{"id":184401,"date":"2013-04-01T18:23:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T18:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=184401"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:25:14","slug":"using-stamen-and-mapbox-tilesets-as-basemaps-in-arcgis-com","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-stamen-and-mapbox-tilesets-as-basemaps-in-arcgis-com","title":{"rendered":"Using Stamen and MapBox tilesets as basemaps in ArcGIS.com"},"author":4951,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[26471,22951,26451,33381],"industry":[],"product":[36551,36611],"class_list":["post-184401","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-kennethfield","tag-arcgis-content","tag-cartography","tag-tile-layers","product-arcgis-online","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"A map tileset is simply a set of images stored on a web server which can be accessed directly. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-26775\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/04\/watercolorthumb-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>In his recent blog entry\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2013\/03\/21\/adding-tile-layers-to-your-web-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adding tile layers to your web map<\/a>, Chris Whitmore explained how the March 2013 enhancement to ArcGIS Online supported the addition of a range of new file types to web maps. Chris described the approach of adding tile layers to web maps which allows you to use web-accessible map tiles from a server directly using a URL request from the browser. In this blog entry I show you how this approach can be used to integrate Stamen and MapBox tilesets in your ArcGIS Online web maps.<\/p>\n<p>A map tileset is simply a set of images stored on a web server which can be accessed directly. Since tilesets are not referenced as a service, the key to adding them to your web map is to know the URL of the tileset you want to use. Most tilesets will follow the same standard so that the URL ends in \/{z}\/{x}\/{y}\/.[image format] where {z} is the zoom level parameter, {x} is the x coordinate parameter and {y} is the y coordinate parameter. Chris used the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.opencyclemap.org\/\">OpenCycleMap<\/a>tileset which illustrates the standard URL array:<\/p>\n<p><strong>http:\/\/{subDomain}.tile.opencyclemap.org\/cycle\/{level}\/{col}\/{row}.png<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to use a tileset from another provider in ArcGIS Online you first need to discover the URL for the tileset you want to use. Sometimes the provider will publish the URL on their web site, like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.stamen.com\/#toner\/12\/37.7706\/-122.3782\">Stamen<\/a>. Alternatively, with a little exploratory work you can discover the URL from the web browser. Let\u2019s see how this works with Stamen\u2019s Watercolor tileset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1.<\/strong>\u00a0Load the original map viewer. Stamen Watercolor is at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.stamen.com\/watercolor\">maps.stamen.com\/watercolor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2.<\/strong>\u00a0Right-click in the browser window and select Inspect element<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26765\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/04\/tileset1-300x207.png\" alt=\"Inspect element\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3.<\/strong>\u00a0Select the Resources tab and then navigate to the folder that contains the individual tiles and select a tile file<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26766\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/04\/tileset2.png\" alt=\"Tile file\" width=\"731\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The individual tile will contain the URL in the standard format. Note it down. This is what you will need in order to use the tileset in ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n<p>In the example above, you\u2019ll notice that the sub domain is &lt;a&gt;. If you explore some of the other images in the folder you\u2019ll likely find other sub domains used (e.g. b, c, d). These are simply the sub domain location for the particular tile with the complete tileset shared across multiple servers.<\/p>\n<p>So the Stamen Watercolor tileset URL information you require is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>http:\/\/{subDomain}.tile.stamen.com\/watercolor\/{level}\/{col}\/{row}.jpg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>sub domains a, b, c, d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now you\u2019re ready to add Stamen\u2019s Watercolor tileset into ArcGIS Online using the Add Layer from Web option that Chris outlined in his blog. The Add Layer from Web dialog box should look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/04\/tileset3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26767\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/04\/tileset3.png\" alt=\"Add layer from web\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note that the credits information is completed fully. It is important to ensure that you abide by the terms of service of the original tileset provider and give proper attribution. If you are in any doubt as to the attribution required, contact the original tileset provider.<\/p>\n<p>You can either build your own web maps using this method or, alternatively, the Stamen Watercolor, Toner and Terrain tilsets are all available in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?owner=cartogeek&amp;title=Stamen%20basemaps\">Stamen basemaps<\/a>\u00a0group on ArcGIS online.<\/p>\n<p>It is also permissible to publish any custom maps from your MapBox account in ArcGIS Online.