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# Using mapping data services

### BAS mapping services

1. [Accessing Antarctic Digital Database data in ArcGIS Pro](/using-mapping-data-services/bas-mapping-services/accessing-add-data-in-arcgis-pro.md)
2. [Antarctic and Southern Ocean basemap for Desktop GIS](/using-mapping-data-services/bas-mapping-services/antarctica-and-southern-ocean-basemap-for-desktop-gis.md)
3. [Loading Esri Feature Layers in QGIS](/using-mapping-data-services/bas-mapping-services/loading-esri-feature-layers-in-qgis.md)
4. [Loading Esri Vector Tile services to QGIS](/using-mapping-data-services/bas-mapping-services/loading-esri-vector-tile-layers-to-qgis.md)
5. [Loading Esri Tile Layers to QGIS](/using-mapping-data-services/bas-mapping-services/loading-esri-tile-layers-to-qgis.md)

### Other mapping services for the polar regions

1. [Antarctic datasets available through ArcGIS Living Atlas](/using-mapping-data-services/other-polar-mapping-services/antarctic-datasets-available-through-arcgis-living-atlas.md)


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