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The ArcGIS Platform brings together maps, apps, data, and people to make smarter decisions and enable innovation in your organization and community. ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World with beautiful and authoritative maps on hundreds of topics. The Living Atlas combines reference and thematic maps with many topics relating to people, earth, and life.  This content is available from any device, anywhere, at any time. 2014 was a busy year for the ArcGIS Content Team. Esri’s content landscape has increased tremendously. This increase is largely due to content being created and curated into the diverse collections of the Living Atlas of the World and includes data that has been contributed to Esri’s Online Basemaps through Community Maps participation. This story will focus on the expanding content that supports the Living Atlas, including an introduction to our curators, and will detail basemap growth through 2014. Content that supports the Living Atlas of the World is organized by themes. Content included in the atlas is published by Esri, the User Community and Esri’s Partners. Each of these themes have a curator that ensures that all web maps, apps and data follow best practices, add value, and provide a foundation for your work. Let’s take a look at these diverse themes and meet our curators. Basemaps Imagery Demographics and Lifestyles Landscape Landscape – Oceans Earth Observations Urban Systems Urban Systems – 3D Cities Transportation Boundaries and Places and Historic Maps are provided by the curated themes mentioned above. Story Maps Community Maps played a vital role this year by adding new and updated content to the World Topographic Map. New contributions in the United States included King County, WA; Crook County, OR; Los Angeles and Anaheim, CA; Sparks, NV; Mesa and Queen Creek, AZ; City of Aspen and Pitkin County, CO; Teton County, ID and WY; Oswego, IL; Plano and Montgomery, TX; Shelby County, TN; Tampa, FL; Goldsboro, NC; Milford, CT; and many others. New contributions from the international community include Denmark; Island of Bermuda; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Alberta, British Columbia, and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and many others. Not only have these communities joined the Community Maps Program, the ArcGIS Content Team has also leveraged content from these contributors and have added select map layers to the World Streets Map, the Light Gray Canvas Map, and there are plans to add these layers to other basemaps soon. Not only have we introduced new and updated content, we are rendering contributor content up through 1:288K, previously this content was only visible through 1:9K.  In addition, Commercial data was updated for all of North America, and all content in North America was cached in the new cartographic design. Ready-to-use basemaps and content are part of your ArcGIS Online Subscription. This  includes maps, intelligent map layers, imagery tools, live feeds layers, elevation services and web apps. What else to I get? The image below illustrates the community contributors in the World Topographic Map. 134 million features have been submitted by community contributions! The Community Maps Timeline highlights the programmatic and operational enhancements our team has implemented through 2014. We would like to thank our user community and partners for their help in building our basemap collection and supporting the Living Atlas of the World. ... View more

The ArcGIS Platform brings together maps, apps, data, and people to make smarter decisions and enable innovation in your organization and community. ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World with beautiful and authoritative maps on hundreds of topics. The Living Atlas combines reference and thematic maps with many topics relating to people, earth, and life.  This content is available from any device, anywhere, at any time. 2014 was a busy year for the ArcGIS Content Team. Esri’s content landscape has increased tremendously. This increase is largely due to content being created and curated into the diverse collections of the Living Atlas of the World and includes data that has been contributed to Esri’s Online Basemaps through Community Maps participation. This story will focus on the expanding content that supports the Living Atlas, including an introduction to our curators, and will detail basemap growth through 2014. Content that supports the Living Atlas of the World is organized by themes. Content included in the atlas is published by Esri, the User Community and Esri’s Partners. Each of these themes have a curator that ensures that all web maps, apps and data follow best practices, add value, and provide a foundation for your work. Let’s take a look at these diverse themes and meet our curators. Basemaps Imagery Demographics and Lifestyles Landscape Landscape – Oceans Earth Observations Urban Systems Urban Systems – 3D Cities Transportation Boundaries and Places and Historic Maps are provided by the curated themes mentioned above. Story Maps Community Maps played a vital role this year by adding new and updated content to the World Topographic Map. New contributions in the United States included King County, WA; Crook County, OR; Los Angeles and Anaheim, CA; Sparks, NV; Mesa and Queen Creek, AZ; City of Aspen and Pitkin County, CO; Teton County, ID and WY; Oswego, IL; Plano and Montgomery, TX; Shelby County, TN; Tampa, FL; Goldsboro, NC; Milford, CT; and many others. New contributions from the international community include Denmark; Island of Bermuda; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Alberta, British Columbia, and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and many others. Not only have these communities joined the Community Maps Program, the ArcGIS Content Team has also leveraged content from these contributors and have added select map layers to the World Streets Map, the Light Gray Canvas Map, and there are plans to add these layers to other basemaps soon. Not only have we introduced new and updated content, we are rendering contributor content up through 1:288K, previously this content was only visible through 1:9K.  In addition, Commercial data was updated for all of North America, and all content in North America was cached in the new cartographic design. Ready-to-use basemaps and content are part of your ArcGIS Online Subscription. This  includes maps, intelligent map layers, imagery tools, live feeds layers, elevation services and web apps. What else to I get? The image below illustrates the community contributors in the World Topographic Map. 134 million features have been submitted by community contributions! The Community Maps Timeline highlights the programmatic and operational enhancements our team has implemented through 2014. We would like to thank our user community and partners for their help in building our basemap collection and supporting the Living Atlas of the World. ... View more

