topic Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

DanDowning — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:57:49 GMT

I really like the new gallery/icon view in the basemap portion of the new mapswitcher widget. By default it is showing the topographic basemap. Is it possible to set the default to one of the other basemaps or to one of the Bing basemaps and still use the gallery/icon view?

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:16:18 GMT

Dan,

Sure the method is when you use the addarcgisbasemaps="true" attribute in the map tag it will append available basemaps from the ArcGIS Portal to your map (meaning if you have manually add a particular base map than it will be the first on that is loaded and visible and all the remaining basemaps for the portal will be added after that one).

Example:

    <map initialextent="-14083000 3139000 -10879000 5458000" top="40" zoomslidervisible="false" addarcgisbasemaps="true" wraparound180="true">         <basemaps>             <layer label="Streets" type="tiled" visible="true"  alpha="1" icon="assets/images/basemap_streets.jpg"                         url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer"/>         </basemaps>

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Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

DanDowning — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:12:22 GMT

That did it for me. Thanks again Robert!

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

DanDowning — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:15:49 GMT

Just a note for anyone using Bing maps as your default map, the corresponding map icons for the gallery can be found here:

roads - http://fcsharepoint.co.frederick.va.us/_layouts/ESRI.ArcGIS.Mapping.SharePoint/config/basemap_tbs/bingmaps_roads.png
aerial - http://www.geo-fia.org/_layouts/ESRI.ArcGIS.Mapping.Sharepoint/config/basemap_tbs/bingmaps_aerial.png
hybrid - http://www.geo-fia.org/_layouts/ESRI.ArcGIS.Mapping.Sharepoint/config/basemap_tbs/bingmaps_hybrid.png

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

JeremyCantor — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:59:16 GMT

This solution does work. However, I would like to have the World Imagery with Labels be the default. Since this is not an actual REST service but rather an ArcGIS Online basemap, Robert's solution does not work. I know that I can set the World Imagery as the default and then add the Labels as an operational layer. However, this means the user would have to turn the Labels off if they changed the basemap to something that already had labels. Is there no way to simply keep the ArcGIS Online basemaps and select one of them to be the default?

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:53:36 GMT

Jeremy,

Actually the World Imagery with labels is just a combination of two REST Map Services and can be handled using the method I specified (which is the only available option).

    <map wraparound180="true" initialextent="-14083000 3139000 -10879000 5458000" fullextent="-20000000 -20000000 20000000 20000000" top="40" addarcgisbasemaps="true">
        <basemaps>
            <layer label="Imagery with Labels" type="tiled" visible="true"  alpha="1"
                   icon="http://www.arcgis.com/sharing/content/items/716b600dbbac433faa4bec9220c76b3a/info/thumbnail/imagery_with_labels_ne_usa.png"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer"/>
            <layer label="Imagery with Labels" type="tiled" visible="true"  alpha="1"
                   icon="http://www.arcgis.com/sharing/content/items/716b600dbbac433faa4bec9220c76b3a/info/thumbnail/imagery_with_labels_ne_usa.png"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Boundaries_and_Places/MapServer"/>
        </basemaps>

Don't forget to click the top arrow (promote).
Follow the steps as shown in the below graphic:

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

JeremyCantor — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:02:43 GMT

Thanks Robert. Forgot to look in the Reference folder. Your help is always appreciated.

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

LefterisKoumis — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:53:39 GMT

Dan,

Sure the method is when you use the addarcgisbasemaps="true" attribute in the map tag it will append available basemaps from the ArcGIS Portal to your map (meaning if you have manually add a particular base map than it will be the first on that is loaded and visible and all the remaining basemaps for the portal will be added after that one).

Example:
    <map initialextent="-14083000 3139000 -10879000 5458000" top="40" zoomslidervisible="false" addarcgisbasemaps="true" wraparound180="true">
        <basemaps>
            <layer label="Streets" type="tiled" visible="true"  alpha="1" icon="assets/images/basemap_streets.jpg"
                        url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer"/>
        </basemaps>
Don't forget to click the Mark as answer check on this post and to click the top arrow (promote).
Follow the steps as shown in the below graphic:

Hello Robert. Did what you recommended:
<map wraparound180="true" initialextent="-13972000 4403000 -13202000 4801000" top="40" zoomslidervisible="false" addarcgisbasemaps="true" >
        <basemaps>
            <layer label="Streets" type="tiled" visible="true" alpha="1" icon="assets/images/basemap_streets.jpg"
                        url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer"/>
        </basemaps>
I get the street basemap shown but its tile is missing in the basemap widget... see screenshot. Suggestions?

THank you.[ATTACH=CONFIG]19063[/ATTACH]

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:40:56 GMT

Lefteris,

Sounds like you need to check that the assets for the streets thumbnail does exist in your project

assets/images/basemap_streets.jpg

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

LefterisKoumis — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:36:50 GMT

Lefteris,

Sounds like you need to check that the assets for the streets thumbnail does exist in your project

assets/images/basemap_streets.jpg

Thanks. I was caught not paying attention again!

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

jamesmullen — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:34:05 GMT

This fixed my issue in 3.1 as well; but what about adding bing as the default, and then having it show up twice in the basemap list...is there something I'm missing on this one?

Re: Change default basemap with 3.0 mapswitcher widget

jamesmullen — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:11:14 GMT

Cancel my request, got it figured out! RTFM