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Description Data Source Filename ESRIDATA Directory Redistribution (see FAQ below)
World



Countries (generalized) ArcWorld Supplement country.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Countries 2008 ArcWorld Supplement cntry08.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Country Boundaries (generalized) ArcWorld Supplement country_ln.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Country Boundaries ArcWorld Supplement cntry08_ln.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Administrative Units ArcWorld Supplement admin.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Administrative Boundaries ArcWorld Supplement admin_ln.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Continents ArcWorld Supplement continent.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Regions ArcWorld Supplement region.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Census IPC Demographics (table) US Census International Division, CIA Factbook cntry_ipc.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Country Memberships of Political Organizations (table) CIA Factbook pol_org.* \world Yes 4
Cities ArcWorld cities.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Gazetteer DCW gaz.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Drainage Systems, Lakes, and Rivers ArcWorld lakes.*, rivers.*, drainage.* \world Yes 1,2,3
World Wildlife Fund Terrestrial Ecoregions World Wildlife Fund, DCW wwf_terr.* \world No
World Wildlife Fund Marine Ecoregions World Wildlife Fund, DCW wwf_mar.* \world No
UTM Zones ArcWorld Supplement utmzone.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Time Zones ESRI timezone.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Latitude and Longitude Grids ESRI latlong.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Named Latitudes and Longitudes ESRI geogrid.* \world Yes 1,2,3
Map Background ESRI world30.* \world Yes 1,2,3
StreetMap North America



States and Provinces Tele Atlas states.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
State and Province Boundaries Tele Atlas stborder.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
US Counties Tele Atlas counties.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
US County Boundaries Tele Atlas countybnd.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
City Points Tele Atlas cities.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Major Cities Tele Atlas citiesmjr.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
City Areas Tele Atlas citylim.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Postal Points Tele Atlas zipcentr.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Postal Areas Tele Atlas zip5.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Maneuvers Tele Atlas maneuver.* \streetmap_na Yes 1
Highway Exits Tele Atlas exits.* \streetmap_na Yes 1
Connector Roads Tele Atlas connectors.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Major Roads Tele Atlas mroads.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Highways Tele Atlas highways.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Interstate Highways Tele Atlas interstates.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Railroads Tele Atlas railroads.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Lakes Tele Atlas lakes_na.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Rivers Tele Atlas rivers.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Water Polygons Tele Atlas waterp.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Major Water Polygons Tele Atlas waterpmjr.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Airports Tele Atlas airports.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Institutions Tele Atlas institutions.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Large Area Landmarks Tele Atlas landmarks.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Parks Tele Atlas parks.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Recreation Areas Tele Atlas recarea.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Transportation Terminals Tele Atlas transterm.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Retail Centers Tele Atlas retail_center.* \streetmap_na Yes 1,2
Cartographic Streets Tele Atlas streetscarto.* \streetmap_na Yes 1
Detailed Streets Tele Atlas streets.* \streetmap_na Yes 1
Mexico



States Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. states.* \mexico Yes 1
Cities Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. city.* \mexico Yes 1
Municipalities Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. admin.* \mexico Yes 1
Urban Areas Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. urban.* \mexico Yes 1
Contours Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. contours.* \mexico Yes 1
Roads Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. roads.* \mexico Yes 1
Railroads Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. rails.* \mexico Yes 1
Rivers and Streams Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. hydro_l.* \mexico Yes 1
Water Bodies Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. hydro_p.* \mexico Yes 1
United States



