topic Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? in 911 GIS Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847503#M552 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for the info Micah</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:43:45 GMT RickWilson1 2016-06-28T14:43:45Z Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847498#M547 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: 12pt;">Hello,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: 12pt;">My name is Rick and I am very new at GIS.&nbsp; I have a question and really need some input in regards to converting a basemap to shapefile.&nbsp; How can this be done if it's possible?</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: 12pt;">Rick W.</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 19:41:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847498#M547 RickWilson1 2016-06-27T19:41:06Z Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847499#M548 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Your best option first, is to rule out free data for your area.&nbsp; The basemap will probably be raster and conversion can go smoothly or not it all depends on whether your basemaps is one data type (like polygons) or a mixture</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/conversion-toolbox/raster-to-polygon.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/conversion-toolbox/raster-to-polygon.htm">Raster to Polygon—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> My advice would be to use the basemap as just that, and create new features on top of it and/or incorporate free data sourced elsewhere</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 19:52:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847499#M548 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-06-27T19:52:42Z Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847500#M549 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Dan,</P><P></P><P>What site do you recommend I get my data that would work?</P><P></P><P>Rick W.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 20:12:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847500#M549 RickWilson1 2016-06-27T20:12:13Z Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847501#M550 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Rick,</P><P></P><P>What basemap are you interested in? Generally basemaps are made up of many different layers which are then tiled and cached at different zoom levels. As far as I know it's not possible to take a cached map service and export individual layers out of it. If there are specific layers of interest that would be a good starting point to finding the data that you need.</P><P></P><P>Micah</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 20:42:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847501#M550 MicahBabinski 2016-06-27T20:42:03Z Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847502#M551 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I recommend getting local data if possible; city county, or state agencies to begin with.&nbsp; See what's available for you area of interest/operation.&nbsp; As someone asked, what is the source of the base map you are viewing and what format is it in?&nbsp; Can you go to the author and request the data?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:42:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847502#M551 JoeBorgione 2016-06-27T22:42:46Z Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847503#M552 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for the info Micah</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:43:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847503#M552 RickWilson1 2016-06-28T14:43:45Z Re: Converting a basemap to shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847504#M553 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Joe I will try that.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:44:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/converting-a-basemap-to-shapefile/m-p/847504#M553 RickWilson1 2016-06-28T14:44:14Z