The ArcGIS Platform brings together maps, apps, data, and people to make smarter decisions and enable innovation in your organization and community. ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World with beautiful and authoritative maps on hundreds of topics. The Living Atlas combines reference and thematic maps with many topics relating to people, earth, and life.  This content is available from any device, anywhere, at any time. 2014 was a busy year for the ArcGIS Content Team. Esri’s content landscape has increased tremendously. This increase is largely due to content being created and curated into the diverse collections of the Living Atlas of the World and includes data that has been contributed to Esri’s Online Basemaps through Community Maps participation. This story will focus on the expanding content that supports the Living Atlas, including an introduction to our curators, and will detail basemap growth through 2014. Content that supports the Living Atlas of the World is organized by themes. Content included in the atlas is published by Esri, the User Community and Esri’s Partners. Each of these themes have a curator that ensures that all web maps, apps and data follow best practices, add value, and provide a foundation for your work. Let’s take a look at these diverse themes and meet our curators. Basemaps Imagery Demographics and Lifestyles Landscape Landscape – Oceans Earth Observations Urban Systems Urban Systems – 3D Cities Transportation Boundaries and Places and Historic Maps are provided by the curated themes mentioned above. Story Maps Community Maps played a vital role this year by adding new and updated content to the World Topographic Map. New contributions in the United States included King County, WA; Crook County, OR; Los Angeles and Anaheim, CA; Sparks, NV; Mesa and Queen Creek, AZ; City of Aspen and Pitkin County, CO; Teton County, ID and WY; Oswego, IL; Plano and Montgomery, TX; Shelby County, TN; Tampa, FL; Goldsboro, NC; Milford, CT; and many others. New contributions from the international community include Denmark; Island of Bermuda; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Alberta, British Columbia, and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and many others. Not only have these communities joined the Community Maps Program, the ArcGIS Content Team has also leveraged content from these contributors and have added select map layers to the World Streets Map, the Light Gray Canvas Map, and there are plans to add these layers to other basemaps soon. Not only have we introduced new and updated content, we are rendering contributor content up through 1:288K, previously this content was only visible through 1:9K.  In addition, Commercial data was updated for all of North America, and all content in North America was cached in the new cartographic design. Ready-to-use basemaps and content are part of your ArcGIS Online Subscription. This  includes maps, intelligent map layers, imagery tools, live feeds layers, elevation services and web apps. What else to I get? The image below illustrates the community contributors in the World Topographic Map. 134 million features have been submitted by community contributions! The Community Maps Timeline highlights the programmatic and operational enhancements our team has implemented through 2014. We would like to thank our user community and partners for their help in building our basemap collection and supporting the Living Atlas of the World. ... View more

