Display an offline map (on-demand)

Learn how to download and display an offline map for a user-defined geographical area of a web map.

Offline maps allow users to continue working when network connectivity is poor or lost. If a web map is enabled for offline use, a user can request that ArcGIS generates an offline map for a specified geographic area of interest.

In this tutorial, you will download an offline map for an area of interest from the web map of the

stormwater network within Naperville, IL, USA

. You can then use this offline map without a network connection.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial:

You need an ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.
Your system meets the system requirements.

Steps

Open the Xcode project

To start the tutorial, complete the Display a web map tutorial or download and unzip the solution.
Open the .xcodeproj file in Xcode.
If you downloaded the solution, get an access token and set the API key.
An API Key gives your app access to secure resources used in this tutorial.
1. Go to the Create an API key tutorial to obtain a new API key access token using your ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account. Ensure that the following privilege is enabled: Location services > Basemaps > Basemap styles service. Copy the access token as it will be used in the next step.
2. In Xcode, in the Project Navigator, click AppDelegate.swift.
3. In the editor, set the APIKey property on the AGSArcGISRuntimeEnvironment with your access token.
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  The access token is stored directly in the code as a convenience for this tutorial. Storing access tokens in the source code is not best practice.

Get the web map item ID

You can use ArcGIS tools to create and view web maps. Use the Map Viewer to identify the web map item ID. This item ID will be used later in the tutorial.

Go to the Naperville water network in the Map Viewer in ArcGIS Online. This web map displays a stormwater network within Naperville, Illinois, USA.
Make a note of the item ID at the end of the browser's URL.

The item ID should be 5a030a31e42841a89914bd7c5ecf4d8f.

Display the web map

You can display a web map using the web map's item ID. Create an AGSMap from the web map's AGSPortalItem, and display it in your app's AGSMapView.

In Xcode, in the Project Navigator, click ViewController.swift.

In the editor, modify the setupMap() function. Provide the web map's item ID.

The code creates an AGSPortalItem using the AGSPortal that references ArcGIS Online, and the web map's itemID. The portalItem is used to create an AGSMap that is displayed in the app's AGSMapView.

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        let map = AGSMap(
            item: AGSPortalItem(
                portal: AGSPortal.arcGISOnline(withLoginRequired: false),
                itemID: "5a030a31e42841a89914bd7c5ecf4d8f"
            )
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        mapView.map = map

    }
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Setup the UI

Setup your UI with a button that allows your users to select an area to download using an AGSGenerateOfflineMapJob. Then, add a UIProgressView that reports the job's progress to your user.

Create a method named userSelectedDownloadOfflineMap:() and assign it the @objc keyword. The @objc method keyword exposes the method to Objective-C, a necessary step for using the UIBarButtonItem API.
For now, leave the body of the method blank.

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Create a private method to setup the app's UI. Within it, create a UIProgressView and assign it to navigationItem.titleView.

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Reveal the navigation controller's toolbar and create a UIBarButtonItem that allows your user to select an area of the map to take offline.

The code creates an array of three UIBarButtonItem objects. The first and last objects reserve flexible space within the toolbar and the middle object is the download button. The button's title reads, "Download Map Area", and tapping it performs the method userSelectedDownloadOfflineMap:().

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            UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .flexibleSpace, target: nil, action: nil),
            UIBarButtonItem(title: "Download Map Area", style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(userSelectedDownloadOfflineMap)),
            UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .flexibleSpace, target: nil, action: nil)
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In the viewDidLoad() method, call setupUI().

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In Xcode, in the Project Navigator, click Main.storyboard.
In the editor, select ViewController, and in the menu bar, click Editor > Embed In > Navigation Controller.

Embedding ViewController within a Navigation Controller will place a navigation bar at the top of ViewController. Inside the navigation bar you will find the progress view.

Setup the offline area graphics

A graphics overlay is a container for graphics. A graphic is added to display the selected offline area on the map.

In Xcode, in the Project Navigator, click ViewController.swift.

In the editor, create a private AGSGraphicsOverlay property to contain an offline area graphic.

