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3rd-party data sources
Different data providers and data services
PetaBytes of geospatial data from authoritative data providers
Data services distribution by category
Data services distribution by service type
Living Atlas of the World (LAW) is a subset of data available in the ArcGIS Platform
You can browse it through livingatlas.arcgis.com or the "LAW Search" group in arcgis.com.
Tile layers
Service type: Tile Map Service (x, y, z), Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) & Esri Tile Layers | Data type: raster or vector
Main purpose: provide context to data & technical performance: storage and load times.
Example: basemaps (satellite, roads, ...), aerial pictures, large data, ...
Note: Tile layers are ~12% of the content in the Living Atlas
Feature layers
For spatial raw vector data. Similar to GeoJSON, KML, GPX ... but it is managed through a REST API.
Esri Hosted Feature Layers are optimized, supporting: data tiling, caching, protocol buffers, cartographic generalization, http2, CDNs, and more.
Service type: Esri Feature Layers, Web Feature Service (WFS) | Data type: vector (alphanumberic + shape/geometry)
Main purpose: access, query, and edit raw data interactively
Example: buildings, POIs, roads, live alerts, boundaries, ...
Note: Feature layers are ~66% of the content in the Living Atlas
Live Feeds Status: livingatlas.arcgis.com/livefeeds-status/
Map Image Layers
Service type: Map Service, Web Map Service (WMS)| Data type: can include both feature and non-feature layers as sublayers
Main purpose: combine the best of raster and vector in a single service
Example: interactive large datasets: demographics by county, large water or traffic models, ...
Imagery Layers
Service type: Esri dynamic imagery layers (a.k.a. raster layers), Web Coverage Service (WCS) | Data type: raster
Main purpose: process and analyze large continuous space/time-varying data.
Example: weather data, land cover, vegetation index, elevation data, slopes, ...
Disclaimer
Remember, we have reviewed the four most common data types of services, but ArcGIS Platform supports many more (scene services, stream service, KML services, geodata services, etc.).
Living Atlas data layers access considerations:
Default layers (~5900): free to access and use (no login required).
Subscription layers (~1000): free to access and use (login required).
Premium layers (~500): paid pers use (demographic layers mainly).
Not all data can be downloaded, read Deployment > Content and data.
Feature Layers
Guide: Hosted feature layers
Tutorials: Add a feature layer, Query a feature layer (SQL)
Query a feature layer (spatial).
Videos: Using the ArcGIS REST Query Page
Learn more about item, item types and search.
Guides: Intro to imagery and remote sensing
Code samples: Intro to Imagery layers
Imagery Layers
Tile Layers
Map Image Layers
Guide: Image Tile Service, Vector Tile Service
Tutorials: Add a vector tile layer, Add an image tile layer
Videos:
Integration, manipulation, exploration, ...
Load data
Plug data
Manage data
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