topic Re: Multiple offline basemaps in ArcGIS Field Maps Questions

Multiple offline basemaps

JovanaBurz — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:25:04 GMT

Is there a way to be able to switch between multiple offline basemaps in an offline map? Currently in my Field Maps settings, I have specified the one tile package for offline basemap of certain areas of our aerial image but we would like to have more areas added without creating new (bigger) TPKs again.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

RPGIS — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:23:27 GMT

You could add them as separate layers, in which case you could have them turned on and off whenever those images are needed. That way you don't have to create one large TPK and still be able to access them.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

JovanaBurz — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:36:10 GMT

@RPGIS - would this be a published basemap or layer service in AGOL? I have a total of 3 tiff images that I would need to have included when field maps is used offline.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

RPGIS — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:45:07 GMT

It would simply be a layer service. If you were to publish those 3 tiffs as basemaps, you could still switch between them but you wouldn't be able to have all of them within the map simultaneously.

Both options could work depending on what it is that you need.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

JovanaBurz — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:43:29 GMT

Is this capability only for Enterprise portal access? We don't have that within our organization and everything is published to AGOL, hence why I had to create TPK files of our aerial photos to allow for that offline view access.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

RPGIS — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:15:35 GMT

I don't think so, but I would have to do some more research on it to find out.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

David_Brooks — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:23:59 GMT

You can side load the 3 TPKs onto your device, and so long as the CRS of the TPKs matches your web map, then they'll be visible in your basemap gallery.

But don't bother defining your default tpk in the web map settings.

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

David_Brooks — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:42:16 GMT

@JovanaBurz did you find a solution to fit your purpose in the end?

Re: Multiple offline basemaps

JovanaBurz — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:02:50 GMT

@David_Brooks Yes I did! I ended up trying by your recommendation and it worked! I will mark it as a solution...I forgot to return to this thread after it worked!