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Define a private method to setup the graphics overlay. In the method, create an AGSSimpleRenderer to render graphics. Define a symbol for the renderer using an AGSSimpleFillSymbol and an AGSSimpleLineSymbol.

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    private func setupGraphicsOverlay() {
        graphicsOverlay.renderer = AGSSimpleRenderer(
            symbol: AGSSimpleFillSymbol(
                style: .solid,
                color: .clear,
                outline: AGSSimpleLineSymbol(
                    style: .solid,
                    color: .red,
                    width: 3
                )
            )
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        mapView.graphicsOverlays.add(graphicsOverlay)
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Define a private method named that adds a graphic to the graphics overlay for the supplied offlineArea geometry.

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                color: .clear,
                outline: AGSSimpleLineSymbol(
                    style: .solid,
                    color: .red,
                    width: 3
                )
            )
        )
        mapView.graphicsOverlays.add(graphicsOverlay)
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    private func addGraphic(for offlineArea: AGSGeometry) {
        let graphic = AGSGraphic(geometry: offlineArea, symbol: nil)
        graphicsOverlay.graphics.add(graphic)
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Download the map for offline use

When a user specifies an area of the web map to take offline, a number of tasks are performed.

Create a private computed URL property named temporaryDirectoryURL. This computed property will generate a unique URL at which to store the offline map on the device.

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    private var temporaryDirectoryURL: URL {
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Create a private, optional AGSOfflineMapTask property named offlineMapTask. The offline map task is used to create an AGSGenerateOfflineMapJob, provided a few parameters, and a geometry.

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Create a private, optional AGSGenerateOfflineMapJob property named offlineMapJob. The offline map job handles transactions with the service to download an area of the web map offline.

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Define a private method to perform the download. This method receives two parameters, an AGSGeometry defining the offline area and a URL at which to store the downloaded map.

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Create an AGSOfflineMapTask by supplying the web map in the constructor.

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Use the offline map task to generate offline map job parameters by supplying the offline area geometry.

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        offlineMapTask?.defaultGenerateOfflineMapParameters(withAreaOfInterest: offlineArea) { [weak self] parameters, error in
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Create the generate offline map job by supplying the offline map task with AGSGenerateOfflineMapParameters. Use the offline map parameters to specify your preferences for the offline map. Finally, set the job's progress to the progress view's observedProgress property and start the job.

The offline map job is specified with two parameters.

Set the updateMode to .noUpdates ensures that the offline map remains read-only.
Set the esriVectorTilesDownloadOption to .useReducedFontsService to reduce the download size by stripping unused language characters from fonts.

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        offlineMapTask?.defaultGenerateOfflineMapParameters(withAreaOfInterest: offlineArea) { [weak self] parameters, error in
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            guard let offlineMapTask = self.offlineMapTask else { return }

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                let job = offlineMapTask.generateOfflineMapJob(with: parameters, downloadDirectory: downloadDirectory)
                (self.navigationItem.titleView as! UIProgressView).observedProgress = job.progress
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                        self.mapView.map = result.offlineMap
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                        print("Error downloading the offline map: \(error)")
                        return
                    }
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                self.offlineMapJob = job
            } else if let error = error {
                print("Error fetching default parameters for the area of interest: \(error.localizedDescription)")
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In the userSelectedDownloadOfflineMap:() method, use the map view's visible area geometry to download the map.

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Set the map view's view point for the selected offline area. Pad the area to slightly zoom the map view out, allowing you to visualize the context of the selected map area.

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Press Command + R to run the app.

If you are using the Xcode simulator your system must meet these minimum requirements: macOS Big Sur 11.3, Xcode 13, iOS 13. If you are using a physical device, then refer to the system requirements.

You should see a web map of the Naperville water network in the map view, a progress bar embedded within the top navigation bar, and a Download Map Area button embedded within the bottom toolbar.

Tap the Download Map Area button to download the visible area of the web map, offline. Remove your network connection and you will still be able to pinch, drag, and double-tap the map view to explore this offline map.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional API features, ArcGIS location services, and ArcGIS tools in these tutorials:

Create a mobile map package