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This blog post shows how to create a Map Tile Package from a Image Service and include it in a Mobile Map Package for offline use.  But what about the Esri World Imagery Basemap?  Well, ArcGIS Pro 2.2 and later provides a convenient way to clip out a portion of the Esri World Imagery basemap for Inclusion in a Mobile map. Start ArcGIS Pro and Open a Project. On the Insert Tab click the New Map button. On the Map tab click the Basemap Gallery button and choose the Imagery basemap. Zoom to the extent of the imagery that you want to include in your Mobile Map.   On the Map tab click the Download Map button.   Check include basemap & tile layers and click the Download button. The Map Tile Package layer will be added to the map when the export completes. (remove the space in the layer name.. see notes below)   A few things of interest: It is best to set the desired max scale.  For the Extent Pictured the default scale was 1:142.  This created a Map Tile Package file (.tpk) that is 845 mb in size. Choosing a scale of 1:565 creates a .tpk that is 84 mb in size.   So, consider the scale that your map users need if file size is a concern.   Some extra notes about using Map Tile packages in Mobile Map packages. Do not use spaces in the name of the Tile Package layer in the Contents pane.  It is OK to rename the layer, but do not use spaces in the name. Tile Package are not written into the package correctly when spaces are used in the name, this issue will be addressed at a future release.   Make sure the coordinate system of the Map Tile Package (.tpk) matches the coordinate system of the Map. Custom applications built with the runtime and Esri Apps like Explorer for ArcGIS will not display Tile Package layers if the coordinate system is not the same as the map.   ArcGIS Pro allows you to apply symbology to Tile Package layers.  Symbology parameters are not supported by the Esri Runtime. You will just see the TPK as it was originally created in the runtime applications.  You can think of the symbology settings in ArcGIS Pro as over-rides for the symbology defined in the TPK.   If you create a Basemap that has a Map Tile Package layer and / or Vector Tile Package layers , do not include a Feature Class (point, poly or line features) in the basemap.  When a feature class layer is present in the basemap with a tile package layer the Mobile Map package is not written correctly, and some of the basemap layers will not display in runtime applications.  This issue will be addressed at a future release.   I just mentioned Vector Tile Package.  We are often asked how to get Esri Vector Tile Basemaps into a mobile map package, that capability will be possible in ArcGIS Pro 2.3 (it didn't make it in) its in ArcGIS Pro 2.4.  If you have a vector tile package you can add it to the map like any other layer and create a mobile map package. As described in  https://community.esri.com/community/gis/applications/arcgis-pro/blog/2018/01/20/use-arcgis-pro-21-to-make-an-offline-map    Until next time. Mark ... View more

... continued from Using ArcGIS Pro 2.2 Sharing and the Publisher Extension to make a public offline map with hillshading Create a Map Tile Package Click the burger menu on the Geoprocessing pane and Click Create Map Tile Package. Fill in the required arguments for the tool. Select Map for Input Map. Uncheck the Package for ArcGIS Online | Bing Maps | Google Maps check box. Enter an Output File name, GTNP_hillshade.tpk, for the Map Tile Package. Select JPEG for the Tiling Format. For the hillshade effect, 14 levels of detail will look pretty good, so type in ‘13’ for Level of Detail. For Service, browse for and select the Tiling Scheme that was created in the previous step. GCS_NAD_1983.xml On the Extent drop down choose Current Display Extent Click Run to create the Map Tile Package. Add the Tile Package to the Current Map. Click the Map tab, press add data button, and add the Map Tile Package (.tpk). On the Catalog Pane – Project – Right click on Map and Convert it to a Basemap. Remove the Terrain_Layer from the Basemap. Copy the GrandTetonBM Basemap layer from the Operational map and Paste it in the Basemap. Right click Map_BM and Paste the GrandTetonBM layer into the basemap. On the Appearance tab adjust the Transparency for the GrandTetonBM layer to your preferred display. Use the Basemap with the Operational map.   Click the Operational map tab to activate it. On the Map tab click the Basemap gallery and click the Map_BM basemap. You have just added Hillshading to the Grand Teton National Park map. Now, Let use ArcGIS Pro 2.2 to and the Publisher Extension to share the map with everyone and make the map useable by anyone who has Explorer for ArcGIS. Check to see if you have the Publisher Extension. Click the Project tab. Check the Licensing Status for the Publisher Extension. If you are licensed for the Publisher Extension you can create maps that can be used by anyone.  If you are not licensed for the Publisher extension, users of the Mobile Map (.mmpk) that you create will need to be signed into ArcGIS Online or Enterprise organization to use it. Share a Mobile Map - On the Share tab click the Mobile Map button to open the Package Mobile Map pane. Fill out the inputs on the Package Mobile Map pane. If you have the Publisher Extension you can Enable the map for anonymous use. Click the Package button to upload the Mobile Map to your Organization and share it with everyone. Note: You can also use the Create Mobile Map Package geoprocessing tools to create a mobile map and share it.  You can use python to automate the mobile map creation process. If the map was created for anonymous use any Explorer user can use Explorer without signing in. And Search For “Grand Teton National Park with Hillshade” to download the map and use it. Woot!  That’s it for now… Mark ... View more