Listed below are frequently asked questions and answers regarding ArcGIS Data Appliance: Esri Vector Basemaps.
- How does ArcGIS Data Appliance: Esri Vector Basemaps work?
- Can I use both World Edition and U.S. Edition styles?
- Do I have to publish all the tile layers (map styles) that are included with Esri Vector Basemaps?
- Where does the data come from?
- Does Esri Vector Basemaps include imagery?
- What services are available?
- Are there any use restrictions when using Esri Vector Basemaps?
- Where can I find more information about editing custom styles?
- Where can I find more information about using basemaps in my Portal for ArcGIS or Map Viewer?
- Is Map Viewer Classic supported in Esri Vector Basemaps?
- What if I need further assistance?
ArcGIS Data Appliance: Esri Vector Basemaps is published as a hosted vector tile service from your ArcGIS Enterprise portal along with several dozen map styles that you can share, use, and customize within your organization. For more information about vector basemaps and the differences between raster and vector tile layers, see Tile layers in the Portal for ArcGIS help.
Esri Vector Basemaps includes many style varieties that provide cartographic options for basemap use. You have the option for a default style installation or a custom style installation. The default installation deploys all the styles. The custom installation allows you to select a smaller set of styles for your organization to actively use on your ArcGIS Enterprise portal. See the Directory of Esri Vector Basemaps map styles for details on available styles. Create a VectorBasemapStyles directory on your local machine and copy either all the style folders or your custom subset of styles to this new local directory before deploying your styles.
Esri Vector Basemaps WMA and GCS only requires one service published as a hosted vector tile layer from your portal. Other maps are included as map styles that you publish to your portal as tile layers. If you want to use the optional Esri Vector Basemaps WMA vector contours and hillshade map styles, two additional WMA services are required. See Directory of map styles for the vector tile layers included with Esri Vector Basemaps.
The data is provided by multiple third-party data vendors under license to Esri for inclusion in ArcGIS Data Appliance for use with Esri software. Redistribution rights are granted by Esri and the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (for example, .gif and .jpeg files) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source or copyright attribution to the respective data vendor or vendors. For copyright and attribution information, see Credits in the Item Details for a specific map published to your portal.
View the New ways of customizing Esri Vector Basemaps article on the ArcGIS Blog website for more information about editing custom styles.
See Customize basemaps and Choose a basemap (Map Viewer) in the Portal for ArcGIS help for more information about using basemaps in your Portal for ArcGIS or Map Viewer.
No. Map Viewer Classic is deprecated. In ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 and 11.3, to use Esri Vector Basemaps, you need to set your primary map viewer to Map Viewer. The default in both versions is Map Viewer Classic. In ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5, Map Viewer is the default map viewer.
For all questions, feedback, and troubleshooting, and to report issues, contact Esri Technical Support.