Get started: Create and style vector tiles

Use the ArcGIS portal to create a vector tile service and the MapLibre ArcGIS plugin to display the vector tiles on a map.

What you'll learn

You will learn how to:

• Import and host data of U.S. city populations to create a feature service.
• Style feature data with a unique value renderer and color ramp.
• Publish a vector tile service from the feature layer.
• Style vector tiles to enhance text labels.
• Create an API key credential.
• Use an access token to access the vector tile service.
• Display and query the vector tiles to show a popup of population data with the MapLibre ArcGIS plugin.

What you'll use

• ArcGIS portal
• Map Viewer
• ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor
• API key authentication
• MapLibre ArcGIS plugin

What you'll need

Before you begin, you need the following:

• An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.
• A modern web browser, such as recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge.
• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• A code editor, such as CodePen (recommended for this how-to).

Steps

Step 1

Import data

Step 2

Style feature data

Step 3

Publish vector tiles

Step 4

Style vector tiles

Step 5

Create an API key

Step 6

Add vector tiles

Step 7

Add interactivity