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World Transportation

Image of Transportation layer

Map Service Name: World_Transportation

Description: This map presents transportation data, including highways, roads, railroads, and airports for the world. The map was developed by Esri using Esri highway data, TomTom, DeLorme basemap layers, and Automotive Navigation Data (AND) road and railroad data for the world; NAVTEQ data for Australia, New Zealand, and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela); and TomTom, Dynamap® and Multinet® street data for North America and Europe.

View the coverage maps below to learn more about the levels of detail:

World coverage map: Shows the levels of detail throughout the world.
North America coverage map: Indicates the levels of detail in North America.
European coverage map: Shows the levels of detail in Europe.

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator (Auxiliary Sphere)

Units of Measure: Decimal degrees

Extent in Decimal Degrees:
     Maximum Longitude: 179.999989
     Maximum Latitude: 85.000000
     Minimum Longitude: -179.999989
     Minimum Latitude: -85.000000

Map DPI: 96

Tile Size of Map Cache: 256 pixels by 256 pixels

Map Service Data Format: Map Server Cache in PNG32 Format

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