topic Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline in ArcGIS Collector Questions

Multiple Basemaps Offline

KyleHeideman — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:57:22 GMT

Is it possible to utilize more than one basemap in an offline map? I have two pre-loaded basemaps on a device and would like to provide a basemap switcher to users who have taken a map offline.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RussRoberts — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:11:09 GMT

In this initial release the app only supports one basemap at a time. If you don't mind me asking what would you be using the 2 basemaps in 1 downloaded map for?

Thanks!
Russ

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

KyleHeideman — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:44:25 GMT

In this initial release the app only supports one basemap at a time. If you don't mind me asking what would you be using the 2 basemaps in 1 downloaded map for?

Thanks!
Russ

We'd like to have an imagery w/labels basemap and also a topographic style basemap(LiDAR derived) and allow the user to switch between the two.

Thanks for your feedback!

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

MatthewPietryszyn — Tue, 13 May 2014 16:39:32 GMT

Has there been any movement on the basemap selector for offline?

We'd like to proved the ability to switch between community maps and aerial also.

thanks,

Matt

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RobertRayner1 — Tue, 13 May 2014 18:37:44 GMT

This would be great for loading different base map sections as well, say a North and South portion.
Currently Collectors have to get within signal range, sync, delete the map, re-download and choose the next portion.

It's also unfortunate that the basemap's are limited in size to 4GB due to FAT32, that's not much imagery at a useful scale for field
staff.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

JoeFlannery — Tue, 13 May 2014 19:31:41 GMT

Besides multiple basemap layers (e.g., Streets and Aerial) in the table-of-contents of the downloaded map, I would like to see multiple downloads, call them tiles, of the same map in order to cover linear project areas. See attached image.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RandyBurton — Wed, 14 May 2014 15:56:42 GMT

I agree with Joe's comments. Aerial + Streets + Multiple. I've created a second version of a downloadable map just to get the aerial/streets ability, but I don't think that approach would be recommended.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

AdamInglis — Wed, 14 May 2014 21:58:57 GMT

I too would like to see that ability to have multiple basemaps for offline use. In one project we have high resolution orthos along a corridor, and I'd like to have a topo basemap outside the corridor. I appreciate the fact that we can side load the ortho tile packs onto our iPads, but I'm at a loss as to what we could provide for information outside this corridor. It would be nice if we could create tile packs of the orthos with a basemep underneath in ArcMap and sideload that onto our iPads.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

AdamInglis — Fri, 16 May 2014 15:56:47 GMT

This is what I have offline, [ATTACH=CONFIG]33872[/ATTACH] and this is what I would like [ATTACH=CONFIG]33874[/ATTACH]

Is there a way to create tile packs with Desktop or Pro that include online basemap data in that background? That would solve the issue.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RussRoberts — Fri, 16 May 2014 16:26:51 GMT

You could set the top basemap layer as an 10.2.2 ArcGIS Server tiled map service with export enabled and have it as an operational layer and then use the topo layer as a basemap layer and you can have both right now and download it as one map.

Russ

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

AdamInglis — Fri, 16 May 2014 19:09:20 GMT

You could set the top basemap layer as an 10.2.2 ArcGIS Server tiled map service with export enabled and have it as an operational layer and then use the topo layer as a basemap layer and you can have both right now and download it as one map.

Russ

Unfortunately we don't have server, can we do this with ArcGIS Online?

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RussRoberts — Fri, 16 May 2014 19:53:42 GMT

Right now you cannot export tiles from a hosted service but this is something we are working on.

Russ

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RobertRayner1 — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:36:47 GMT

Thanks Russ, this is finally working and is exactly what we were looking for to overlay our assets on an imagery basemap.

Would still be good to have multiple, switchable basemaps, hopefully in the next release!

You could set the top basemap layer as an 10.2.2 ArcGIS Server tiled map service with export enabled and have it as an operational layer and then use the topo layer as a basemap layer and you can have both right now and download it as one map.

Russ

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

MarkStram — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:26:30 GMT

I also have a topographic basemap and an aerial photo basemapt that I would like to switch between in collector.

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

xander — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:13:12 GMT

Hi Russ. can you expand on this? We need an offline map showing our assets and imagery. Is it best to bake a single tpk, or can we have an offline asset tpk along with switchable offline basemap tpks?

Re: Multiple Basemaps Offline

RussRoberts — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:52:33 GMT

You can side load both onto the device and if they are within the same extent you can change the basemaps while offline or have one setup as a hosted service and download that with the map and have the other one side loaded and you will see it in the basemap gallery.