The Light Gray canvas web map was published recently on ArcGIS Online
(services.arcgisonline.com, server.arcgisonline.com). This basemap
and its reference layer draw attention to your thematic content by providing a neutral
background with minimal colors, labels, and features. Only key information is
represented to provide geographic context, allowing your data to come to the
foreground (see example below).
In the example below, major highways and locations of forest fires are shown as themes.
The light gray canvas map was compiled by Esri using NAVTEQ data for North America, DeLorme basemap layers, and Esri basemap data. Worldwide coverage is provided from Level 0 (1:591M scale) through Level 8
(1:2M scale), and in North America from Level 9 (1:1M scale) through Level 16 (1:9k
scale). Future releases will add additional continents and countries.
For information on how to use the light gray canvas map, see Using your own basemaps (and projection) with the ArcGIS.com map viewer.
If you have questions or feedback, please post them in the ArcGIS Online forums.
