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Create and publish tile packages for offline use with ArcGIS mobile apps

Last Published: May 14, 2024

Summary

Taking web maps offline enables field workers to collect data using ArcGIS mobile apps in situations where there is no service or poor connection on the field. When using tile layers in web maps offline, the tile layers must be correctly cached and packaged, especially when working with large tile data.

This article describes the workflow to create and publish tile packages to ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS for offline use.

Procedure

  1. Open the ArcGIS Pro project.
  2. Create a tile cache from the raster layer using theĀ Manage Tile Cache tool.
    1. In the Geoprocessing pane, search for and select Manage Tile Cache (Data Management Tools).
    2. On the Parameters tab, for Cache Location, click Browse and specify the folder for the output cache dataset. In this example, the DEM_TIN_test project folder is specified.
    3. For Cache Name, type the name for the output cache dataset. In this example the cache dataset is named my_new_tilecache.
    4. For Manage Mode, select Recreate all tiles from the drop-down list.
    5. For Input Data Source, select the raster layer from the drop-down list. The dem.flt raster layer is used in this example.
    6. For Input Tiling Scheme, ensure ArcGIS Online Scheme tiling scheme is selected.
    7. If necessary, specify the Minimum Cached Scale and Maximum Cached Scale parameters.
    8. Click Run.
The configured Manage Tile Cache pane.
  1. Create a tile package using the Export Tile Cache tool.
    1. In the Geoprocessing pane, search for and select Export Tile Cache (Data Management Tools).
    2. On the Parameters tab, for Input Tile Cache, click Browse and select the tile cache created in Step 3. In this example, my_new_tilecache is selected.
    3. For Output Tile Cache Location, click Browse and specify the location to save the tile package. In this example, the output is stored in the same project folder, DEM_TIN_test.
    4. For Output Tile Cache Name, type the name of the output tile package. In this example, the tile package is named my_TC_package.
    5. For Export Cache As, select Tile package (tpk).
    6. Click Run.
The configured  Export Tile Cache pane.
  1. Publish the tile package to ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS. Refer to Steps 3 through 12 from ArcGIS Online: Publish from a tile package.
  2. Enable the Allow this layer to be downloaded and used in an offline map option on the Settings tab on the item details page to enable the tile layers and maps for offline use. Refer to ArcGIS Online: Enabling layers and maps for offline use for more information.

Article ID: 000030671

Software:
  • ArcGIS Online
  • Portal for ArcGIS
  • ArcGIS Pro 3 1
  • ArcGIS Enterprise 11 0
  • ArcGIS Enterprise 11 1
  • ArcGIS Pro 3 0

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