Possible to export high resolution, high detail, map image?

Question

I'm trying to export a high resolution view of a map (base map only). Although it's simple to increase the resolution of the saved image, there's no way I've found to increase the level of detail. In other words, the maximum amount of detail shown on the exported image is the same as shown in the on-screen map view window. Yes, I can zoom in the map view to get the increased detail (i.e.: more roads, more labels, etc.), but then I can't print the larger area I need.

Any advice much appreciated.

CODIFIED · Answer

Did you try going into your map properties and setting the reference scale of your map? Don't know if this will work, but could be a potential solution.

Also, did you try messing with the visible scale range in the layer properties?

Best of luck to you!

Codemaster

RajarshiBhattacharjee · Answer

Did you find the solution to the problem? I need solution to similar problem. I want original resolution of the image during map export, and not rendered resolution. Please help

RachaelChasse · Answer

The level of map detail at a particular scale is driven by the visible scale range on each individual layer in the base map.  The best solution I've found for this issue is to build my own custom basemap in ArcGIS Online.  By adding each layer separately and setting the visible scale range for the layers individually, I end up with more control over the level of detail based on the overall scale of the map.  We do most of our maps in 11x17 layouts, so I tailored our initial basemap for the level of detail I wanted in that size layout.

A quick but less flexible fix would be to add, for example, the building footprints layer in ArcGIS Pro on top of the basemap you selected.  You can set the visible scale range on that layer so it is visible even when the basemap settings turn it off.  It just gets clunky to do this for a lot of basemap layers if your projects also have a lot of non-basemap data added.

It's definitely a pain to do at the beginning, but once it's done and compiled it can be saved in ArcGIS Online as a basemap that can be used across your organization.