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 ~1:144,000. In the United States, Japan and parts of Europe coverage is provided down to ~1:18,000. In select areas of the United States and a few European countries, coverage is provided down to ~1:9,000.
Attribution
Sources: Airbus, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, GSA, GSI, Intermap and the GIS User Community
Coordinate system
Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)
Tiling scheme
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 Basic (Collection 1)
~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:144,000 worldwide
World Standard (Collection 2) and World Advanced (Collection 3)
- ~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:144,000 worldwide
- ~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