Map Service Name: World_Hillshade
Description: This map portrays elevation as an artistic hillshade. This 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 ~1:577k. 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 ~1:144k. In the United States, Western Europe, Finland, and Norway, coverage is provided to ~1:18k. Additionally, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, and select areas of the United States are provided down to ~1:9k.
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 below, coverage is provided at the following scales:
World Basic
- ~1:591M down to ~1:577k worldwide and ~1:144k near global
World Standard and World Advanced
- ~1:591M down to ~1:577k worldwide and ~1:144k near global
- ~1:72k to ~1:9k in select areas in the United States and Europe
North America Standard and North America Advanced
- ~1:591M down to ~1:144k
- ~1:72k down to ~1:9k in select areas
