Data and Maps for ArcGIS

Data and Maps for ArcGIS, previously called Esri Data & Maps, is a set of map data at various scales of geography from a number of government and commercial sources. The content is preconfigured to work with ArcGIS products, and is free for ArcGIS users.

Data and Maps
The DVD in the media kit can directly read the entire dataset. All vector data is available in Smart Data Compression (SDC) format. The DVD contains the HTML-based help system which provides information about Data and Maps for ArcGIS and StreetMap North America, including a complete list of the redistribution rights for each dataset.

Data and Maps for ArcGIS includes the following :


 * A ready-to-use maps and data layers set. This includes a variety of basemap and thematic layers of the world, which has the ability to turn layers on and off, with scale-dependent rendering and labeling.
 * More than 130 pre-symbolized and pre-authored vector data layers and detailed metadata for the world.
 * Latest data of new datasets including 2010 U. S. Census datasets.
 * Each dataset comprises a metadata (.xml) file with thorough documentation, with the addition of an ArcGIS layer file presenting symbols and classifications for the dataset when viewed in ArcGIS.
 * Every SDC file contains a projection file that stores the coordinate system information used by ArcGIS.
 * For all geographic areas; map document, group layer, and map service definition files are included to provide the dataset’s symbolized maps.

The data is valuable for general purpose basemaps. There are a few notable basemap layers provided such as boundaries, cities, rivers, and roads. Demographic data is also provided for sub-national boundaries such as states and counties.

Metadata
Every dataset is documented completely with metadata, which gives general and technical characteristics of the dataset. For each dataset in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format, the metadata is presented as a file.

The metadata provides the following:


 * Identification
 * Originator
 * Publisher
 * Description
 * Temporal or currency
 * Status
 * Spatial extent
 * Keywords, accessibility, and data quality
 * Condition, lineage, and editing
 * Spatial data organization, spatial reference, entity and attribute descriptions
 * Distribution, dataset size, and metadata reference information

Data and Maps for Server
Data and Maps for Server provides various types of basemaps and reference layers that are enhanced to support ArcGIS for Server projects.

The following are the specific basemaps:


 * World Imagery - The map presents satellite imagery of the world.
 * World Street Map – The map includes a street map with highway-level data for the world, which includes highways, major roads, railways, water features, administrative boundaries, and cities.
 * World Topographic - This map presents administrative boundaries, cities, water features, parks, landmarks, highways, roads, railways, and airports overlaid on land cover and shaded relief imagery for added context.
 * World Light Gray - The map displays political boundaries, populated places, water, roads, urban areas, and parks.

Below are the significant reference layers:
 * World Boundaries – This map displays country boundaries, first-order; State or Province, internal administrative boundaries for most countries, second-order administrative boundaries for counties in the United States and some countries in Europe, and place-names of the world.
 * World Transportation – This map provides transportation data, including highways, roads, railroads, and airports of the world.
 * World Light Gray - This map shows labels for selected cities and towns around the world in support of the World Light Gray basemap.