12/22/09–As announced in November, the ArcGIS Online servers were updated late last week (services.arcgisonline.com, server.arcgisonline.com, premium.arcgisonline.com), and the hosted ArcGIS Online map services were migrated to the Google Maps/Bing Maps tiling scheme in Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100). These map services may be used for both 2D and 3D display.
New (updated) maps
The following new maps were published in Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100) using the ArcGIS Google Maps/Bing Maps tiling scheme. The new maps are listed in the table below along with the existing maps and globes using the ArcGIS Online tiling scheme that are updated with these new maps.
| New maps in Google Maps/Bing Maps tiling scheme | Existing maps in ArcGIS Online tiling scheme being updated |
|---|---|
| World_Imagery | ESRI_Imagery_World |
| World_Street_Map | |
| USA_Topo_Maps | |
| World_Physical_Map | |
| World_Shaded_Relief | |
| World_Boundaries_and_Places | |
| World_Boundaries_and_Places_Alternate | ESRI_BoundariesPlacesAlt_World |
| World_Transportation | |
| World_Navigation_Charts |
Summary of updates to these maps
The new World_Imagery map consolidates the best of the USA Prime Imagery map and earlier World Imagery map, including the best available imagery for the United States plus high-resolution imagery around the world. The map includes more recent and detailed imagery for the United States, including i-cubed Nationwide Prime 1m or better resolution imagery featuring Aerials Express 0.3 to 0.6m resolution imagery for metropolitan areas, and Getmapping 1m imagery for Great Britain.
The new World_Street_Map includes enhancements to cartography at all scale levels, and updates to the latest AND global road data and Tele Atlas street data at large scales. It also includes additional coverage for large scale maps for other countries and regions such as South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Colombia, and Hong Kong.
The new World_Transportation, World_Boundaries_and_Places, and World_Boundaries_and_Places_Alternate maps include updates to the latest AND global road data at large scales.
New demographic maps introduced
Seven new demographic services featuring 2009 data from ESRI’s demographic data team were also published in Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100):
- USA_Median_Net_Worth
- USA_Owner_Occupied_Housing
- USA_Percent_Male
- USA_Percent_Over_64
- USA_Percent_Under_18
- USA_Retail_Spending_Potential
- USA_Tapestry
Maps updated to Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
The following maps previously published in Web Mercator (WKID 102113) were updated to Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100):
- DeLorme_World_Base_Map
- World_Reference_Overlay
- World_Terrain_Base
- World_Topo_Map
- USA_1990-2000_Population_Change
- USA_Average_Household_Size
- USA_Daytime_Population
- USA_Diversity_Index
- USA_Labor_Force_Participation_Rate
- USA_Median_Age
- USA_Median_Home_Value
- USA_Median_Household_Income
- USA_Population_Density
- USA_Projected_Population_Change
- USA_Recent_Population_Change
- USA_Unemployment_Rate
3D globes removed from the Premium environment
The following 3D globe services were removed from the Premium environment (premium.arcgisonline.com). Subscription users who want to use these 3D globe services in a production environment can access them on the freely available servers (services.arcgisonline.com and server.arcgisonline.com):
- ESRI_Imagery_World
- ESRI_ShadedRelief_World
- ESRI_StreetMap_World
- I3_Imagery_Prime_World
- NGS_Topo_US
- NPS_Physical_World
- ESRI_Elevation_World
- USGS_Elevation_US
- ESRI_Boundaries_World
- ESRI_BoundariesPlaces_World
- ESRI_BoundariesPlacesAlt_World
- ESRI_Transportation_World
- EVC_Topo_World
- NGS_PlaceNames_World
- NGS_Political_World
Note about maps and globes in the current ArcGIS Online tiling scheme
The existing map and globe services in the ArcGIS Online tiling scheme will remain available for at least six months on the ArcGIS Online servers and, depending on need, may remain available longer. Although the map and globe services will remain available, the content in these services will no longer be updated.
Additional information
For details about the migration, see Migrating map tiling schemes in ArcGIS Online Help.
Note for ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 users: The Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere coordinate system is not supported in 9.2. ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 or more recent is required to use these new services.
If you have questions, please post them to our forum at http://forums.esri.com/forums.asp?c=188.