The Urban Systems collection of the Living Atlas has recently expanded to include Transit Access. Defined as which areas in a city have easy access to public transportation? This access map reveals areas that are 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and 1 km away from the nearest bus, metro or train stop.  These distances equate to around a 5, 10, and 12 minute walk, typically. This new map theme is also comparable to other select cities in the Urban Observatory. Is there a transit map theme you would like to see become a reality? I am all ears. For example, how far are you from a ski resort? Personally, if I lived 15 minutes. from a ski resort, I would not be able to hold down a job. Your input is welcome. ... View more

The Urban Systems collection of the Living Atlas has recently expanded to include Transit Access. Defined as which areas in a city have easy access to public transportation? This access map reveals areas that are 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and 1 km away from the nearest bus, metro or train stop.  These distances equate to around a 5, 10, and 12 minute walk, typically. This new map theme is also comparable to other select cities in the Urban Observatory. Is there a transit map theme you would like to see become a reality? I am all ears. For example, how far are you from a ski resort? Personally, if I lived 15 minutes. from a ski resort, I would not be able to hold down a job. Your input is welcome. ... View more

The Urban Systems collection of the Living Atlas has recently expanded to include Transit Access. Defined as which areas in a city have easy access to public transportation? This access map reveals areas that are 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and 1 km away from the nearest bus, metro or train stop.  These distances equate to around a 5, 10, and 12 minute walk, typically. This new map theme is also comparable to other select cities in the Urban Observatory. Is there a transit map theme you would like to see become a reality? I am all ears. For example, how far are you from a ski resort? Personally, if I lived 15 minutes. from a ski resort, I would not be able to hold down a job. Your input is welcome. ... View more

Esri’s ArcGIS Content Team has just incorporated new and updated content to both the World Topographic Map and Basemap Imagery, expanding and updating content in the Living Atlas of the World. This refresh includes 3 new contributors and 3 updates for cities and counties in the United States and Nigeria for the World Topographic Map and an update supporting our imagery services from Berlin, Germany. First a look at our newest contributors to the topographic map. Beginning in the United States is the City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Aurora, IL has created a web app called My Place. This application helps residents obtain useful information related to where they live, as well as other addresses throughout the city. Now that the city has contributed content, they can add a topographic base to accompany the streets and imagery basemap options. You can learn more about this app in this press release from the City of Aurora, IL. Also located in the Midwest region of the United States is Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). Home to the popular National Football League’s (NFL) Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field. Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Green Bay County Seat Brown County is celebrating the opening of a new Zoo & Adventure Park. Looks like Saturday, December 13th will be a great day to get the kids out for breakfast with Santa and the opening of the Zip Line. The new facility is located 10 miles from downtown Green Bay. Our final new contributor for this release is Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). Lagos was updated to include a building footprint layer which lends great added detail and geographic context throughout the city. Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Lagos is the largest city in Africa and continues to grow. By 2015, Lagos will be the third most populated city in the world, according to United Nations estimates. The following Story Map provides the details on this and other select Megacities. We would like to thank the following counties for updates and continuing to help the ArcGIS Content Team provide the most contemporary and best available data. Lake County, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Waukegan County Seat Story County, IA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Nevada County Seat Yavapai County, AZ (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Prescott County Seat Lastly, we have an update to our Imagery Basemap for Berlin, Germany, provided by Geoportal Berlin. In this updated data of Germany’s capital and largest city, recent changes can be seen throughout.  This example below shows the O2 World Complex and three new buildings completed including a hotel and office building. New imagery for Berlin (0.20m resolution, 2014) Previous imagery for Berlin (2011) See Berlin’s cityscape and buildings come to life in this 3D City Base, powered by Esri City Engine. If you work for a local government and would enjoy participating in Community Maps, the Story Map below will guide you through the layers we typically incorporate into the World Topographic Map. The map provides examples and explanations of the basemap layers your organization can contribute to Esri Community Maps. Whether you are currently contributing or are interested, use the New Data Prep Tools to prepare your data for submission. These tools are version 2.0 of the previously released CM DataPrepTools_v1 ArcGIS 10.1 and CM DataPrepTools_v1 International Edition ArcGIS 10.1. Updates included in this release of the tools are outlined in the table below. Need some guidance in using these tools? Our team is offering online training workshops. Read the blog below for the details. New online Community Maps Data Preparation Tools workshop available in 2015. Showcase your organization! If you work for an organization that is benefiting from Community Maps Participation and would like to share your work with our expanding user community, please contact Shane Matthews (smatthews@esri.com) or Community Maps (communitymaps@esri.com) and tell us your story and have a chance to be featured in a Community Maps Webinar segment. Here’s a list of all the community contributors for this release: World Topographic Map City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contributor Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution Lake County, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Story County, IA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Yavapai County, AZ (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Imagery Basemap Berlin, Germany (Imagery 0.20m resolution) Update These contributions were made through the Community Maps Program. For more information visit the Community Maps Program Resource Center. The service was updated on the following servers: services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com. If you have previously used the World_Topo_Map, you may need to clear your cache in order to see the updates. If you have feedback on content, try our Topographic Map Feedback web map. If you have feedback on content, try our Imagery Map Feedback web map. Metadata for Imagery Map: This service is metadata-enabled. With the Identify tool in ArcMap or the World Imagery with Metadata web map, you can see the resolution, collection date, and source of the imagery at the location you click. The metadata applies only to the best available imagery at that location. You may need to zoom in to view the best available imagery. If you have other feedback or comments, please post them to the ArcGIS Discussion Group on GeoNet. ... View more

