIS customers seeking up-to-date, high-resolution satellite imagery! Introducing the Content Store for ArcGIS – a seamless, on-demand solution where you can search, discover, purchase, analyze, and share premium commercial imagery directly within the ArcGIS platform. The Content Store for ArcGIS streamlines the process of acquiring and integrating premium commercial imagery data for ArcGIS users. It offers a centralized, user-friendly interface that enables users to discover, purchase, and utilize high-quality satellite imagery from various providers.
Content Store for ArcGIS at the 2025 Federal GIS Conference. Premium commercial imagery in the form of a store... making available data for purchase, search, buy, download and use it immediately in ArcGIS Online (Jack Dangermond)
How it Works
Users can browse and purchase imagery from various commercial providers through a single interface. The imagery can be viewed as a full-resolution map, downloaded, or published as a tiled imagery layer to their ArcGIS organization. The application supports seamless integration with ArcGIS Online, enabling users to manage and utilize the purchased imagery within their GIS projects.
From the official announcement - imagery from Esri’s cornerstone Esri Partner Network (EPN) partner, Maxar, as well as other leading commercial data providers, this ArcGIS app was created jointly by Esri and SkyWatch, a trusted ArcGIS partner and the world’s leading geospatial data platform.
As the Content Store matures, users can expect the resource to be available via more user environments, and the library of imagery provided by Esri Partner content providers will be expanding. At FedGIS 2025, Jack Dangermond was on stage touting the Store and the opportunities for content providers (image below). This presentation by Kate Hess shows how the new Content Store for ArcGIS simplifies adding imagery to GIS workflows, allowing you to browse, order, and publish imagery from multiple commercial providers—all in one place.
Benefits
There are numerous benefits for users of the Content Store for ArcGIS including:
- Central, on-demand access
- Seamless integration of imagery
- Optimized workflows
- Enhanced data management of imagery
- High quality imagery
- Near Global coverage!
How to Access Content Store
Ask your ArcGIS Online administrator to download and provision the Content Store for ArcGIS app via the ArcGIS Marketplace. This enables the administrator to manage access to the web app within your organization. Once provisioned, users can access the Content Store web app through the App Launcher in ArcGIS Online.
From the developer, Skywatch - "Content Store for ArcGIS is free to use, permitting Esri users access to over 90% of commercial earth observation satellites in a few simple clicks."
Partner Opportunity
Partners can serve data on the Content Store for ArcGIS by participating in the Partner Content Delivery Program (learn more on Partner Community) and leveraging the capabilities of ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise. By participating in the Partner Content Delivery Program and leveraging the capabilities of ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, partners can effectively serve their data on the Content Store for ArcGIS, enhancing their visibility and reach within the ArcGIS community. Partner content providers are encouraged to reach out to the partner manager for additional information.