States and Counties (generalized) ArcUSA, U.S. Census, ESRI (Pop2008 field) states.*, counties.* \usa\census Yes 1,2,3
States and Counties ESRI, derived from Tele Atlas, U.S. Census, ESRI (Pop2008 field) dtl_st.*, dtl_cnty.* \usa\census Tele Atlas—Yes 1,2
U.S. Census —Yes 1,2,3
ESRI—Yes 1,2,3
State and County Boundaries ESRI, derived from Tele Atlas dtl_st_ln.*, dtl_cnty_ln.* \usa\census Tele Atlas—Yes 1,2
County Population Estimates (tables) U.S. Census, Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates popestmt90.*, popestmt00.* \usa\census Yes 4
Census Tracts Tele Atlas, U.S. Census, ESRI (Pop2008 field) tracts.* \usa\census Tele Atlas—Yes 1,2
U.S. Census —Yes 1,2,3
ESRI—Yes 1,2,3
Census Feature Class Codes (table) U.S. Census cfcc.* \usa\census Yes 4
109th Congressional Districts ESRI cd109.* \usa\census Yes 1,2,3
110th Congressional Districts ESRI cd110.* \usa\census Yes 1,2,3
Cities U.S. Census cities.* \usa\census Yes 4
Populated Place Points U.S. Census places.* \usa\census Yes 4
Populated Place Areas Tele Atlas, U.S. Census placeply.* \usa\census Yes 1,2
Core-based Statistical Areas Tele Atlas cbsa.* \usa\census Yes 1,2
Major Roads Tele Atlas mjrrds.* \usa\trans Yes 1,2
Highways ESRI highways.* \usa\trans Yes 1,2,3
Major Highways ESRI mjr_hwys.* \usa\trans Yes 1,2,3
National Transportation Atlas—Interstate Highways U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics intrstat.* \usa\trans Yes 4
National Transportation Atlas—Railroads U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics rail100k.* \usa\trans Yes 4
Census Urbanized Areas U.S. Census urban.* \usa\census Yes 4
Major Parks National Park Service, ArcUSA, Tele Atlas parks.* \usa\landmarks Yes 1,2
Drainage Systems, Lakes, and Rivers (generalized) ArcWorld lakes.*, rivers.*, drainage.* \usa\hydro Yes 1,2,3
Telephone Area Code Boundaries Tele Atlas areacode.* \usa\census Yes 1,2
ZIP Code Points Tele Atlas zip_usa.* \usa\census Yes 1,2
ZIP Code Areas (Five-Digit) Tele Atlas, ESRI (Pop2008 field) zip_poly.* \usa\census Tele Atlas—Yes 1,2 ESRI—Yes 1,2,3
U.S. Census —Yes 1,2,3
ZIP Code Areas (Three-Digit) ESRI, derived from Tele Atlas, ESRI (Pop2008 field) zip3.* \usa\census Tele Atlas—Yes 1,2
ESRI—Yes 1,2,3
U.S. Census —Yes 1,2,3
National Atlas—Airports National Atlas of the United States airports.* \usa\trans Yes 4
National Atlas—Cities National Atlas of the United States cities_dtl.* \usa\census Yes 4
National Atlas—Urban Areas National Atlas of the United States urban_dtl.* \usa\census Yes 4
National Atlas—Federal and Indian Land Areas National Atlas of the United States fedlandp.* \usa\other Yes 4
National Atlas—Federal Land Lines National Atlas of the United States, USGS fedlandl.* \usa\other Yes 4
National Atlas—Water Feature Areas and Lines National Atlas of the United States, USGS hydroply.*, hydroln.* \usa\hydro Yes 4
National Atlas—Public Land Survey National Atlas of the United States, USGS publdsur.* \usaother Yes 4
National Atlas—Historic Earthquakes National Atlas of the United States, USGS quakehis.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
National Atlas—Volcanoes Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, National Atlas of the United States volcano.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Airports Tele Atlas airportp.* \usa\trans Yes 1,2
Institutions Tele Atlas institut.* \usa\landmarks Yes 1,2
Large Area Landmarks Tele Atlas lalndmrk.* \usa\landmarks Yes 1,2
Parks Tele Atlas park_dtl.* \usa\landmarks Yes 1,2
Recreation Areas Tele Atlas recareas.* \usa\landmarks Yes 1,2
Transportation Terminals Tele Atlas tranterm.* \usa\trans Yes 1,2
Hospitals American Hospital Association hospitals.* \usa\landmarks No
Geographic Names Information System—Buildings USGS—GNIS gblding.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Cemeteries USGS—GNIS gcemetry.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Churches USGS—GNIS gchurch.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Golf Locales USGS—GNIS ggolf.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Locales USGS—GNIS glocale.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Populated Places USGS—GNIS gppl.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Hospitals USGS—GNIS ghospitl.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Schools USGS—GNIS gschools.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
Geographic Names Information System—Summits USGS—GNIS gsummit.* \usa\landmarks Yes 4
State Plane Zones (NAD 1927, NAD 1983) NOAA, USGS, ESRI spcszn27.*, spcszn83.* \usa\other Yes 1,2,3
USGS Topographic Quadrangle Series Indexes—1:24,000, 1:100,000, 1:250,000 ArcUSA topoq24.*, topoq100.*, topoq250.* \usa\other Yes 1,2,3
Census Block Groups Tele Atlas, U.S. Census, ESRI (Pop2008 field) blkgrp.* \usa\census Tele Atlas—Yes 1,2
U.S. Census —Yes 1,2,3
ESRI—Yes 1,2,3
Census Block Centroid Populations U.S. Census blockpop.* \usa\census Yes 1,2
Rivers and Streams USGS, ESRI dtl_riv.* \usa\hydro Yes 1,2,3
Water Bodies USGS, ESRI dtl_wat.* \usa\hydro Yes 1,2,3
Europe



