Display multiple basemap layers

Learn how to add multiple basemap layers from different services to your map.

This tutorial shows how to display two basemap layers from different services in your application. You will use the World Imagery map tile service satellite imagery basemap to provide the underlying visual and geographic context for the map. To provide additional context, you will use the arcgis/imagery/labels style from the ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service to display place labels for the world. The combination of the two layers will result in a basemap that provides additional context for the mapping application.

Prerequisites

Steps

Get the starter app

Select a type of authentication and follow the steps to create a new app.

Set up authentication

Set developer credentials

Use the API key or OAuth developer credentials so your application can access ArcGIS services.

Update the map's viewpoint

1. Change the map's center to [37.1174, -91.2996] and zoom level to 5. This will focus the map on the United States of America.

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         const map = L.map("map", {
           minZoom: 2
   
         }).setView([37.1174, -91.2996], 5);
   

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Add a second basemap layer

Use the TiledMapLayer class to access and display basemap layer from the World Imagery map tile service alongside existing static basemap tile layer.

1. Modify the basemap style to arcgis/imagery/labels.

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         const basemapEnum = "arcgis/imagery/labels";
   
         L.esri.Static.staticBasemapTileLayer(basemapEnum, {
           token: accessToken
         }).addTo(map);
   

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2. Add another basemap layer from the World Imagery map tile service with tiledMapLayer to the map.

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         const tileLayer = L.esri.tiledMapLayer({
           url: "https://ibasemaps-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer",
           token: accessToken
         });
   
         tileLayer.addTo(map);
   

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Run the app

Run the app.

The map should display basemap layers from the World Imagery map tile service and the Static Basemap Tiles service.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional location services in these tutorials: