topic Re: Create offline areas using an existing polygon layer in ArcGIS Field Maps Questions

Create offline areas using an existing polygon layer

OliverIshmael — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:56:15 GMT

Within Field Maps when producing offline map areas, we would like to be able to use an existing polygon e.g. of an existing Nature Reserve with a buffer added (that we previously produced in Pro).

It looks as though this isn't possible because polygons have to be drawn within the Field Maps Designer, rather than loaded in.

Does anyone know if there is a workaround for this?

Re: Create offline areas using an existing polygon layer

kmsmikrud — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:34:50 GMT

Hi @OliverIshmael ,

At the Esri UC, the Field Maps team presented on using python notebooks with a polygon feature layer to create offline maps in Field Maps. If you access to the conference proceedings, it was presented in this session "ArcGIS Field Maps: Automating and Integrating Mobile Workflows"

The notebook is here for download/reference.

https://github.com/Esri/field-maps-scripts

I haven't tried it, but hopefully it is useful if you haven't seen this.

Thanks,

Kathy

Re: Create offline areas using an existing polygon layer

OliverIshmael — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:35:22 GMT

For reference the video from the UC is here: https://mediaspace.esri.com/media/t/1_u8zy4pnj

Many thanks Kmsmikrud!

Re: Create offline areas using an existing polygon layer

vaishalikulkarni00 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:28:04 GMT

I tried it and it created the map areas but doesn't go past "Packaging" for them. I don't know what I did wrong.