Using a local WMTS server with ArcGIS Earth on iPad

[StephenConey]

I would like to use an open map tile server to serve tiles to the ArcGIS Earth application running on my iPad. I would like to do this as the iPad is not always connected to the Internet, but will always be on the same network as the tile server.

Currently the tile server is running on a Synology NAS using the klokantech-tilserver-gl docker package. The ArcGIS Earth iOS version is 1.3.0

I tired to add a data source by adding the url for the tile server, an example is

• http://192.168.1.32:8080/styles/klokantech-basic/wmts.xml

Also tried

• http://192.168.1.32:8080/styles/klokantech-basic/wmts
• http://192.168.1.32:8080/styles/klokantech-basic/

Always get the same error message "Please input correct URL". Not clear in the documentation what the URL format should be. Thanks in advance.

Extra Note. I added the XML response from my tile server as an attachment. In case it is a problem with the payload in the response. Sorry the attachment is in pdf format.

[Anonymous User · Accepted solution]

Hi @StephenConey ,

Unfortunately ArcGIS Earth for mobile doesn’t support for adding URL from a local server. We only support adding URLs from ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. (e.g. You can add a tile layer from ArcGIS Online using https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=ab399b847323487dba26809bf11ea91a ).
Also, could you please share your workflow to our feedback email: ArcGISEarth_Feedback@esri.com ? We would do research on this and maybe work on it in the future.

[StephenConey]

Thanks for the feedback that only ArcGIS Online is supported. As I said in my initial question, my iPad is not always connected to the Internet, so using ArcGIS Online is not really an option for me.

I attach the information on the website for the mobile application documentation. Might be worth mentioning here that only ArcGIS online URLs are supported. I will also provide feedback on the link in the website documentation.

I will also send my feedback to the email address you provided. And thanks for taking the time to respond.

stephen