Esri’s ArcGIS Content Team has just incorporated new and updated content to both the World Topographic Map and Basemap Imagery, expanding and updating content in the Living Atlas of the World. This refresh includes 3 new contributors and 3 updates for cities and counties in the United States and Nigeria for the World Topographic Map and an update supporting our imagery services from Berlin, Germany. First a look at our newest contributors to the topographic map. Beginning in the United States is the City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Aurora, IL has created a web app called My Place. This application helps residents obtain useful information related to where they live, as well as other addresses throughout the city. Now that the city has contributed content, they can add a topographic base to accompany the streets and imagery basemap options. You can learn more about this app in this press release from the City of Aurora, IL. Also located in the Midwest region of the United States is Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). Home to the popular National Football League’s (NFL) Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field. Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Green Bay County Seat Brown County is celebrating the opening of a new Zoo & Adventure Park. Looks like Saturday, December 13th will be a great day to get the kids out for breakfast with Santa and the opening of the Zip Line. The new facility is located 10 miles from downtown Green Bay. Our final new contributor for this release is Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). Lagos was updated to include a building footprint layer which lends great added detail and geographic context throughout the city. Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Lagos is the largest city in Africa and continues to grow. By 2015, Lagos will be the third most populated city in the world, according to United Nations estimates. The following Story Map provides the details on this and other select Megacities. We would like to thank the following counties for updates and continuing to help the ArcGIS Content Team provide the most contemporary and best available data. Lake County, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Waukegan County Seat Story County, IA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Nevada County Seat Yavapai County, AZ (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Prescott County Seat Lastly, we have an update to our Imagery Basemap for Berlin, Germany, provided by Geoportal Berlin. In this updated data of Germany’s capital and largest city, recent changes can be seen throughout.  This example below shows the O2 World Complex and three new buildings completed including a hotel and office building. New imagery for Berlin (0.20m resolution, 2014) Previous imagery for Berlin (2011) See Berlin’s cityscape and buildings come to life in this 3D City Base, powered by Esri City Engine. If you work for a local government and would enjoy participating in Community Maps, the Story Map below will guide you through the layers we typically incorporate into the World Topographic Map. The map provides examples and explanations of the basemap layers your organization can contribute to Esri Community Maps. Whether you are currently contributing or are interested, use the New Data Prep Tools to prepare your data for submission. These tools are version 2.0 of the previously released CM DataPrepTools_v1 ArcGIS 10.1 and CM DataPrepTools_v1 International Edition ArcGIS 10.1. Updates included in this release of the tools are outlined in the table below. Need some guidance in using these tools? Our team is offering online training workshops. Read the blog below for the details. New online Community Maps Data Preparation Tools workshop available in 2015. Showcase your organization! If you work for an organization that is benefiting from Community Maps Participation and would like to share your work with our expanding user community, please contact Shane Matthews (smatthews@esri.com) or Community Maps (communitymaps@esri.com) and tell us your story and have a chance to be featured in a Community Maps Webinar segment. Here’s a list of all the community contributors for this release: World Topographic Map City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contributor Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution Lake County, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Story County, IA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Yavapai County, AZ (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Imagery Basemap Berlin, Germany (Imagery 0.20m resolution) Update These contributions were made through the Community Maps Program. For more information visit the Community Maps Program Resource Center. The service was updated on the following servers: services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com. If you have previously used the World_Topo_Map, you may need to clear your cache in order to see the updates. If you have feedback on content, try our Topographic Map Feedback web map. If you have feedback on content, try our Imagery Map Feedback web map. Metadata for Imagery Map: This service is metadata-enabled. With the Identify tool in ArcMap or the World Imagery with Metadata web map, you can see the resolution, collection date, and source of the imagery at the location you click. The metadata applies only to the best available imagery at that location. You may need to zoom in to view the best available imagery. If you have other feedback or comments, please post them to the ArcGIS Discussion Group on GeoNet. ... View more

