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Choosing Which Cities To Label On A Basemap

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11-22-2023 04:09 PM
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ReneePFHC
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Hi there,

I am using ArcGIS Pro to create a map showing where some survey sites are on a map of NZ. The basemaps have city and town labels which is great because I want some of them to be included. However, when I zoom in and use a print layout from the zoomed in view it includes more place names than I want. Is there a way to set it so only the major cities/towns are included whether you are zoomed in or not? 

Thanks!

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MicZatorsky_AEC
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Try the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor.

Some of the basemaps come with label layers that you can individually add to a map and individually customize using the vector tile style editor. Labels are split into groups by town size, and each has a visible zoom range config:

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Find a label layer that's mostly OK, customise it, then use the customised version in ArcGIS Pro the same way you see other basemap label layers being used