ArcGIS Desktop

Layer files (LYR files) referencing web services

 

The layers below reference commonly used web services. To find additional web services and downloadable data from ESRI and the GIS community please visit: http://www.arcgisonline.com.

ESRI ArcGIS Online services for people using 9.3 or more recent

Click on a layer file to automatically add it into your map. (Note: the USA Prime Imagery entry has been removed from this list now that all the imagery in that service is now available in the free World Imagery service).

ESRI ArcGIS Online services for people using 9.2

Right-click a layer file, save it to disk locally, and then add it into your map.

Free services from government agencies and other sources

Some of these require at least 9.2. Others work in 9.0 and 9.1. (See the Description for the layer you want to use). If you are using 9.3 or more recent, click on a layer file to add it into your map. If you are using 9.2 or earlier, right-click a layer file, save it to disk locally, and then add it into your map.