Esri Data May 2026

: Used for continuous surfaces like elevation or land cover, often stored in proprietary formats like the Esri Grid.

: This consists of discrete features—points, lines, and polygons—often managed as hosted feature layers in ArcGIS Online. These are highly editable and support complex attributes like long integers for large numerical values. Esri Data

The power of Esri data lies in its variety and the structured way it is managed across the ArcGIS platform. : Used for continuous surfaces like elevation or

: Through the Living Atlas, Esri provides ready-to-use layers including demographics, real-time weather, and high-resolution imagery. Esri provides ready-to-use layers including demographics

: Esri’s SaaS capabilities allow governments and organizations to share their datasets publicly, fostering community transparency. Managing and Optimizing Large Datasets