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What's the best way to add a vector basemap to ArcGIS Pro

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Latest reply on Mar 23, 2018 by rleclair-esristaff

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I'm using ArcGIS Pro 2.0 and I want to use the World Navigation Vector Basemap Service as my basemap. I can't figure out how to add it to ArcGIS Pro though. It doesn't show up in the basemap list and clicking the Open in ArcGIS Desktop button on the item details page means that ArcMap tries to open it.

The only work around I've figured out so far is to create an empty webmap on ArcGIS Online which contains the vector basemap, save that and then open that webmap in ArcGIS Pro. Surely that's not the only way to do this.

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jbrockwe Sep 21, 2017 7:51 AM
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I'm trying to do this to. Did you try adding through the Living Atlas?
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rleclair-esristaff Sep 21, 2017 3:27 PM
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So what I did to add it the Vector Tile Basemap to Pro is to go to the Catalog Pane, click the Portal text and then the cloud for All Portal. From there, I searched on the term World Navigation Vector Basemap and selected the one in the graphic below.

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- jbrockwe @ rleclair-esristaff on Sep 22, 2017 4:24 AM
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  I did what you said and the maps won't add for me. I'll continue to troubleshoot.
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  - rleclair-esristaff @ jbrockwe on Sep 22, 2017 12:29 PM
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    Very strange. I just added it to my ArcGIS Pro with no broken data links icon. What release of ArcGIS Pro are you using?
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    - jbrockwe @ rleclair-esristaff on Sep 27, 2017 5:45 AM
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      I had to reset IE browser settings and that did the trick.
      
      Troubleshooting issues adding ArcGIS Online basemaps to ArcMap | Support Services Blog
      
      9. Reset Internet Explorer and make it the default browser.
      Open Internet Explorer and select Tools > Internet Options.
      Click the Advanced tab and select Reset.
      Test to see if the issues persist.
      If they do persist, as a test, try setting Internet Explorer as your default browser (On the Programs tab of the Internet Options, select to Make Default).
      Test to see if the issues persist.
      If this resolves the issue, set your preferred browser back to default and test again. If the issues return, please contact Esri Technical Support.
      
      From the following blog:
      https://blogs.esri.com/esri/supportcenter/2013/04/01/having-issues-adding-arcgis-online-basemaps-to-arcmap/
      
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johnmdye Sep 29, 2017 10:02 AM
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Thanks folks. I put in an ArcGIS Idea to try and get vector basemaps added to the Pro basemap gallery. Vote it up.
Add Vector Basemaps to ArcGIS Pro Basemap Gallery Button
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- jbrockwe @ johnmdye on Oct 13, 2017 8:28 AM
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  Just thought I would follow up..I have lost the ability to add vector basemaps again. I keep getting the red exclamation point everytime I try adding a vector basemap to ArcGIS Pro. My network is not great so I have to do alot of troubleshooting to identify the cause. I had it working but I think the changes reverted back to an existing security configuration.
  
  Stay Tuned...
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  - johnmdye @ jbrockwe on Oct 13, 2017 9:22 AM
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    You might try the workaround I used.
    Create an empty web map in ArcGIS Online which uses the Vector Basemap.
    Save that empty web map as something like "Navigation - Vector" in ArcGIS Online
    Sign into ArcGIS Online in Pro
    Open your "Navigation - Vector" web map.
    
    Another approach - though I haven't tried it could be to save the Vector Basemap layer in your Webmap as a Layer file in ArcGIS Pro once you've done the above. Then just add that layer file to your web map anytime you needed it. That would theoretically allow you to delete the "Navigation - Vector" web map you created. Again, I've not tested this on my end but in theory, it should work.
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    - jbrockwe @ johnmdye on Nov 2, 2017 7:18 AM
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      My internet explorer settings were my problem. I need to make sure TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 are checked on. If those are unchecked the vector basemap will not add.
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AWallick@yolocounty.org_Yolo Mar 23, 2018 10:24 AM
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Does anyone know how to edit an Esri vector basemap once you've added it? Robert LeClair?
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- rleclair-esristaff @ AWallick@yolocounty.org_Yolo on Mar 23, 2018 1:02 PM
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  Andrew - I found a Blog article about how to customize an Esri Vector Basemap that may prove helpful - https://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2015/11/19/how-to-customize-esri-vector-basemaps/
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  - AWallick@yolocounty.org_Yolo @ rleclair-esristaff on Mar 23, 2018 1:18 PM
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    Thanks, I had seen that earlier, but it looks like that's done through arcGIS online. Is there a way to do it in Pro only?
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    - rleclair-esristaff @ AWallick@yolocounty.org_Yolo on Mar 23, 2018 1:49 PM
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      There is the ability to author a map in Pro for Vector Tile creation that *may* work for your workflow - http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/mapping/map-authoring/author-a-map-for-vector-tile-creation.htm
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