data source

A data source is a serviceA service, also known as an ArcGIS service, is software that supports an ArcGIS REST API and provides geospatial functionality or data. A service can be hosted by Esri or in ArcGIS Enterprise.Learn more or file containing geographic data that is accessed by a data layerA data layer is a layer that references geographic data from a file or a service and is used to visualize the data in a map or scene.Learn more and displayed in mapsA map is a collection of layers that are displayed in 2D. It is typically composed of a basemap layer and data layers.Learn more or scenesA scene is a collection of layers that are displayed in 3D. It is typically composed of a basemap layer, data layers, and 3D data.Learn more. The data format is either vector (pointA point is a type of geometry containing a single set of x,y coordinates and a spatial reference.Learn more, lineA polyline is a type of geometry containing ordered point coordinates and a spatial reference.Learn more, or polygonA polygon is a type of geometry containing an array of rings and a spatial reference. Each ring contains an array of point coordinates, where the first and last point are the same.Learn more with attributes) or rasterA raster is a matrix of cells (or pixels) organized into rows and columns (or a grid) where each cell contains a value representing information, such as temperature. Rasters include digital aerial photographs, imagery from satellites, digital pictures, and scanned maps.Learn more (image). A data source can be hosted as an ArcGIS data serviceData services, also known as hosted data services, are services created dynamically to store and provide access to your data in ArcGIS. Examples are feature services, vector tile services, map tile services, image services, and scene services.Learn more or by other services. Examples include feature servicesA feature service is a data service that provides access to spatial and non-spatial data in feature layers, feature layer views, and tables.Learn more, vector tile servicesA vector tile service is a data service that provides access to vector tile data and a style definition.Learn more, and GeoJSONGeoJSON is an open standard for representing geographic information in a JSON file. It is commonly used for sharing data between web services or manipulating vector data in the browser.Learn more files.