Esri’s ArcGIS Content Team has just incorporated new and updated content to both the World Topographic Map and Basemap Imagery, expanding and updating content in the Living Atlas of the World. This refresh includes 3 new contributors and 3 updates for cities and counties in the United States and Nigeria for the World Topographic Map and an update supporting our imagery services from Berlin, Germany. First a look at our newest contributors to the topographic map. Beginning in the United States is the City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Aurora, IL has created a web app called My Place. This application helps residents obtain useful information related to where they live, as well as other addresses throughout the city. Now that the city has contributed content, they can add a topographic base to accompany the streets and imagery basemap options. You can learn more about this app in this press release from the City of Aurora, IL. Also located in the Midwest region of the United States is Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). Home to the popular National Football League’s (NFL) Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field. Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Green Bay County Seat Brown County is celebrating the opening of a new Zoo & Adventure Park. Looks like Saturday, December 13th will be a great day to get the kids out for breakfast with Santa and the opening of the Zip Line. The new facility is located 10 miles from downtown Green Bay. Our final new contributor for this release is Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). Lagos was updated to include a building footprint layer which lends great added detail and geographic context throughout the city. Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Lagos is the largest city in Africa and continues to grow. By 2015, Lagos will be the third most populated city in the world, according to United Nations estimates. The following Story Map provides the details on this and other select Megacities. We would like to thank the following counties for updates and continuing to help the ArcGIS Content Team provide the most contemporary and best available data. Lake County, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Waukegan County Seat Story County, IA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Nevada County Seat Yavapai County, AZ (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Prescott County Seat Lastly, we have an update to our Imagery Basemap for Berlin, Germany, provided by Geoportal Berlin. In this updated data of Germany’s capital and largest city, recent changes can be seen throughout.  This example below shows the O2 World Complex and three new buildings completed including a hotel and office building. New imagery for Berlin (0.20m resolution, 2014) Previous imagery for Berlin (2011) See Berlin’s cityscape and buildings come to life in this 3D City Base, powered by Esri City Engine. If you work for a local government and would enjoy participating in Community Maps, the Story Map below will guide you through the layers we typically incorporate into the World Topographic Map. The map provides examples and explanations of the basemap layers your organization can contribute to Esri Community Maps. Whether you are currently contributing or are interested, use the New Data Prep Tools to prepare your data for submission. These tools are version 2.0 of the previously released CM DataPrepTools_v1 ArcGIS 10.1 and CM DataPrepTools_v1 International Edition ArcGIS 10.1. Updates included in this release of the tools are outlined in the table below. Need some guidance in using these tools? Our team is offering online training workshops. Read the blog below for the details. New online Community Maps Data Preparation Tools workshop available in 2015. Showcase your organization! If you work for an organization that is benefiting from Community Maps Participation and would like to share your work with our expanding user community, please contact Shane Matthews (smatthews@esri.com) or Community Maps (communitymaps@esri.com) and tell us your story and have a chance to be featured in a Community Maps Webinar segment. Here’s a list of all the community contributors for this release: World Topographic Map City of Aurora, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contributor Brown County, WI (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution Lagos, Nigeria (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution Lake County, IL (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Story County, IA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Yavapai County, AZ (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update Imagery Basemap Berlin, Germany (Imagery 0.20m resolution) Update These contributions were made through the Community Maps Program. For more information visit the Community Maps Program Resource Center. The service was updated on the following servers: services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com. If you have previously used the World_Topo_Map, you may need to clear your cache in order to see the updates. If you have feedback on content, try our Topographic Map Feedback web map. If you have feedback on content, try our Imagery Map Feedback web map. Metadata for Imagery Map: This service is metadata-enabled. With the Identify tool in ArcMap or the World Imagery with Metadata web map, you can see the resolution, collection date, and source of the imagery at the location you click. The metadata applies only to the best available imagery at that location. You may need to zoom in to view the best available imagery. If you have other feedback or comments, please post them to the ArcGIS Discussion Group on GeoNet. ... View more

