National Geographic World Map
Map Service Name: NatGeo_World_Map
Description: This map is designed to be used as a general reference map for informational and educational purposes as well as a basemap by GIS professionals and other users for creating web maps and web mapping applications.
The map was developed by National Geographic and Esri and reflects the distinctive National Geographic cartographic style in a multiscale reference map of the world. The map was authored using data from a variety of leading data providers, including DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, NASA, ESA, USGS, and others.
This reference map includes administrative boundaries, cities, protected areas, highways, roads, railways, water features, buildings and landmarks, overlaid on shaded relief and land-cover imagery for added context. The map includes global coverage down to ~1:144k scale and more detailed coverage for North America down to ~1:9k scale.
Map Note: Although small-scale boundaries, place-names, and map notes were provided and edited by National Geographic, boundaries and names shown do not necessarily reflect the map policy of the National Geographic Society, particularly at larger scales where content has not been thoroughly reviewed or edited by National Geographic.
As illustrated in the coverage map below, worldwide coverage is provided in the World Premier (down to ~1:9k) and World Small-Scale (down to ~1:72k) Collections; regional coverage is provided in the Europe (down to ~1:72k) and North America Collections (down to ~1:9k) as indicated in the inset maps. View the coverage map to learn more about the levels of detail:
A larger coverage map is available.
Data Notes: The credits below include a list of data providers used to develop the map. Below are a few additional notes:
- Reference Data: National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, Increment P Corp (iPC), Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), METI
- Land Cover Imagery: NASA Blue Marble, ESA GlobCover 2009 (Copyright notice: © ESA 2010 and UCLouvain)
- Protected Areas: IUCN and UNEP-WCMC (2011), The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) Annual Release. Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.
- Ocean Data: GEBCO, NOAA
Attribution: Sources: National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, Increment P Corp
Coordinate System: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)
Tiling Scheme: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Map Service Data Format: Map server cache in JPEG format
Data Collection Details:
World Premier Collection | North America Collection | Europe Collection | World Small-Scale Collection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Largest scale | ~1:9k | ~1:9k | ~ 1:72k | ~ 1:72k |
Map service size on disk | 716 GB | 716 GB | Not Available | Not Available |
Number of files | 22,639 | 22,639 | Not Available | Not Available |