Terrain: Slope Map

This map provides a colorized representation of slope, generated dynamically using server-side slope function on Terrain service. The degree of slope steepness is depicted by light to dark colors - flat surfaces as gray, shallow slopes as light yellow, moderate slopes as light orange and steep slopes as red-brown. A scaling is applied to slope values to generate appropriate visualization at each map scale.  This service should only be used for visualization, such as a base layer in applications or maps. 

If access to non-scaled slope values is required, use the Slope Degrees or Slope percent functions, which return values from 0 to 90 degrees, or 0 to 1000%, respectively.

What can you do with this layer?
Use for Visualization: Yes. This colorized slope is appropriate for visualizing the steepness of the terrain at all map scales. This layer can be added to applications or maps to enhance contextual understanding. 
Use for Analysis:  No.  8 bit color values returned by this service represent scaled slope values. For analysis with non-scaled values, use the Slope Degrees or Slope percent functions.

For more details such as Data Sources, Mosaic method used in this layer, please see the Terrain layer. This layer allows query, identify, and export image requests. The layer is restricted to a 5,000 x 5,000 pixel limit in a single export image request.

This layer is part of a larger collection of elevation layers that you can use to perform a variety of mapping analysis tasks.

Data and Resources

Field Value
dcat_issued 2013-12-30T23:05:03.000Z
dcat_modified 2024-04-05T03:22:03.000Z
dcat_publisher_name Esri
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Tags
  • DEM
  • Elevation
  • esri_elevation
  • land
  • landscape
  • slope map
  • topography
  • world elevation
  • world_elevation
isopen False
metadata_created 2026-08-20T14:54:40.879739
metadata_modified 2026-08-20T14:54:40.879746
notes <span style='line-height: 115%;'>This map provides a colorized representation of slope, generated dynamically using server-side slope function on Terrain service. The degree of slope steepness is depicted by light to dark colors - flat surfaces as gray, shallow slopes as light yellow, moderate slopes as light orange and steep slopes as red-brown. <span style='line-height: 115%;'><span style='line-height: 115%;'>A scaling is applied to slope values to generate appropriate visualization at each map scale.  </span></span>This service should only be used for visualization, such as a base layer in applications or maps. </span><div><div><br /></div><div><img alt='' src='https://downloads.esri.com/esri_content_doc/landscape/SlopeMapLegend_V7b.png' /></div><div><br /></div><div>If access to <span style='line-height: 17.25px;'>non-scaled </span>slope values is required, use the <a href='https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=af25a795273440deb449b336543602be' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Slope Degrees</a> or Slope percent functions, which return values from 0 to 90 degrees, or 0 to 1000%, respectively.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div><font size='4'>What can you do with this layer?</font></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use for Visualization:</b> Yes. This colorized slope is appropriate for visualizing the steepness of the terrain at all map scales. This layer can be added to applications or maps to enhance contextual understanding. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use for Analysis:  </b>No.  8 bit color values returned by this service represent scaled slope values. For analysis with non-scaled values, use the <a href='https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=af25a795273440deb449b336543602be' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>Slope Degrees</span></a> or Slope percent functions.</div><div><br /></div><div><p style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='line-height: 115%;'>For more details such as Data Sources, Mosaic method used in this layer, please see the <a href='https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=58a541efc59545e6b7137f961d7de883' style='' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Terrain layer</a>. This layer allows query, identify, and export image requests. The layer is restricted to a 5,000 x 5,000 pixel limit in a single export image request.</span></p> <p style='margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;'>This layer is part of a larger collection of <a href='https://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?owner=esri&amp;title=Elevation%20Layers' style='' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>elevation layers</a> that you can use to perform a variety of mapping analysis tasks.</p></div></div></div></div>
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title Terrain: Slope Map
url https://www.caribbeangeoportal.com/datasets/esri::terrain-slope-map