This map includes country boundaries, first-order (state/province) internal administrative boundaries for most countries, and place-names for the world. The map is designed to be overlaid on imagery basemaps.
Map Service Name: World_Boundaries_and_Places
Note:
Included with World Basic (Basic Legacy), World Standard and World Advanced (World Legacy), North America Standard and North America Advanced (North America Legacy) Collections. This is the last update.
Description
World Boundaries and Places presents country boundaries, first-order (state/province) internal administrative boundaries for most countries, second-order administrative boundaries for the United States (counties) and some countries in Europe, and place-names for the world. Alignment of boundaries is a presentation of the features provided by our data vendors and does not imply endorsement by Esri or any governing authority.
The map was developed by Esri using administrative and cities data from Esri; Garmin basemap layers for the world; HERE data for North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America and Central America, Africa, India, and most of the Middle East; OpenStreetMap data for some features in select African countries and Pacific Islands; and feature names from the GIS user community. A specific country list and documentation of Esri's process for including OSM data are in OSM Data Usage in Esri's ArcGIS Online Basemaps (PDF).
Select data for the World Boundaries and Places Map is provided by the GIS community. For details on data sources in this map service, view the list of Contributors for the World Boundaries and Places Map (PDF).
Attribution
Sources: Esri, Garmin, HERE, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community
Coordinate system
Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)
Tiling scheme
Map service data format
Map server cache in PNG32 format
Coverage
As illustrated in the coverage map below, coverage is provided at the following scales:
The map includes similar coverage to World Transportation.
World Basic (Basic Legacy)
~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:72,000 worldwide
World Standard and World Advanced (World Legacy)
~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:1,000 in select areas
North America Standard and North America Advanced (North America Legacy)
- ~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:72,000 worldwide
- ~1:36,000 down to ~1:1,000 in North America in select areas