topic Re: Basemap Scale Changes in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Basemap Scale Changes

LukeHaskett — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:51:30 GMT

Hi,

How do you change the point at which one of the stock basemaps changes scale? I would like to be able to use one of the smaller scale basemaps but zoomed out at a point where it naturally reverts to a larger scale basemap. Any help with this would be great!

Thanks,

Luke

Re: Basemap Scale Changes

Robert_LeClair — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:05:29 GMT

Luke - are you referring to the Basemaps that you can access via ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro? One suggestion is to use scale dependent displays on the basemap layer. Add the basemap twice to ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro. Set the scale dependencies on when each layer turns off/turns on.

Re: Basemap Scale Changes

LukeHaskett — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:13:34 GMT

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your quick reply. I am referring to the ESRI default basemaps yes... how do you add one twice? I can only change the basemap, not add two in ArcGIS Pro?

Thanks,

Luke

Re: Basemap Scale Changes

Robert_LeClair — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:23:00 GMT

You're correct. In Pro, it will "update basemap." To get around this, go to the Project Pane, click Portal, click the cloud icon and search for a new basemap - USA_Topo_Maps for example and add it to the current map. Now you have two basemaps. From there, you can set scale dependent displays on both layers.

Re: Basemap Scale Changes

GraemeBrowning — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:29:00 GMT

This solution looks like it needs to be adapted for ArcGIS Pro 2.3.0 - see https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/310709/115