World Terrain Base
Map Service Name: World_Terrain_Base
ArcGIS Desktop/Explorer URL: http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services
ArcGIS Server Web ADF URL: http://server.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services
Description:
This map is designed to be used as a basemap by GIS professionals to overlay other thematic layers such as demographics or land cover. This basemap features shaded relief imagery, bathymetry, and coastal water features designed to provide a neutral background for other data layers.
The map was compiled from a variety of sources from several data providers, including the U.S. Geological Survey, Tele Atlas, AND, and ESRI.
The basemap currently provides coverage for the world down to a scale of ~1:1m and coverage for the continental United States and Hawaii to a scale of ~1:70k.
Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator
Tiling Scheme: Google Maps/Bing Maps
Attribution: Sources: USGS, ESRI, TANA, AND
Usage Restrictions: See license summary
Scale Range: 1:591,657,528 down to 1:72,224
Publisher and Place: ESRI, Redlands, CA
Publication Date: June 2009
Update Frequency: As Needed