Europe Base Map—Level 1 Provinces AND Data Solutions, B.V. prov1.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Level 2 Provinces AND Data Solutions, B.V. prov2.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Level 3 Provinces AND Data Solutions, B.V. prov3.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Countries AND Data Solutions, B.V. country.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Cities AND Data Solutions, B.V. cities.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Places AND Data Solutions, B.V. places.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Urbanized Areas AND Data Solutions, B.V. urban.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Major Roads AND Data Solutions, B.V. mjroads.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Roads AND Data Solutions, B.V. roads.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Railroads AND Data Solutions, B.V. rails.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Major Lakes AND Data Solutions, B.V. mjrlakes.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Major Rivers AND Data Solutions, B.V. mjrrivers.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Water Bodies AND Data Solutions, B.V. water.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Ferries AND Data Solutions, B.V. ferries.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Base Map—Railroad Stations AND Data Solutions, B.V. rr_stns.* \europe\basemap Yes 1
Europe Demographic - NUTS 0 Demographics Michael Bauer Research GmbH I.G., EuroGeographics, AND Data Solutions, B.V. nuts0.* \europe\demography Yes 1
Europe Demographic - NUTS 1 Demographics Michael Bauer Research GmbH I.G., EuroGeographics, AND Data Solutions, B.V. nuts1.* \europe\demography Yes 1
Europe Demographic - NUTS 2 Demographics Michael Bauer Research GmbH I.G., EuroGeographics, AND Data Solutions, B.V. nuts2.* \europe\demography Yes 1
Europe Demographic - NUTS 3 Demographics Michael Bauer Research GmbH I.G., EuroGeographics, AND Data Solutions, B.V. nuts3.* \europe\demography Yes 1
Images



