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Choose a basemap

From Heather Smith January 28th, 2025

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Sometimes, the best thing you can do to improve your map's symbology is to change the basemap. This video shows examples of choosing basemaps in ArcGIS Online. The advice also applies to ArcGIS Pro.
The data used in this video is from the following sources:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Virtual Stations, NOAA, Esri
OpenAQ Recent Conditions in Air Quality, OpenAQ https://openaq.org
Street Lights, HRM Open Data
Historical Hurricane Track, NOAA's International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) data, accessed on 01/22/2025
Satellite (VIIRS) Thermal Hotspots and Fire Activity, NASA
ACS Housing Costs Variables - Centroids, U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-year estimates, Table(s) B25070, B25091

Tags: cartographydesignsymbolsbasemaps

Product Name: ArcGIS Online
Last updated: January 29th, 2025
Expertise Level: Beginner
Appears In: Tutorials

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