Community Maps Program

Accepted Basemap Data Layers and Services​

Improve the Basemaps, live feeds, or locations used across Esri’s platform by editing features or contributing authoritative layers through the Community Maps Program.

This page provides a comprehensive overview of the basemap data layers and services accepted by Esri’s Community Maps Program. Your contributed data will enrich these basemaps, live feeds, and the World Geocoding Service hosted in ArcGIS Online for free as part of the Living Atlas of the World.

Community Maps data contributors can use this information to determine which layers to contribute. Click on each layer's popup to see required details for labeling, symbology, and preparation. Data preparation steps will vary on what type of data you will be contributing and how you contribute.

When you register for sharing your authoritative data layers with the Community Maps Program, you'll agree to these terms of participation: Agreement Summary|Full Agreement

Please send your questions, comments and feedback to CommunityMaps@esri.com.

Revisions
May 30, 2024Added Transit GTFS layer type.
December 13, 2023Renamed Hydrology to Live Feeds. Updated What tab to include Live Feeds category. Added Live Feeds: Road Closures layer. Minor text changes to Tab descriptions.
June 27, 2023Added additional 3d attributes to Building Footprint and Tree layers.
November 3, 2022Added Road Centerline basemap usage popup. Added a link to Esri Vector Basemaps (Community Maps) Group.
October 18, 2021Changed from standalone HTML to new tab on Community Maps Program landing page. Added new special requirements popups for Distance Markers, Point Addresses, and Road Centerlines.
October 30, 2020Changed format from ArcGIS Online downloadable XLS to HTML. Added Distance Markers layer type. Revised Building Footprints and Railway Lines schema. Renamed Tribal Lands to Indigenous Lands.
August 21,2018Added new Address layer type, and made minor text changes to other layer descriptions.
January 12, 2015Revised update layer list to match the Community Maps Contribution App, and to list appropriate data preparation tools for each layer.
July 17, 2013Revised to remove feature classes no longer requested by Esri Community Maps.
October 31, 2013Revised to remove feature classes no longer requested by Esri Community Maps and provide clarification on the Neighborhoods layer.