{"id":70101,"date":"2015-11-23T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/customize-esri-vector-basemap-boundaries-and-labels\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:07:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:07:16","slug":"customize-esri-vector-basemap-boundaries-and-labels","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/mapping\/mapping\/customize-esri-vector-basemap-boundaries-and-labels","title":{"rendered":"Customize Esri Vector Basemap Boundaries and Labels"},"author":6281,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[22951,23171,27691,40161,29041,29051,33541],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-70101","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-content","tag-basemaps","tag-customize","tag-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-style","tag-vector","tag-vector-basemaps","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Updated December 15, 2016:\u00a0 The Esri Vector Basemaps are no longer in beta release and are now available to use in production web maps a...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Updated December 15, 2016:<\/strong>\u00a0 The Esri Vector Basemaps are no longer in beta release and are now available to use in production web maps and apps. The best way to access them in ArcGIS Online is through the Esri owned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=30de8da907d240a0bccd5ad3ff25ef4a\" target=\"_blank\">Vector Basemaps group<\/a>, which contains the latest set of web maps and tile layers. See <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2016\/12\/15\/whats-new-in-esri-vector-basemaps-december-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s New in Esri Vector Basemaps (December 2016)<\/a> for information related to this update.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The information in this blog is updated and now references Beta 2 (B2) Esri vector tile layers released May 13, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a title=\"How to Customize Esri Vector Basemaps\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/?p=56401\" target=\"_blank\">earlier post<\/a>, we described how you can customize the Esri vector basemaps (now in Beta 2 release). \u00a0In that post, we provided an example of changing the colors for an existing map style to create a different look for the map, which will probably be the most common way in which the vector basemaps are customized. \u00a0We also shared the step-by-step instructions for how you can create a custom map.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we wanted to share examples for a couple other ways that you can customize the vector basemaps that were mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change between language options available in selected areas<\/li>\n<li>Change the representation of disputed boundaries displayed in selected areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The current Esri <span style=\"line-height: 24px\">basemaps, delivered as raster tiles, are designed to support a wide range of users, including both local users within a specific country and other users around the world. \u00a0For this reason, we try to include information in the map that will make them useful and acceptable to both sets of users. \u00a0This includes labeling the maps in both &#8220;local&#8221; language (e.g. Greek in Greece, Thai in Thailand) and &#8220;global&#8221; language (i.e. English, or transliterated text). \u00a0This also includes displaying disputed boundaries as they are commonly recognized by<\/span>\u00a0international organizations and standards. \u00a0In some cases, we present different versions of tiled basemaps depending on the location or <a title=\"Manage Your Region Setting to Access More Useful Local Content\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/?p=53723\" target=\"_blank\">region preference<\/a> of the user.<\/p>\n<p>Given the ability to re-style vector basemaps, there are new and simpler ways to customize the maps so they better support both local and international users. \u00a0Rather than include two sets of labels on the map (e.g. Greek and English for Greece) to support both sets of users, you can have two separate styles (e.g. one with Greek, the other with English) and then present the appropriate one to the user based on their location or region preference. \u00a0Similarly, you can have separate styles that represent disputed boundaries differently to conform with international or local standards.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Custom Map with Local Languages<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below is an\u00a0<a title=\"World Street Map (Local Language) tile layer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=e87b7cc002384d948416120d0fb0824f\" target=\"_blank\">example of a custom map<\/a>\u00a0that has been created from one of the\u00a0available\u00a0<a title=\"Esri Vector Basemap Tile Layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=30de8da907d240a0bccd5ad3ff25ef4a&amp;focus=layers\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Esri vector basemap tile layers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/arcgisonline\/Street_Athens_600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Custom map with street names in Greek\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this example, the <a title=\"World Street Map tile layer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=4e1133c28ac04cca97693cf336cd49ad\" target=\"_blank\">World Street Map tile layer<\/a> was updated simply by changing the &#8220;<strong>text-field<\/strong>&#8221; value for a few layers in the map to show the local language (e.g., Greek) instead of the global language (e.g., English) at large scales (zoom out to see global language labels):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>text-field entry for all instances of &#8216;name_global&#8217; changed to &#8216;name_local&#8217; (i.e. <strong>&#8220;text-field&#8221;: &#8220;{_name_local}&#8221;,<\/strong> )<\/li>\n<li>Cities, parks, landuse, and road labels are among several different feature classes capable of displaying local language in certain areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because these layers appear multiple times in the map style for different zoom levels, the changes were made with a batch find and replace to update all of the appropriate layers. The same changes could be applied to all of the <a title=\"Esri Vector Basemap tile layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=30de8da907d240a0bccd5ad3ff25ef4a&amp;focus=layers\" target=\"_blank\">available map styles<\/a> since they reference the same set of vector tiles.<\/p>\n<p>Some languages require the use of a different font in order to correctly display the characters. The resources folder in the Esri Beta 2 vector map styles has additional fonts including Arial Unicode MS Bold and Regular. You can change the fonts for specific features to display one of the faces of Arial Unicode. Additional fonts will be added to the Esri vector style resources during the beta period.