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A layer is a reference to a collection of geographic data that can be accessed and displayed in a mapA 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 a sceneA 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. There are basemap layersA basemap layer is the layer in a map or scene that displays basemap data. The data source for a basemap layer is typically a basemap service.Learn more and data layersA 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 their format is either vector or raster. The data source for a basemap layer is typically the basemap layer serviceThe ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, also referred to as the Basemap Styles service, is a location service that provides basemap styles and data for the world. It returns styles as Mapbox styles and web maps, and data as vector tiles and/or map tiles. It supports all of the styles in the ArcGIS Basemap style and Open Basemap style family. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the service.Learn more and the source for data layersA 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 are data servicesData 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, but could be a variety of different formats including files, streams, databases, and others.