https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-download-map-workflow-use-basemaps/m-p/1652515#M99126 <P>For those that did not know, ArcGIS Pro has a great built-in workflow for taking feature layers and basemaps offline. This is a workflow we teach in conjunction with the <A href="https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2024/09/19/feature-article-sarcop-one-team-one-mission-one-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SAR Common Operating Platform</A> so GIS users are "always ready" to respond to no-notice events in their own area where connectivity may be limited.&nbsp;<BR /><BR />Documentation:&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm</A></P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="GUID-EE361114-0814-4A02-9D35-B101BF037F57-web" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140820i75DB16AD6E2793EE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="GUID-EE361114-0814-4A02-9D35-B101BF037F57-web" alt="GUID-EE361114-0814-4A02-9D35-B101BF037F57-web" /></span><BR /><BR />However, one new thing we noticed is the basemaps available via the ArcGIS Pro Basemap Gallery will not work for this process. If you attempt this, it will begin the process, create a folder for the vtpk, but then stop without warning or error.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_2-1758645461564.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140821iA9BBAE024C021781/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="PaulDohertyFEMA_2-1758645461564.png" alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_2-1758645461564.png" /></span></P><P><BR />To fix...&nbsp;<BR />1) Add Data<BR />2) Search for "Basemaps For Export" (you can see these in ArcGIS Online<A href="https://www.arcgis.com/home/search.html?restrict=false&amp;sortField=relevance&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;searchTerm=%22for+export%22+owner%3Aesri_vector#content" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> via this Group</A>)<BR />3) Add to map<BR />4) Remove any other Basemaps<BR />5) Follow steps outlined here&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm</A><BR /><BR /></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_0-1758645359997.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140819iB01AC79DA1C7A408/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="PaulDohertyFEMA_0-1758645359997.png" alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_0-1758645359997.png" /></span></P><P>If anyone from the ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Online Team have any additional clarification, please post below!</P> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:44:09 GMT PaulDohertyFEMA 2025-09-23T16:44:09Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-download-map-workflow-use-basemaps/m-p/1652515#M99126 <P>For those that did not know, ArcGIS Pro has a great built-in workflow for taking feature layers and basemaps offline. This is a workflow we teach in conjunction with the <A href="https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2024/09/19/feature-article-sarcop-one-team-one-mission-one-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SAR Common Operating Platform</A> so GIS users are "always ready" to respond to no-notice events in their own area where connectivity may be limited.&nbsp;<BR /><BR />Documentation:&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm</A></P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="GUID-EE361114-0814-4A02-9D35-B101BF037F57-web" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140820i75DB16AD6E2793EE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="GUID-EE361114-0814-4A02-9D35-B101BF037F57-web" alt="GUID-EE361114-0814-4A02-9D35-B101BF037F57-web" /></span><BR /><BR />However, one new thing we noticed is the basemaps available via the ArcGIS Pro Basemap Gallery will not work for this process. If you attempt this, it will begin the process, create a folder for the vtpk, but then stop without warning or error.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_2-1758645461564.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140821iA9BBAE024C021781/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="PaulDohertyFEMA_2-1758645461564.png" alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_2-1758645461564.png" /></span></P><P><BR />To fix...&nbsp;<BR />1) Add Data<BR />2) Search for "Basemaps For Export" (you can see these in ArcGIS Online<A href="https://www.arcgis.com/home/search.html?restrict=false&amp;sortField=relevance&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;searchTerm=%22for+export%22+owner%3Aesri_vector#content" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> via this Group</A>)<BR />3) Add to map<BR />4) Remove any other Basemaps<BR />5) Follow steps outlined here&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/take-a-map-offline.htm</A><BR /><BR /></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_0-1758645359997.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140819iB01AC79DA1C7A408/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="PaulDohertyFEMA_0-1758645359997.png" alt="PaulDohertyFEMA_0-1758645359997.png" /></span></P><P>If anyone from the ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Online Team have any additional clarification, please post below!</P> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:44:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-download-map-workflow-use-basemaps/m-p/1652515#M99126 PaulDohertyFEMA 2025-09-23T16:44:09Z