Tutorial: Create a mobile map package

Learn how to use ArcGIS ProArcGIS Pro is a professional desktop GIS application that can explore, visualize, analyze, and manage 2D and 3D data.Learn more to create a mobile map package (MMPK)A mobile map package (MMPK) is a standalone file that contains one or more map definitions, including the basemap layers, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles for use in offline applications built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more for your offline appAn offline application, also known as offline app, is an application that runs on a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop device with limited or no network connection. Offline applications are built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more.

Prerequisites

Steps

Add layers to your account in ArcGIS Online

The first step to creating a mobile map packageA mobile map package (MMPK) is a standalone file that contains one or more map definitions, including the basemap layers, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles for use in offline applications built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more is to assemble the data layersA data layer is a layer that references geographic data from a file or a service and is used to visualize the data in a map or scene.Learn more you would like to include. These layers contain the featureA feature is a single record, also known as a row, that represents a real-world entity. It typically contains a geometry (point, multipoint, polyline, or polygon) and attributes but it can also contain just attributes.Learn more data used by offline applicationsAn offline application, also known as offline app, is an application that runs on a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop device with limited or no network connection. Offline applications are built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more. Examples of data layers include the trails and parks feature layers used in previous tutorials. Each of these layers will be added as an item to your contentContent is a collection of items in a portal that belong to a user, group, or organization.Learn more using ArcGIS Online so it can be accessed with ArcGIS ProArcGIS Pro is a professional desktop GIS application that can explore, visualize, analyze, and manage 2D and 3D data.Learn more:

1. Go to ArcGIS Online and sign in.

2. In the top menu, click Content > New Item > From a URL. In the New item window, set the following values to add the Trailheads layer:

   • URL: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/Trailheads/FeatureServer/
   • Type: ArcGIS Server web service
   • Title: Trailheads
   • Tags: Trail heads

   Click Save to add the layer to your portal.

3. Use the URLs below and repeat the steps above to add the Trails and Parks and Open Spaces layers to ArcGIS Online. Be sure to use unique titles and tags for each layer.

   • Trails: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/Trails/FeatureServer/
   • Parks and Open Spaces: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/Parks_and_Open_Space/FeatureServer/

Download the basemap vector tile package

To use a basemap layerA basemap layer is the layer in a map or scene that displays basemap data. The data source for a basemap layer is typically a basemap service.Learn more offline, you can extract the tiles for the area of interest. This area should be large enough to cover the extent of the data layersA data layer is a layer that references geographic data from a file or a service and is used to visualize the data in a map or scene.Learn more. For this tutorial, the topographic basemap layer has already been extracted for you as a vector tile package (VTPK)A vector tile package, also known as a VTPK, is a read-only data file containing static tiles of vector data.Learn more. Learn more about extracting tile layers in the ArcGIS Pro documentation.

1. Download the LosAngeles (.vtpk) file that includes the basemap vector tiles for the area of interest.

Set up the map in ArcGIS Pro

Now combine the basemap layerA basemap layer is the layer in a map or scene that displays basemap data. The data source for a basemap layer is typically a basemap service.Learn more and data layerA data layer is a layer that references geographic data from a file or a service and is used to visualize the data in a map or scene.Learn more in a map in ArcGIS ProArcGIS Pro is a professional desktop GIS application that can explore, visualize, analyze, and manage 2D and 3D data.Learn more, ready to export as a mobile map packageA mobile map package (MMPK) is a standalone file that contains one or more map definitions, including the basemap layers, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles for use in offline applications built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more. You will also set the geographic area of data that is included in the mobile map package.

1. Start ArcGIS ProArcGIS Pro is a professional desktop GIS application that can explore, visualize, analyze, and manage 2D and 3D data.Learn more. Under New Project, click Start without a template.
2. On the main ribbon, click the Insert tab and then New Map > New Basemap to create a new map with a basemap.
3. In the Map tab, click + Add Data > Browse and navigate to the LosAngeles.vtpk vector tile file you downloaded earlier. Click Ok to select the file and add it to the basemap.
4. You will see a small white dot on the map that marks the location of the basemap. Zoom in on the dot until the Los Angeles basemap area becomes visible.
5. In the Contents window, right click Basemap > Save as a map file and save the basemap as Basemap.mapx.
6. In the main ribbon, click the Insert tab and then New Map > New Map to create a new map.
7. In the Map tab, click Basemap and scroll down to the bottom. Select Basemap which is the basemap you just created.
8. In the Map tab, click + Add Data > Browse. In the dialog, click Portal > My Content > Trailheads to add the layer to the map. Click Ok to close the window.
9. Use the same steps above to add Trails and Parks and Open Space layers to the map. You can control-click to select multiple items in the Add data dialog.
10. In the Map tab, click Locate and type Mahou Riviera in the search box and then hit the enter key. This will zoom the map to the correct location.

Create the mobile map package file

The final step is to use a sharing tool in ArcGIS Pro to export the mobile map package. In this case you will clip the layers out that fall within the current visible extent of the map.

1. In the main ribbon, click the Share tab and then Mobile Map.
2. On the left side of the application in the Package Mobile Map window, set the following properties:
   • Save package to file: Selected (Saves a mobile map package .mmpk file to local storage).
   • Name: Click the folder to select a save location for the mobile map package. Name it SantaMonicaMap.mmpk.
   • Summary: Santa Monica mountain trails and parks.
   • Tags: Santa Monica, Trails, Parks
   • Current Display Extent: Checked (Ensure the map is zoomed to the area you want to package. e.g. Mahou Riviera)
3. Click Package to create the mobile map package.

Your finished mobile map packageA mobile map package (MMPK) is a standalone file that contains one or more map definitions, including the basemap layers, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles for use in offline applications built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more should be saved as a file named SantaMonicaMap.mmpk. The file should contain data for the trailheads, trails, and parks layers, and vector tiles for the topographic basemap for the area south of the Santa Monica mountains.

What's next?

Learn how to use the mobile map packageA mobile map package (MMPK) is a standalone file that contains one or more map definitions, including the basemap layers, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles for use in offline applications built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more in an offline applicationAn offline application, also known as offline app, is an application that runs on a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop device with limited or no network connection. Offline applications are built with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.Learn more.

Display a map from a mobile map package

Access and display a map from a mobile map package for offline use.

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