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 ~1:144,000. In parts of North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, coverage is provided down to ~1:9,000.

Attribution

Sources: Maxar, 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

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 ~1:144,000 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 North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania

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