ESRI Data & Maps

ESRI Data & Maps is a set of annual map data that is included at no additional cost with ArcGIS software and preconfigured to work with ArcGIS products.

All vector data is provided in ESRI's compressed, direct-read, high-performance Smart Data Compression (SDC) format. Most raster data that is included is provided in JPEG 2000 format.

ESRI Data & Maps 9.3 includes

• Interactive, ready-to-use basemap and thematic map documents (MXDs) with scale-dependent rendering and labeling and the ability to turn layers on and off

• Basemap and thematic MXDs for North America, Mexico, Europe, and the world
• Commercial data from Tele Atlas, AND, WorldSat, EarthSat, Michael Bauer Research, World Wildlife Fund, SIGSA, and ESRI
• 90-meter Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) dataset
• All levels of U.S. Census geography and ZIP Codes
• Tele Atlas 2003-based StreetMap North America

Each dataset includes a metadata (.xml) file as well as an ArcGIS layer (.lyr) file displaying symbols and classification for the dataset when viewed within ArcGIS. Each SDC file also includes a projection (.prj) file that stores the coordinate system information used by ArcGIS. Map document (.mxd) and group layer (.lyr) files are included for all geographic areas to provide symbolized maps of the dataset. Published map (.pmf) files that can be viewed with ArcReader are also included for all geographic areas.