Add content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World

Note:

You need the following account and license types to use this workflow:

• Microsoft license—You need a Microsoft 365 license, role Contributor or higher, to add content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World to a map.
• ArcGIS account type—You must sign in to an ArcGIS account to complete the steps in this workflow.

Adding content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World as a reference layer is a quick way to add context to a map's data layer.

When you sign in to your ArcGIS account, you can access content from the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World collection of geographic, policy, community, and demographic data.

See Reference layers to learn more about adding content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World to a map.

To add content from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to your ArcGIS account.
2. From the map tools, click Analysis .

   The analysis tools appear.

3. Click Reference layer .

   The Reference layer pane appears.

4. Click the ArcGIS button.
5. From the My content drop-down menu, choose Living Atlas.

   Note:

   My content is selected by default in the drop-down menu. The Living Atlas option appears only when you are signed in to your ArcGIS account.

6. Click Filter by category to narrow the search and use the check boxes to select categories.
7. Type one or more keywords in the Search Living Atlas text box.

   Tip:

   To learn more about searching for ArcGIS content, see Browse and search content in the ArcGIS Online help.

8. Optionally, do any of the following to customize the format of the results:
   • Click the List button and the Details button to change the view.
   • Optionally click the Filter button and do any of the following:
     • Turn on the Search within map area toggle button to only see results that contain data for the current view of the map.
     • Use the check boxes to filter results by item type.
     • Choose a date range from the drop-down menu to filter results by date modified, or choose Custom date range and use the calendar to select a start date and end date.
     • Click Clear filters to remove all filters.

       Note:

       If your organization administrator has restricted access to searching for content outside of your organization, the search returns only results from your organization.

   • Click the Sort button to sort the results by date modified, title, oldest, or most recent.
   • Click a search result to open a details pane that provides information about the content, such as the author's name, the date it was created, and its privacy status.

     Tip:

     Click the Show layer details button in the details pane to view content in a new window.

9. Click Add and choose the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World content to add to the map.

   The content appears on the map and is also added to the Layers list. The map view zooms to display the extent of the layer.

   Note:

   Adding some types of data consumes ArcGIS credits.

10. To remove the content from the map, click Remove .

    Alternatively, from the Layers list, select the layer, click Layer options , and click Delete .

11. When you are finished, click the Back button and click Close to close the pane.