The ArcGIS Content Team has updated the World Topographic Map! Another big thanks to the user community who are helping improve the Community Basemaps by submitting new and updated content to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Updates this week includes 3 new contributions and 1 update for locations in the United States. Our newest contributors are City of Cupertino, CA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k), City of Newton and Boston College, MA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k), and the University of Richmond, VA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). City of Cupertino, CA City of Newton and Boston College, MA University of Richmond, VA Also included in this release is an update from the City of Lawrence, KS (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). This update also includes data from Douglas County, KS. City of Lawrence, KS We would like to thank these contributors for improving the Living Atlas of the World and the Online Basemaps. Attending Esri’s Southwest User Conference? The Conference will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, located at 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, December 2 – 4, 2014. Members of the Content Team will be hosting a Post-Conference Workshop. This hands-on workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from authoritative sources like your GIS organization. You will learn how the program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online basemaps. This includes a thorough overview to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which make the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises and software demonstrations. Workshop details: Date: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Location: Kearney Room, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Course Fee: Free (*) Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. Showcase your organization! If you work for an organization that is benefiting from Community Maps Participation and would like to share your work with our expanding user community, please contact Shane Matthews (smatthews@esri.com) or Community Maps (communitymaps@esri.com) and tell us your story and have a chance to be featured in a Community Maps Webinar segment. Here’s a list of all the community contributors for this release: City of Cupertino, CA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contributor City of Newton and Boston College, MA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution University of Richmond, VA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution City of Lawrence, KS (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update These contributions were made through the Community Maps Program. For more information visit the Community Maps Program Resource Center. The service was updated on the following servers: services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com. If you have previously used the World_Topo_Map, you may need to clear your cache in order to see the updates. If you have feedback on content, try our Topographic Map Feedback web map. If you have other feedback or comments, please post them to the ArcGIS Discussion Group on GeoNet. ... View more

The ArcGIS Content Team has updated the World Topographic Map! Another big thanks to the user community who are helping improve the Community Basemaps by submitting new and updated content to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Updates this week includes 3 new contributions and 1 update for locations in the United States. Our newest contributors are City of Cupertino, CA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k), City of Newton and Boston College, MA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k), and the University of Richmond, VA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). City of Cupertino, CA City of Newton and Boston College, MA University of Richmond, VA Also included in this release is an update from the City of Lawrence, KS (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). This update also includes data from Douglas County, KS. City of Lawrence, KS We would like to thank these contributors for improving the Living Atlas of the World and the Online Basemaps. Attending Esri’s Southwest User Conference? The Conference will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, located at 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, December 2 – 4, 2014. Members of the Content Team will be hosting a Post-Conference Workshop. This hands-on workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from authoritative sources like your GIS organization. You will learn how the program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online basemaps. This includes a thorough overview to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which make the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises and software demonstrations. Workshop details: Date: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Location: Kearney Room, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Course Fee: Free (*) Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. Showcase your organization! If you work for an organization that is benefiting from Community Maps Participation and would like to share your work with our expanding user community, please contact Shane Matthews (smatthews@esri.com) or Community Maps (communitymaps@esri.com) and tell us your story and have a chance to be featured in a Community Maps Webinar segment. Here’s a list of all the community contributors for this release: City of Cupertino, CA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contributor City of Newton and Boston College, MA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution University of Richmond, VA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution City of Lawrence, KS (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update These contributions were made through the Community Maps Program. For more information visit the Community Maps Program Resource Center. The service was updated on the following servers: services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com. If you have previously used the World_Topo_Map, you may need to clear your cache in order to see the updates. If you have feedback on content, try our Topographic Map Feedback web map. If you have other feedback or comments, please post them to the ArcGIS Discussion Group on GeoNet. ... View more

