Set up Open Vector Basemaps (new user)

These instructions are for deploying Open Vector Basemaps WMA or GCS (new user) or Open Vector Basemaps: Basic (WMA only included in the World Basic product option).

For information about what's included with Open Vector Basemaps and Open Vector Basemaps: Basic, see Open Vector Basemaps content.

Note:

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

Once you confirm that the system requirements are met, the workflow to set up Open 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).

Upload the package to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal

Open Vector Basemaps includes two vector tile packages (.vtpk). The Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install.vtpk file is in the Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WMA) projection. The Open_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2026_Install.vtpk file is in the WGS84/GCS (GCS) tiling scheme. The following steps are for the WMA package.

Note:

To share the GCS package, you must enter 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 Open Vector Basemaps styles in the GCS directory already take the GCS naming into account in the metadata files.

To use Open Vector Basemaps: Basic (WMA) included with the World Basic (WB) product option, you must enter the correct .vtpk file name for the Open_Vector_Basemap_DAWB2026_Install.vtpk file.

Complete the following steps for the vector tile package:

1. Download all the Open Vector Basemaps files from My Esri or copy the entire USB flash drive contents to your local computer if you have not already done so. Note that all files must be downloaded from My Esri before unzipping.
2. Unzip the first file with 7-Zip software (free from www.7-Zip.org), and the rest will automatically unzip with it.
3. Start ArcGIS Pro, sign in to your ArcGIS Enterprise portal, click the Options button , and click Set As Active Portal.

   

   Note:

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

4. Create a project.
5. Click the Analysis tab, and click Tools in the Geoprocessing group.

   

   The Geoprocessing pane appears.

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

   

7. 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\Open_Vector_Basemaps_2026\VTPK\Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install.vtpk.
   2. For Summary, type Open Vector Basemap for Data Appliance 2026.
   3. For Tags, type 2026, v2.

   Caution:

   Do not change the Credits parameter value and do not check the Publish web layer, Share with everyone, or Share within organization only check boxes.

   

8. 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.

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

      The Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_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
   Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install.vtpk (WMA)	11.1, 11.3, or 11.5	81,577.733 MB
   Open_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2026_Install.vtpk (WGS84)	11.1, 11.3, or 11.5	81,403.683 MB
   Open_Vector_Basemap_DAWB2026_Install.vtpk (WMA)	11.1, 11.3, or 11.5	9,190.357 MB

   Your item should look similar to the following when uploading Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install.vtpk (WMA) in Enterprise. The size in the item Details section should match the size in the chart above:

   

Note:

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

See the Troubleshoot Open Vector Basemaps topic for more information.

Publish the hosted tile layer (service)

Now you'll publish the Open 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 (Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install.vtpk) you uploaded to your portal.
3. Click Publish, change the title to Open_Vector_Basemap_v2, and click Save (if you are using 11.1, click Next) to publish the service.

   Note:

   Changing the name to Open_Vector_Basemap_v2 enables the hosted tile layer and URL path to remain stable when the underlying tile set is updated in future releases.

   

   Note:

   For the GCS tile package (Open_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2026_Install.vtpk), change the title to Open_Vector_Basemap_GCS_v2.

   For the WB tile package, (Open_Vector_Basemap_DAWB2026_Install.vtpk), change the title to Open_Vector_Basemap_v2.

   Note:

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

   The Open_Vector_Basemap_v2 hosted tile layer is created. After publishing in 11.1, 11.3, or 11.5, the Vector Tile Service URL is Open_Vector_Basemap_v2 but the item is named Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install. You must change the title.

   

4. In 11.1, 11.3, or 11.5, go to the item page for the hosted tile layer (Open_Vector_Basemap_DA2026_Install), click the Edit button next to the current item title on the Overview tab of the item page, change the title to Open_Vector_Basemap_v2, and click Save.

   

   

   Note:

   For the GCS tile package (Open_Vector_Basemap_GCS_DA2026_Install.vtpk), change the title to Open_Vector_Basemap_GCS_v2.

   For the WB tile package, (Open_Vector_Basemap_DAWB2026_Install.vtpk), change the title to Open_Vector_Basemap_v2.

Publish tile layers (map styles)

You'll publish your map styles next.

The VectorStylePublisher geoprocessing toolbox can be run in ArcGIS Pro. This toolbox publishes 13 new tile layers to your portal.

Note:

Open Vector Basemaps includes many style varieties that provide cartographic options for basemap use. You can choose 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 portal. See the Directory of Open 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.

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, click the Options button , and click Set As Active Portal.
2. Create a project.
3. Click the View tab, click Catalog View in the Windows group, right-click Toolboxes in the Catalog view, 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\Open_Vector_Basemaps_2026\VectorBasemapStyles\WMA\WMA_NewUser.

      Note:

      For the GCS tile package, browse to the location of the VectorBasemapStyles folder on your local computer, for example, C:\Projects\Open_Vector_Basemaps_2026\VectorBasemapStyles\GCS\GCS_NewUser.

      For the WB tile package, browse to the location of the VectorBasemapStyles folder on your local computer, for example, C:\Projects\OVBWB_Vector_Basemaps_2026\VectorBasemapStyles\WMA\WB_NewUser.

   2. For Vector Tile Service URL, provide the URL of the Open Vector Basemap hosted tile layer, for example, https://portalname.domain.com/server/rest/services/Hosted/Open_Vector_Basemap_v2/VectorTileServer.

      Note:

      The vector tile service URL is in the URL section of the Open_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. Leave the Contour and Hillshade Tile Service URLs blank.
   4. To share the layers publicly, check the Share vector style web layers publicly check box.

      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 values for the Sign In Username and Sign In Password parameters.

      

   5. Click Run.

The 13 Open Vector Basemap vector tile layers (map styles) are created in your assigned ArcGIS Enterprise account. You can view the items in My Content. Fifteen items are listed: 13 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 in step 7 above 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.

To change the protection setting in 11.5, you can select the map items in your portal, select the More drop-down menu, and select Disable Delete Protection.

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

• Use Open Vector Basemaps.
• Customize Open Vector Basemaps styles.
• Localize Open Vector Basemaps styles.