\u00a0 The process is the same, except the URL must reference your MapBox account and the Map ID. Let\u2019s say my MapBox\u00a0 username is &lt;kennethfield&gt; and the Map ID I want to use is &lt;b34d0wdj&gt;, then the URL and sub domain information I require to add a tileset into ArcGIS Online is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>http:\/\/{subdomain}.tiles.mapbox.com\/v3\/kennethfield.map-b34d0wdj\/{level}\/{col}\/{row}.png<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>sub domains a, b, c, d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attribution for MapBox tilesets:\u00a0<strong>Data \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors. Design \u00a9 MapBox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An example Mapbox tileset used as an ArcGIS Online basemap inside an Application template can be seen\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carto.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/OnePane\/storytelling_basic\/index.html?appid=6208ab4aabed41a3b7b82ee826fccff4\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26768\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/04\/mapbox2.png\" alt=\"MapBox Streets\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adding tile layers from other providers gives you even more flexibility in styling your ArcGIS Online web maps. In addition to Esri basemaps, you can now make use of the free basemaps from Stamen. You may also have authored and published maps using MapBox and TileMill which you can now reference in ArcGIS Online web maps as an alternative basemap. This gives you considerable flexiblity in styling your basemaps and ensuring they suit the purpose of the map theme or story you are illustrating. Get creative!<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4951,"user_firstname":"Ken","user_lastname":"Field","nickname":"Ken Field","user_nicename":"kenfield","display_name":"Kenneth Field","user_email":"KField@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/www.cartoblography.com","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:36","user_description":"Maps are Ken\u2019s passion, and profession. After 20 years teaching cartography and GIS in academia in the UK he moved to California where, since 2011, he has made maps, and talked and written about cartography at Esri. He shares maps, videos, code, writings and how-tos at his Mappy Hour site (links.esri.com\/mappyhour), after 8 years as Chair is now Vice-Chair of the ICA Map Design Commission, and did a 9 year stint as Editor of The Cartographic Journal. 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After 20 years teaching cartography and GIS in academia in the UK he moved to California where, since 2011, he has made maps, and talked and written about cartography at Esri. He shares maps, videos, code, writings and how-tos at his Mappy Hour site (links.esri.com\/mappyhour), after 8 years as Chair is now Vice-Chair of the ICA Map Design Commission, and did a 9 year stint as Editor of The Cartographic Journal. He\u2019s won a few awards for maps, pedagogy, kitchen tile designs and his books 'Cartography.' and \u2018Thematic Mapping\u2019. He leads the Esri MOOC on Cartography which has had nearly 250,000 participants to date. He is a presenter of the Webby award winning Mappy Hour, and is co-founder of the popular mappery.org site. He was recently honoured by the Data Visualization Society with an \u2018Impressive Individual\u2019 Information is Beautiful award, and was voted as one of 100 professionals who have shaped the UK geo-industry. He snowboards (reasonably), plays drums (badly), is a lifelong supporter of his home-town Premier League football team Nottingham Forest, and has a tattoo of his favourite map on his arm.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.cartoblography.com","https:\/\/x.com\/kennethfield"],"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/author\/kenfield"}]}},"text_date":"April 1, 2013","author_name":"Kenneth Field","author_page":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/author\/kenfield","custom_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Newsroom-Keyart-Wide-1920-x-1080.jpg","primary_product":"ArcGIS Online","tag_data":[{"term_id":26471,"name":"@kennethfield","slug":"kennethfield","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":26471,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":22951,"name":"ArcGIS Content","slug":"arcgis-content","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":22951,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":331,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":26451,"name":"cartography","slug":"cartography","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":26451,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":558,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":33381,"name":"tile layers","slug":"tile-layers","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":33381,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw"}],"category_data":[{"term_id":22941,"name":"Mapping","slug":"mapping","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":22941,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":2683,"filter":"raw"}],"product_data":[{"term_id":36551,"name":"ArcGIS Online","slug":"arcgis-online","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":36551,"taxonomy":"product","description":"","parent":0,"count":2419,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":36611,"name":"ArcGIS StoryMaps","slug":"story-maps","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":36611,"taxonomy":"product","description":"","parent":36981,"count":572,"filter":"raw"}],"primary_product_link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?s=#&products=arcgis-online","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/184401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4951"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/184401\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184401"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=184401"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=184401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}