topic Re: How do I load a .pitemx file in ArcGIS Pro Questions

How do I load a .pitemx file

KieranMurphy_GISP1 — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:30:37 GMT

I have tried to follow the amazing John Nelson's online suggestions, but keep coming up short.

I download .pitemx files, and have no way seemingly of opening them in ArcGIS Pro. Help ?

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

RubaAlweshah — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:46:15 GMT

Same problem here

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

ChrisGlover1 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:40:06 GMT

I have the same problem!

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

RiannaAylward — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:08:48 GMT

I was also having this issue, but then I completed the Pro 2.3.0 software upgrade and was able to open those downloads.

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

KieranMurphy_GISP1 — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 21:19:49 GMT

Rianna-

Thank you very much !

I too upgraded to ArcGIS Pro 2.3, and now the files load correctly.

Peace-

Kieran

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

alex_friant — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:32:30 GMT

And just for anybody who still isn't clear on how to do this, here are the explicit instructions:

Make sure you have ArcGIS Pro 2.3 or higher installed
In your web browser, download your Project Package from either ArcGIS Online or your Portal as a file with extension ".pitemx"
Locate the file you downloaded (i.e. 'c:\downloads\some_package.pitemx')
Double-click on the file you downloaded
The package will open up Pro, and extract a bunch of contents into the Pro project

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

ThomasColson — Thu, 02 May 2019 11:06:45 GMT

If you're experiencing #BUG-000122065 Opening an ArcGIS Online Item in ArcGIS Desktop (ArcGIS Pro) when an instance of Pro is already running, creates a new instance of Pro instead of adding the item to the existing instance be sure to contact TS and attach yourself to the bug in hopes that it will soon be corrected.

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

MatthewWalker — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:32:38 GMT

I downloaded an esri vector basemap to a .pitemx format file, double clicked this file, and did see ArcGIS Pro open, but it was blank, and no data opened or displayed. The map I downloaded came from https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=fae788aa91e54244b161b59725dcbb2a

I was hoping to try and bring in vector maps into ArcGIS Pro to replace the raster background imagery-I basically need streets and building footprints in a lighter weight package than raster data.

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

RiannaAylward — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:18:47 GMT

Hi Matthew,

Does it work if you do "Open in ArcGIS Pro" from here:

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3e1a00aeae81496587988075fe529f71

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

MatthewWalker — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:10:00 GMT

Rianna,

That link did work, the .pitemx file did open up a map in Pro when I double clicked on it. How is that different than the map I linked to? Thanks for the working link! While I'm at it, have you found a working vector map showing building footprints within the US?

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

RiannaAylward — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 03:20:07 GMT

I honestly have no idea...

This one is ok: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f40326b0dea54330ae39584012807126

- When I tried to download it, I had the same issue you did with the OSM layer. I had to add it via "Data from Path"

You can read more about it / download the GeoJSONs by state here: GitHub - microsoft/USBuildingFootprints: Computer generated building footprints for the United States

If you need it in another form: https://esri.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=bb69f10baf334d4c935a0fb23d758f38

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

alex_friant — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:31:51 GMT

Yeah, there appears to be two types of .pitemx files, those automated kind with file names of item.pitemx, and those that are actual packages people create by exporting them from Pro and uploading them to AGOL (or your local portal). Those latter kinds seem to work, which is what I was referring to when I wrote that. I always get those item.pitemx to open Pro but they don't extract anything into Pro.

But, that's probably because that's a vector tile layer, and you won't actually download the contents to your computer. VTL's are something you would just add to your Pro map by using the Add Data option. For that OSM VTL you provided, I just searched the Living Atlas in Pro Portal from the Add Data option for "OpenStreetMap", and bam, there are all your OSM VTL options to chose from to add to your map.

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

deleted-user-79w7F0IkQ992 — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:00:28 GMT

it turns out that the pitem file does not pop up in the project until was added the topographic layer. So, be aware of metadata.

Re: How do I load a .pitemx file

Dunn_Jeremy — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:24:32 GMT

Good Morning

I am running ArcPro 2.4. This does not open the Sea Level Rise Innundation pitem files located here. Any idea why not ? https://willis.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=cfeb90feb74343f3b0328e13184ee9b5

Regards.

Jeremy.