Set up Esri Vector Basemaps (new user)

For information about what's included with Esri Vector Basemaps, see Esri Vector Basemaps content.

Note:

Before you proceed, review the system requirements to confirm that you can deploy Esri Vector Basemaps on your system.

Once you confirm that the system requirements are met, the workflow to set up Esri Vector Basemaps is as follows:

1. Upload the package to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal
2. Publish the hosted tile layer (service)
3. Publish tile layers (map styles)
4. Share tile layers (map styles)

Note:

Esri Vector Basemaps includes two vector tile packages (.vtpk) on the flash drive. The Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install.vtpk file is in the Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WMA) projection. The Esri_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2023_Install.vtpk file is in the WGS84/GCS (GCS) tiling scheme. The following steps reflect the sharing process of the WMA vector tile package. To share the GCS package, you must provide the correct .vtpk file name for the input package as well as take the GCS naming into consideration when publishing the hosted tile layer. The Esri Vector Basemaps styles in the GCS directory already take the GCS naming into account in the metadata files.

Upload the package to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal

First, you must copy the entire USB flash drive contents to your local computer if you have not already done so.

1. Start ArcGIS Pro, sign in to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal, and select Set As Active Portal.

   

   Note:

   You must sign in and connect to your portal before you proceed. You cannot provide your portal username and password when using the Share Package tool later in these instructions. The tool obtains your credentials from ArcGIS Pro.

2. Create a project.
3. Click the Analysis tab, and click Tools in the Geoprocessing group.

   

   The Geoprocessing pane appears.

4. In the Geoprocessing pane, search for Share Package, and select the Share Package (Data Management Tools) tool from the search results.

   

5. On the Share Package dialog box, do the following:
   1. For Input Package, provide the path to the vector tile package, for example, C:\Projects\Esri_Vector_Basemaps_2023\VTPK\Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install.vtpk.
   2. For Summary, type Esri Vector Basemap for Data Appliance 2023.
   3. For Tags, type 2023, v2.

   Caution:

   Do not change the Credits parameter value and do not check the Everybody or Within Organization check boxes for sharing.

   

6. Click Run.

   It will take approximately 30 to 120 minutes to upload the package to your portal. A Share Package Uploaded Successfully message appears in the Share Package window once the upload is complete.

7. Through your portal, confirm that the .vtpk file uploaded successfully.
   1. Open a web browser and sign in to your portal.

      The Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install tile package is located in the root folder.

   2. Confirm that the Size value of the tile package matches the size for your vector tile package and Enterprise version in the following table and Shared with indicates that the item is not shared.

   Vector tile package .vtpk file	Enterprise version	Size
   Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install.vtpk (WMA)	10.8.1, 10.9, 10.9.1	38,447 MB
   	11.0	40,315 MB
   Esri_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2023_Install.vtpk (WGS84)	10.8.1, 10.9, 10.9.1	37,998 MB
   	11.0	39,844 MB

   Your item will look similar to the following when uploading Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install.vtpk (WMA) in Enterprise 10.8.1, 10.9, and 10.9.1:

   

Note:

If the size is not correct, delete the item and upload the Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install tile package again. You may want to discuss the problem with your portal administrator.

For the Esri_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2023_Install tile package, if the Size is not correct, delete the item and upload it again.

See the Troubleshooting Esri Vector Basemaps topic for more information.

Publish the hosted tile layer (service)

Now you'll publish the Esri Vector Basemap hosted tile layer service from your portal.

1. Sign in to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal.

   Note:

   Your account must have publishing credentials.
2. In My Content, go to the item page for the vector tile package (Esri_Vector_Basemap_DA2023_Install.vtpk) you uploaded to your portal.
3. Click Publish, change the title to Esri_Vector_Basemap_v2, and click Publish again.

   

   Note:

   For the GCS tile package (Esri_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2023_Install.vtpk), change the title to Esri_Vector_Basemap_GCS_v2.

   Note:

   It will take 30 to 120 minutes to create the hosted layer, depending on your system configuration.

   The Esri_Vector_Basemap_v2 hosted tile layer is created.

   

Publish tile layers (map styles)

You'll publish the map styles next.

The VectorStylePublisher geoprocessing toolbox can be run in ArcGIS Pro. This toolbox publishes 51 new tile layers to your portal.

These instructions assume that the toolbox and VectorBasemapStyles folder are on your local computer.

Note:

You must have a portal account assigned to the default publisher or administrator role, or your account must be assigned to a custom role that has privileges to create content and publish hosted tile layers.

1. Start ArcGIS Pro, sign in to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal, and select Set As Active Portal.
2. Create a project.
3. Click the View tab, click Catalog View in the Windows group, right-click Toolboxes, and click Add Toolbox.

   

4. Browse to the location on your local computer where you copied the contents of the USB flash drive, click VectorStylePublisher.tbx, and click OK.

   

   The VectorStylePublisher toolbox is added to the project.

5. Double-click Toolboxes and double-click VectorStylePublisher.tbx.

   

6. Double-click the Vector Style Publisher script.

   

7. On the Vector Style Publisher dialog box, click the Parameters tab and do the following:

   

   1. For Folder containing vector styles, browse to the location of the VectorBasemapStyles folder on your local computer, for example, C:\Projects\Esri_Vector_Basemaps_2023\VectorBasemapStyles\WMA_Styles\WMA_NewUser.
   2. For Vector Tile Service URL, provide the URL of the Esri Vector Basemap hosted tile layer, for example, https://portalname.domain.com/server/rest/services/Hosted/Esri_Vector_Basemap_v2/VectorTileServer.

      Note:

      The vector tile service URL is in the URL section of the Esri_Vector_Basemap_v2 hosted tile layer item page. Click the Copy button and paste the URL in the Vector Tile Service URL parameter text box.

      

   3. For Metadata folder name, keep the default name metadata.

      Note:

      If you are using a portal with PKI authentication, expand PKI Authorization and provide values for the PKI_Certificated_file_(.pfx) and PKI Private Password parameters.

      

      If you are using a portal with Linux LDAP authentication, expand Linux LDAP and provide information for the Sign In Username and Sign In Password parameters.

      

   4. Click Run.

The 51 vector tile layers (map styles) are created in your assigned ArcGIS Enterprise account. You can view the items in My Content. Fifty-three items are listed: 51 vector tile layers, the .vtpk file, and the hosted tile layer.

Share tile layers (map styles)

The items created are private unless you check the Share vector style web layers publicly check box to make them public.

Alternatively, you can select the map items in your portal and change the sharing settings.

Note:

Delete protection for all items is applied on publishing the tile layers. To change the protection setting, open the item and click the Settings tab. Under Delete Protection, uncheck Prevent this item from being accidentally deleted and click Save.

Once you set up Esri Vector Basemaps, you can do the following:

• Use Esri Vector Basemaps
• Customize styles
• Localize styles