topic Using Custom Basemap adds additional Basemap by default. in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/using-custom-basemap-adds-additional-basemap-by/m-p/1354795#M56136 <P>We have created a custom basemap using the Vector Tile Style Editor.</P><P>This tile layer was then added and saved as a web map and shared with our custom&nbsp; basemap gallery group.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_0-1701284413777.png" style="width: 288px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87482iFC710F28E885D89B/image-dimensions/288x57?v=v2" width="288" height="57" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_0-1701284413777.png" alt="ZacharyHart_0-1701284413777.png" /></span></P><P>Our AGO site is configured to use this as the default basemap in or organization.</P><P>As you can see, there are only 2 layers in this web map: the vector tile layer and hillshade:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_1-1701284517072.png" style="width: 208px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87483i046F60ED29C2F07A/image-dimensions/208x144?v=v2" width="208" height="144" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_1-1701284517072.png" alt="ZacharyHart_1-1701284517072.png" /></span></P><P>If I then 'Open in Map Viewer', the layers are as expected:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_2-1701284653681.png" style="width: 295px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87484i2B094CA190A3C529/image-dimensions/295x205?v=v2" width="295" height="205" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_2-1701284653681.png" alt="ZacharyHart_2-1701284653681.png" /></span></P><P>However, if I create a new/blank/empty Web Map, the custom basemap layers load as expected, but the World Topographic map is added as well. So now I have two overlapping basemaps and need to manually remove the world topo one.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_3-1701284774747.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87485i1DFBF6787C53207A/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_3-1701284774747.png" alt="ZacharyHart_3-1701284774747.png" /></span></P><P>The same behavior is observed in ArcGIS Pro when creating a new map:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_4-1701284917385.png" style="width: 296px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87486i022DD57277BBA29E/image-dimensions/296x190?v=v2" width="296" height="190" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_4-1701284917385.png" alt="ZacharyHart_4-1701284917385.png" /></span></P><P>Why is the Esri basemap loading by default <U>in addition</U> to our custom basemap when our AGO site is configured to use the custom basemap as the default?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_5-1701285055283.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87488i0BD3E355B1874B2F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_5-1701285055283.png" alt="ZacharyHart_5-1701285055283.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:11:17 GMT ZacharyHart 2023-11-29T19:11:17Z Using Custom Basemap adds additional Basemap by default. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/using-custom-basemap-adds-additional-basemap-by/m-p/1354795#M56136 <P>We have created a custom basemap using the Vector Tile Style Editor.</P><P>This tile layer was then added and saved as a web map and shared with our custom&nbsp; basemap gallery group.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_0-1701284413777.png" style="width: 288px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87482iFC710F28E885D89B/image-dimensions/288x57?v=v2" width="288" height="57" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_0-1701284413777.png" alt="ZacharyHart_0-1701284413777.png" /></span></P><P>Our AGO site is configured to use this as the default basemap in or organization.</P><P>As you can see, there are only 2 layers in this web map: the vector tile layer and hillshade:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_1-1701284517072.png" style="width: 208px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87483i046F60ED29C2F07A/image-dimensions/208x144?v=v2" width="208" height="144" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_1-1701284517072.png" alt="ZacharyHart_1-1701284517072.png" /></span></P><P>If I then 'Open in Map Viewer', the layers are as expected:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_2-1701284653681.png" style="width: 295px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87484i2B094CA190A3C529/image-dimensions/295x205?v=v2" width="295" height="205" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_2-1701284653681.png" alt="ZacharyHart_2-1701284653681.png" /></span></P><P>However, if I create a new/blank/empty Web Map, the custom basemap layers load as expected, but the World Topographic map is added as well. So now I have two overlapping basemaps and need to manually remove the world topo one.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_3-1701284774747.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87485i1DFBF6787C53207A/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_3-1701284774747.png" alt="ZacharyHart_3-1701284774747.png" /></span></P><P>The same behavior is observed in ArcGIS Pro when creating a new map:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_4-1701284917385.png" style="width: 296px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87486i022DD57277BBA29E/image-dimensions/296x190?v=v2" width="296" height="190" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_4-1701284917385.png" alt="ZacharyHart_4-1701284917385.png" /></span></P><P>Why is the Esri basemap loading by default <U>in addition</U> to our custom basemap when our AGO site is configured to use the custom basemap as the default?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ZacharyHart_5-1701285055283.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/87488i0BD3E355B1874B2F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ZacharyHart_5-1701285055283.png" alt="ZacharyHart_5-1701285055283.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:11:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/using-custom-basemap-adds-additional-basemap-by/m-p/1354795#M56136 ZacharyHart 2023-11-29T19:11:17Z