ESRI's default basemap layers (I frequently use the Human Geography basemap) are incredibly useful. Unfortunately, getting these to appear visually in layouts and exported maps is a huge pain. A couple of primary pain points:
- Labels do not jitter based on visual extent/map frame boundaries. Exported layouts frequently show labels that are partially cut off.
- Labels appear and disappear based on zoom and extent. This is helpful for exploration, but in production, it's often helpful to have tighter control over which labels do and don't show up. (see screenshot - street labels appear in Map view, but disappear in Layout view at similar zoom)
I would benefit greatly from a feature allowing increased control over label appearance - placement, size, and inclusion/exclusion. The current workarounds are to build custom label layers, manually edit in Illustrator, or edit label JSON to exercise greater control - all are significantly time-consuming.
