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World Hillshade

World Hillshade basemap

This map portrays elevation as an artistic hillshade.

Map Service Name: World_Hillshade

Description

World Hillshade is designed to be used as a backdrop for topographical, soil, hydro, land cover, or other outdoor recreational maps.

The map was compiled from a variety of sources from several data providers. The basemap has global coverage down to a scale of ~1:577,000. In North America, South America, Africa, Australia, the East Indies, New Zealand, islands of the western Pacific, and most of Europe and continental Asia, the coverage is available down to ~1:144,000. In the United States, Western Europe, Finland, and Norway, coverage is provided to ~1:18,000. Additionally, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, and select areas of the United States are provided down to ~1:9,000.

Attribution

Sources: Esri, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap, and the GIS User Community

Coordinate system

Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)

Tiling scheme

Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

Map service data format

Map server cache in JPEG format

Coverage

As illustrated in the coverage map, coverage is provided at the following scales:

World Hillshade coverage

World Basic (Collection 1)

~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:577,000 worldwide and ~1:144,000 near global

World Standard (Collection 2) and World Advanced (Collection 3)

  • ~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:577,000 worldwide and ~1:144,000 near global
  • ~1:72,000 to ~1:9,000 in select areas in the United States and Europe

North America Standard (Collection 4) and North America Advanced (Collection 5)

  • ~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:144,000
  • ~1:72,000 down to ~1:9,000 in select areas