topic ArcGIS Online Basemaps in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/arcgis-online-basemaps/m-p/353807#M17808 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have two questions regarding ArcGIS Online; my boss has requested that I download the Bing Maps Aerial from ArcGIS Online and upload it to the company share file.&nbsp; One, is this possible?&nbsp; I would imagine yes since the file is accessible via the web.&nbsp; Two, how do these downloads work?&nbsp; When I hit the open button, a data frame is created called Bing Maps Aerial.&nbsp; A data layer is also created called Base Layer, but nothing is view-able in the data or layout view.&nbsp; Any help would be greatly appreciated; I have never used this service before.&nbsp; Thank you very much.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:50:40 GMT ZacharyGraves 2014-07-15T12:50:40Z ArcGIS Online Basemaps https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/arcgis-online-basemaps/m-p/353807#M17808 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have two questions regarding ArcGIS Online; my boss has requested that I download the Bing Maps Aerial from ArcGIS Online and upload it to the company share file.&nbsp; One, is this possible?&nbsp; I would imagine yes since the file is accessible via the web.&nbsp; Two, how do these downloads work?&nbsp; When I hit the open button, a data frame is created called Bing Maps Aerial.&nbsp; A data layer is also created called Base Layer, but nothing is view-able in the data or layout view.&nbsp; Any help would be greatly appreciated; I have never used this service before.&nbsp; Thank you very much.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:50:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/arcgis-online-basemaps/m-p/353807#M17808 ZacharyGraves 2014-07-15T12:50:40Z Re: ArcGIS Online Basemaps https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/arcgis-online-basemaps/m-p/353808#M17809 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Zachary:</P><P></P><P>Neither Bing Maps, Esri's ArcGIS Onine maps, nor Google maps can be "downloaded" and stored on your server to be shared with others.&nbsp; These are all streaming services.&nbsp; Esri's gallery of background maps can be used directly for free in ArcMap, ArcGIs Explorer Desktop and ArcGIS Online.&nbsp; Bing maps are available for use in ArcGIS applications (see link, below) by obtaining a Bing Maps Key from Microsoft and then applying that key to the software or services of your choice. </P><P></P><P><A href="http://downloads2.esri.com/ArcGISOnline/docs/bing_faq1.pdf" title="http://downloads2.esri.com/ArcGISOnline/docs/bing_faq1.pdf">http://downloads2.esri.com/ArcGISOnline/docs/bing_faq1.pdf</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:42:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/arcgis-online-basemaps/m-p/353808#M17809 JoeFlannery 2015-03-06T12:42:21Z