Esri Data and Maps

Esri Data & Maps Media Kit contains many types of spatial data at many scales of geography. Extensive metadata is included with each dataset.

Coordinate system: Geographic (Decimal Degrees) - NAD 83
Source format: Smart Data Compression (SDC), ArcGIS Layer File (LYR), and JPEG2000
Released: 1999, 2001/2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Regions: North America, Mexico, Europe, World

Available Themes / Layers (Vector Format)

Availability may vary by region and release date.

Admin Units/Boundaries
Airports
Area Codes
Census Blocks
Census Feature Class Codes
Census IPC Demographics
Census Tracts
Cities
Congressional Districts
Continents
Contours
Core Based Statistical Areas
Countries
County
County Population
Drainage Systems
Ferries
Gazeteer
Geographic Names
Highways
Hospitals
Institutions
Lakes
Landmarks
Latitude/Longitude Grids
Municipalities
National Atlas of the U.S.
National Transportation Atlas
NUTS Demographics
Parks/Recreation Areas
Political Organization Membership
Populated Places
Provinces
Railroads
Regions
Retail Centres
Rivers
Roads
State Plane Zones for NAD27
State Plane Zones for NAD83
States
Time Zones
Transportation Terminals
Urban Areas
USGS Topographic Quad Series Index
UTM Zones
Water Bodies
World Map Background
WWF Marine Ecoregions
WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions
Zip Code

Available Themes / Layers (Raster Format)

Global Digital Elevation Model (SRTM)
Global Digital Elevation Model (ETOPO2)
Global Digital Elevation Model (GTOPO30)
Global Shaded Relief
Global Imagery 150-Metre Resolution
World Topography and Bathymetry
WorldSat Colour Shaded Relief
World Cloud Free
World at Night
World with Clouds
World with Ice

Restrictions on Access

This resource is available to University of Western Ontario students, faculty and staff for academic (instruction or research) purposes only. Data must be requested in person at the Map and Data Centre Reference desk. Patrons will be required to present a valid UWO ID card and sign a release form when requesting the data.

Data Manipulation / Usage

The Map and Data Centre has GIS workstations equipped with ArcGIS and QGIS to explore/manipulate the data. UWO users may also copy requested resources to a data storage device (ex. USB flash drive) for research or teaching use outside of the library. Esri should be cited in any maps or graphics generated.

Sample View of the Data

Population by Census Tract around Central Park - New York City, United States

Sample Citation

Esri Data & Maps 10.2 Media Kit [computer file]. Redlands, California: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., 2013.