Basemap without labels...no, really without labels

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02-10-2016 11:09 AM
JoanneMcGraw
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There are a number of posts of people looking for basemaps without labels and replies talking about the various services available. One idea came up a few times suggesting you could load the base of an ESRI Basemap directly and simply not load its corresponding reference layer.

From what I can tell, though, most of bases actually have text (for example, Canvas/World_Light_Gray_Base (MapServer)). I don't suppose there really is a light gray base kicking about somewhere that really doesn't have labels?

Cheers,

jtm

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RussRoberts
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If you want to create your own custom style using the vector basemaps you could disable the labels in your custom style.

How to Customize Esri Vector Basemaps | ArcGIS Blog

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VenusScott
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Here, here! Really...no labels basemap needed.

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RussRoberts
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If you want to create your own custom style using the vector basemaps you could disable the labels in your custom style.

How to Customize Esri Vector Basemaps | ArcGIS Blog

VenusScott
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Oooo...time to play!

Thanks!

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JoanneMcGraw
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Thanks for the suggestion, Russell! Works like a charm.

deleted-user-sYHsW3p_gN5o
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Hi Russell, Do you know if this exists for the new vector basemaps? I'm trying to find the World topographic maps with no labels.

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MatthewBaber
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Here is a blog on how to do this: Using basemaps without reference layers | ArcGIS Blog

Includes directions specific to light gray canvas. Hope this helps.

JoanneMcGraw
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Thanks for the link, Matthew, but unfortunately that blog discusses how to add a basemap that does have labels. As I noted in my initial post, many people have already suggested what it does with respect to not including the reference layer, but that was not what I was looking for.

So, to anyone who's looking for a basemap with no labels ("no, really no labels"), you can skip the blog post above. Russell Robers response about Vector Basemaps actually delivered.

Cheers,

jtm

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Marie_Ducharme
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Any evolution on this....almost all the base maps have labels, feels like there is a need/desire for basemaps with NO labels

 

tnguyen
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The ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor web application allows us to generate new styles that can be used as basemaps in our projects: 

I found this to be the best way: 

https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-customize-default-basemaps-without-labels-00002... 

You can't exactly turn the labels "off", but you can turn layers on and off AND make labels smaller so that they "disappear". 

Hope this helps!

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