{"id":78801,"date":"2017-08-03T23:05:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T23:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/updated-vector-basemaps-and-new-mapstyler-august-2017\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:43:24","slug":"updated-vector-basemaps-and-new-mapstyler-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/mapping\/mapping\/updated-vector-basemaps-and-new-mapstyler-august-2017","title":{"rendered":"Updated Vector Basemaps and New mapstyler (August 2017)"},"author":6081,"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":[22951,23171,22971,23951,40161,33541,29031],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-78801","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-content","tag-basemaps","tag-community-basemaps","tag-community-maps-program","tag-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-vector-basemaps","tag-vector-tile","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Updated December 8, 2017:\u00a0 The Esri Vector Basemaps were recently updated to a new version (v2). The best way to access them in ArcGIS O...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Updated December 8, 2017:<\/strong>\u00a0 The Esri Vector Basemaps were recently updated to a new version (v2). The best way to access them in ArcGIS Online is through the Esri owned\u00a0Vector Basemaps group<\/a>, which contains the latest set of web maps and tile layers. See\u00a0What\u2019s New in Esri Vector Basemaps (December 2017)<\/a>\u00a0for information related to this update.<\/p>\n

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With this latest update, there is a handful of news to report on the\u00a0Esri Vector Basemaps<\/a>. The vector maps now display at larger scales. There’s a new styling app called mapstyler. Data contributions from more than two dozen\u00a0communities were added to the tiles. For these and other vector basemap related topics, visit and bookmark\u00a0this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Expanded LOD<\/span><\/h2>\n

The display of the vector basemaps is expanded to match the largest scale display<\/a> of other basemaps, like World Imagery, with this release. This allows all vector basemap styles, including\u00a0Imagery Hybrid<\/a>\u00a0(below),\u00a0to continue to display content in the Map Viewer down to Level 23 (approximately 1:71).<\/p>\n

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Introducing mapstyler – a new app from Esri UK Map Labs<\/span><\/h2>\n

Mapstyler<\/a> is a new app from our colleagues at Esri UK Map Labs. It offers a couple different ways to quickly restyle the Dark Gray Canvas<\/a>\u00a0vector basemap. Their full blog is found\u00a0here<\/a>, or take a look at some highlights of this tool.<\/p>\n

We have published an updated version of mapstyler that can be found at\u00a0http:\/\/esriuk.com\/mapstyler<\/a>. As well as being able to drag and drop an image, there is a colour option that gives you a colour palette as a starting point that you can then tweak. With both styling methods, you can save your styled map as an item in your ArcGIS Online account by clicking the heart in the top right. There\u2019s currently no mobile support so you\u2019ll need to be at a computer to use it. The code can be found on GitHub at\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/maplabs\/mapstyler<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Drag and drop example using an image, above. Click shuffle<\/strong> to cycle through different image color combinations.<\/address>\n
Color picker and palette editor option, below.<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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After making color changes with mapstyler<\/a>\u00a0and saving a copy of the tile layer to your ArcGIS.com account, you can use the new styled map as is in your maps and apps. Or use it as a starting point to complete your design changes in one of our other vector basemap editor apps. Or you can just use these other two editors and start from any of the Esri Vector Basemap styles<\/a>.<\/p>\n