How To Side Load Your Own Tile Package For Offline Use?

[KevinWatt]

I was able to get the collector app to work in offline mode on an adroid device.  I downloaded the basemap with the app.  It created a folder called ArcGIS_Collector/offline_data/basemaps/Imagery on my device.  Inside there it stores a tile package (.tpk), a tumbnail .jpg, and a .json file which appears to be some sort of information (world file) about the tile pacakage.

I created my own tile package (.tpk) in ArcGIS desktop, and copied it to a new folder in ArcGIS_Collector/offline_data/basemaps/ , restarted the collector app, but I cant pick my basemap when i go to download a map for offline use.  It only gives me the option to use the basemap that I download orginally with the app as reference above.

Is there any documentation or "how-to" yet for side loading your own tile package for offline collector use?  I am assuming my basemap does not show up because either I have the folder structure wrong, or b/c I am missing the .jpeg thumbnail and .json world file.

[RussRoberts]

Yes the manage section is only for removing and viewing the content that is downloaded/sidloaded content. You can use this basemap you see under manage when you go to download a new map you can choose this WaterUtils basemap and it will be used to help you pick out the extent of data you want to take offline and then it will be associated to that downloaded map.

Russ

[JohnRoberts1]

I guess what I don't understand is - how is the TPK Basemap available to "Manage" - but it never appears in any of the other screens to work with.  Again, this is a 10.1 TPK.  Are you sure I don't need to create these packages using a 10.2 Desktop install?

[RussRoberts]

After you restart the app by force closing it through the application manager and relaunch the app try to download a new map and post a screen shot of the Choose a Basemap screen. I would like to see what could be showing up there.

Thanks
Russ

[DaveChamberlin]

Thread revival!  What about Windows?  Where is the default folder for storing tpk's on these?  I can save them pretty much anywhere, and load them just fine.  But it is doubling the hard drive space being used once uploaded into Collector, and with modern day tablets, there just isn't the space.   We do not have the option of having live data in the field either.

[FaithWebster]

I am having trouble finding the process for ArcGIS Collector as opposed to Collector for ArcGIS (Classic). How do I use a tpk in the new Collector? 

[Kylie]

Here is the doc for ArcGIS Collector: Configure Collector > Copy a basemap — ArcGIS Collector | Documentation 

[FaithWebster]

Yay! thank you! I will try that out