The ArcGIS Content Team has updated the World Topographic Map! Another big thanks to the user community who are helping improve the Community Basemaps by submitting new and updated content to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Updates this week includes 3 new contributions and 1 update for locations in the United States. Our newest contributors are City of Cupertino, CA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k), City of Newton and Boston College, MA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k), and the University of Richmond, VA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). City of Cupertino, CA City of Newton and Boston College, MA University of Richmond, VA Also included in this release is an update from the City of Lawrence, KS (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k). This update also includes data from Douglas County, KS. City of Lawrence, KS We would like to thank these contributors for improving the Living Atlas of the World and the Online Basemaps. Attending Esri’s Southwest User Conference? The Conference will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, located at 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, December 2 – 4, 2014. Members of the Content Team will be hosting a Post-Conference Workshop. This hands-on workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from authoritative sources like your GIS organization. You will learn how the program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online basemaps. This includes a thorough overview to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which make the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises and software demonstrations. Workshop details: Date: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Location: Kearney Room, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Course Fee: Free (*) Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. Showcase your organization! If you work for an organization that is benefiting from Community Maps Participation and would like to share your work with our expanding user community, please contact Shane Matthews (smatthews@esri.com) or Community Maps (communitymaps@esri.com) and tell us your story and have a chance to be featured in a Community Maps Webinar segment. Here’s a list of all the community contributors for this release: City of Cupertino, CA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contributor City of Newton and Boston College, MA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution University of Richmond, VA (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) New Contribution City of Lawrence, KS (Topo 1:9k to 1:1k) Update These contributions were made through the Community Maps Program. For more information visit the Community Maps Program Resource Center. The service was updated on the following servers: services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com. If you have previously used the World_Topo_Map, you may need to clear your cache in order to see the updates. If you have feedback on content, try our Topographic Map Feedback web map. If you have other feedback or comments, please post them to the ArcGIS Discussion Group on GeoNet. ... View more

Attending Esri's Southwest User Conference? The Conference will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, located at 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, December 2 - 4, 2014. Members of the Content Team will be hosting a Post-Conference Workshop. This hands-on workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from authoritative sources like your GIS organization. You will learn how the program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online basemaps. This includes a thorough overview to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which make the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises and software demonstrations. Workshop details: Date: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Kearney Room, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Course Fee: Free (*) Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. ... View more

Attending Esri's Southwest User Conference? The Conference will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, located at 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, December 2 - 4, 2014. Members of the Content Team will be hosting a Post-Conference Workshop. This hands-on workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from authoritative sources like your GIS organization. You will learn how the program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online basemaps. This includes a thorough overview to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which make the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises and software demonstrations. Workshop details: Date: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Kearney Room, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Course Fee: Free (*) Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. ... View more

Attending Esri's Southwest User Conference? The Conference will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, located at 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, December 2 - 4, 2014. Members of the Content Team will be hosting a Post-Conference Workshop. This hands-on workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from authoritative sources like your GIS organization. You will learn how the program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online basemaps. This includes a thorough overview to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which make the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises and software demonstrations. Workshop details: Date: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Kearney Room, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Course Fee: Free (*) Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. ... View more