<\/p>\n<p>The source Esri Community Map data used to build the vector tiles has local language values populated for a number of feature classes in many places around the world. Throughout the Beta period, we plan to expand areas where local languages are available. There is a <a title=\"Considerations for Using Vector Tile Layers in ArcGIS Online\" href=\"http:\/\/links.esri.com\/agol-help\/vector-tile-support-blog\" target=\"_blank\">known limitation<\/a>\u00a0currently where certain languages that display right-to-left scripts, such as Arabic, are not drawn properly. \u00a0View this <a title=\"World Street Map (Local Language)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/webmap\/viewer.html?webmap=e87b7cc002384d948416120d0fb0824f\" target=\"_blank\">web map<\/a>, complete with bookmarks, showing some examples around the world that display with local languages at scales ~1:288k and larger.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Custom Map with Updated Boundaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below is an\u00a0<a title=\"Suriname Topographic Map tile layer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=2ef3df19fe41464fab7dd107f716b212\" target=\"_blank\">example of a custom map<\/a>\u00a0that has been created from another of the\u00a0available\u00a0<a title=\"Esri Vector Basemap Tile Layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=30de8da907d240a0bccd5ad3ff25ef4a&amp;focus=layers\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Esri vector basemap tile layers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads.esri.com\/blogs\/arcgisonline\/Topo_Suriname_600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Custom topographic map for Suriname\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this example, the <a title=\"World Topographic Map tile layer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=6f65bc1351b7411588a8cb43fe23dad7\" target=\"_blank\">World Topographic Map tile layer<\/a> was updated by changing the &#8220;<strong>filter<\/strong>&#8221; used for a couple types of administrative boundary layers to show the boundaries as they are recognized by the country of Suriname (though not by most other nations):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Disputed admin0&#8221; layers: changed the filter to be <strong>&#8220;filter&#8221; : [&#8220;!in&#8221;, &#8220;DisputeID&#8221;, 80, 23, 24, 25, 26, 0],<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>this filter excludes (i.e filter &#8216;not in&#8217;) the disputed boundaries of 23, 24, 25, 26 in this &#8220;Disputed admin0&#8221; (country-level) layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Boundary line\/Admin0&#8221; layers: changed the filter to be <strong>&#8220;filter&#8221; : [&#8220;any&#8221;, [&#8220;==&#8221;, &#8220;_symbol&#8221;, 0], [&#8220;in&#8221;, &#8220;DisputeID&#8221;, 24, 25]],<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>this filter includes (i.e. filer &#8216;in&#8217;) the Suriname recognized boundaries of 24, 25\u00a0in this &#8220;Boundary line\/Admin0&#8221; layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this case, because these layers appear two times in the Topographic map style for different zoom levels, the changes were made to two layers. These layers were found by searching for the &#8220;id&#8221; of the layers shown above (i.e., &#8220;Disputed admin0&#8221; and\u00a0&#8220;Boundary line\/Admin0&#8221;). The same changes could be applied to all of the\u00a0<a title=\"Esri Vector Basemap tile layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=30de8da907d240a0bccd5ad3ff25ef4a&amp;focus=layers\" target=\"_blank\">available map styles<\/a>\u00a0that include boundary layers since they reference the same set of vector tiles.<\/p>\n<p>The source Esri Community Map data used to build the vector tiles has disputed boundaries defined for many areas around the world. View this\u00a0<a title=\"Disputed Boundaries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/webmap\/viewer.html?webmap=7ea62b469fd148e680606fca46317d84\" target=\"_blank\">web map<\/a>, complete with bookmarks for different regions, that show the set of disputed boundaries currently available in the Esri vector basemaps. \u00a0If you click on a specific boundary feature, you will see a popup with important information on the &#8220;DisputeID&#8221; (needed to update the &#8220;filter&#8221; as described above) along with\u00a0<em>hints<\/em> on how the boundary might be displayed for a different country perspective.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57113\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/disputed_boundaries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2015\/11\/disputed_boundaries.jpg\" alt=\"Disputed Boundaries in Esri Vector Basemaps\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This map shows disputed boundaries in Esri vector basemaps, with info on boundary IDs and suggested rendering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Esri vector basemaps, internationally recognized national boundaries (e.g. United States \/ Canada border) are typically represented with different types of &#8220;solid&#8221; lines while disputed boundaries (e.g. parts of French Guiana \/ Suriname border) are typically represented with &#8220;dashed&#8221; lines. \u00a0In some cases, a country will want to not render (i.e. make invisible) a disputed boundary that it does not recognize.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sample Tile Layers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These examples are available in a <a title=\"Sample Vector Tile Layers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=20dd19496c504cbf999c408014f88353\" target=\"_blank\">Sample Vector Tile Layers group<\/a> if you would like to view and download the styles. \u00a0We will add other vector tile layers to this group over time, including some that are created by users and shared with everyone. \u00a0If you create a layer that you would like to see included, please follow the <a title=\"Best Practices for Sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/reference\/best-practices-share.htm\" target=\"_blank\">best practices for sharing<\/a> and include a tag of &#8216;vector style&#8217; in your layer item.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>More Customization Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Additional tools will be available to customize vector basemaps to meet your specific needs. \u00a0More information and examples for how to customize map styles will be published in separate blog posts, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Understanding Esri Vector Basemap File Structure\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2015\/12\/02\/understanding-esri-vector-basemap-file-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Understanding Esri Vector Basemap File Structure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6281,"user_firstname":"Deane","user_lastname":"Kensok","nickname":"Deane Kensok","user_nicename":"dkensok","display_name":"Deane Kensok","user_email":"dkensok@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:18:09","user_description":"Deane Kensok has been with Esri since 1990 and is currently the ArcGIS Content CTO and a member of the Living Atlas team.  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