How do you make a vector tile?
Create vector tiles
- Highlight the map in the Contents pane.
- On the Share tab, in the Share As group, click the Web Layer menu and click Publish Web Layer .
- In the Share As Web Layer pane, on the General tab, under the Layer Type heading, choose Vector Tiles.
How do I create a map tile package?
How to create a tile package
- Open ArcMap and open a map you want to create a tile package of.
- Click Customize > ArcMap Options… on the main menu.
- Click the Sharing tab.
- Under the Packaging section, check on Enable ArcGIS Runtime Tools.
- Click OK to dismiss the dialog box.
- Click File > Share As > Tile Package…
What is a vector basemap?
Vector tile basemaps reference a set of web-accessible vector tile data (points, lines, and polygons) and the corresponding style for how those tiles should be drawn. Vector tile basemaps are used for content other than imagery.
What are vector tile services?
A vector tile service is an ArcGIS Server web service originating from a vector tile package in ArcGIS Pro. Vector tile services (also known as vector tile layers) enable you to share and consume vector tiles in your ArcGIS Enterprise organization and in custom applications.
What is a vector layer in ArcGIS?
A vector tile layer references a set of web-accessible vector tiles and a corresponding style that dictates how the tiles will draw. Vector tile layers are similar to web tile layers, but they store a vector representation of the data instead of a raster representation.
Can a vector tile be used as a basemap?
You can add vector tile layers as operational layers or basemaps to the map viewer or scene viewer. You can also use maps and scenes with vector tile layers in web apps, using a configurable app, Web AppBuilder, ArcGIS API for JavaScript, and ArcGIS Runtime SDKs. Esri offers a set of basemaps delivered as vector tiles.
How to make a vector map in MapTiler?
MapTiler Desktop will automatically prepare output layers for your final tileset, with all of the attributes of your source vector map. You can rename the output layer, edit key=value attributes for the feature or remove them. You can also set minimal and maximal zoom levels for final tiles.
What are the advantages of Vector Tile Layers?
Other advantages of vector tile layers include the following: You can use a single set of vector tiles to generate many different map styles. For example, you can change symbols and fonts or change languages for labels on a vector tile layer without having to regenerate tiles.
What does a vector tile layer in ArcGIS mean?
A vector tile layer references a set of web-accessible vector tiles and the corresponding style for how those tiles should be drawn.