Global Digital Elevation Model (SRTM) SRTM: NASA, NGA, USGS EROS, ESRI
GTOPO30: USGS EROS, ESRI
srtm_n_elev_c.jp2, srtm_n_elev_e.jp2, srtm_n_elev_w.jp2, srtm_s_elev_c.jp2, srtm_s_elev_e.jp2, srtm_s_elev_w.jp2, gtopo30_n_elev_c.jp2, gtopo30_n_elev_e.jp2, gtopo30_n_elev_w.jp2, gtopo30_s_elev_c.jp2, gtopo30_s_elev_e.jp2, gtopo30_s_elev_w.jp2 \srtm_void_filled\elevation Yes 1,2
Global Digital Elevation Model (ETOPO2) National Geophysical Data Center etopo2 \world_elevation Yes 1,2,3
Global Digital Elevation Model (GTOPO30) USGS EROS Data Center gtopo30 \world_elevation Yes 1,2,3
Global Shaded Relief SRTM: NASA, NGA, USGS EROS, ESRI
GTOPO30: USGS EROS, ESRI
gtopo30_n_relief_w.jp2, gtopo30_s_relief_w.jp2, srtm_n_relief_w.jp2, srtm_s_relief_w.jp2, gtopo30_n_relief_c.jp2, gtopo30_s_relief_c.jp2, srtm_n_relief_c.jp2, srtm_s_relief_c.jp2, gtopo30_n_relief_e.jp2, gtopo30_s_relief_e.jp2, srtm_n_relief_e.jp2, srtm_s_relief_e.jp2 \shaded_relief Yes 1,2
Global Imagery 150-meter Resolution Earth Satellite Corporation africa_150m_earthsat.jp2, asia_east_150m_earthsat.jp2, asia_west_150m_earthsat.jp2, australia_150m_earthsat.jp2, europe_150m_earthsat.jp2, northamerica_north_150m_earthsat.jp2, northamerica_south_150m_earthsat.jp2, southamerica_150m_earthsat.jp2 \global_imagery Yes 2
World Topography and Bathymetry DCW, NOAA, UCSD world.sid \world_elevation No
WorldSat Color Shaded Relief Image WorldSat International, Inc. WSI-Earth99-2k.sid \world_images No
World Cloud Free Image NASA earth_1km.jp2 \world_images Yes 1,2,3
World with Clouds Image NASA earth_clouds_5km.bil \world_images Yes 1,2,3
World with Ice Image NASA earth_ice_5km.bil \world_images Yes 1,2,3
World at Night Image NASA earth_city_lights_5km.bil \world_images Yes 1,2,3
Global Elevation Index ESRI elev_index.* \srtm_void_filled\data_quality Yes 1,2
GTOPO30 Source Index USGS EROS, ESRI gtopo30_source.* \srtm_void_filled\data_quality Yes 1,2
Void Areas (SRTM) NASA, NGA, ESRI srtm_n_nodata_c.sdc, srtm_n_nodata_e.sdc, srtm_n_nodata_w.sdc, srtm_s_nodata_c.sdc, srtm_s_nodata_e.sdc, srtm_s_nodata_w.sdc \srtm_void_filled\data_quality Yes 1,2
Water Bodies SRTM: NASA, NGA, ESRI
GTOPO30: DCW, USGS EROS, ESRI
gtopo30_n_water_c.sdc, gtopo30_n_water_e.sdc, gtopo30_n_water_w.sdc, gtopo30_s_water_c.sdc, gtopo30_s_water_e.sdc, gtopo30_s_water_w.sdc, srtm_n_water_c.sdc, srtm_n_water_e.sdc, srtm_n_water_w.sdc, srtm_s_water_c.sdc, srtm_s_water_e.sdc, srtm_s_water_w.sdc \srtm_void_filled\water Yes 1,2


Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Q: Is all of the sample data provided on the ESRI Data & Maps disks freely redistributable?

A: No. Much of the sample data is provided by various, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion on ESRI Data & Maps disks for use with ESRI software.

Q: What does the last column "Redistribution" on the Redistribution Rights matrix with its "Yes" or "No" answers mean?

A: Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the Redistribution Rights Codes below to determine the redistribution rights for a certain sample data file provided on ESRI Data & Maps disks. As used herein, "geodata" shall mean any digital dataset consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes.

"No" Internal Use Only. No redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor, and the data is for the end user's own internal use only.

"Yes 1" Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hardcopy renditions or static, electronic map images (for example, .gif, .jpeg) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor/vendors.

"Yes 2" Geodata is redistributable with a value-added software application developed by ESRI Business Partners on a royalty-free basis with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor/vendors.

"Yes 3" Geodata is redistributable without a value-added software application (that is, adding the sample data to an existing, [non]commercial dataset for redistribution) with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor/vendors.

"Yes 4" Public domain data from the U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.

Q: Are there any legal terms and conditions I need to be aware of under this license to use the sample data provided on ESRI Data & Maps disks?

A: Yes. The Terms and Conditions below apply to all the sample datasets provided on the ESRI Data & Maps disks.

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