Creating a Web Map Using a State Plane Basemap

This document assumes that you have already created a Vector Tile Package for the State Plane that you will be using as a basemap. If you have not, please consult our document on Creating State Plane Basemaps for Field Maps.

• Collect your data
  • Find the data that you wish to include in your map
    • From ArcGIS Online
    • From shapefiles/feature classes
    • From data you collected in Field Maps
  • Add your data to an ArcGIS Pro project map

• Make sure all of the data is in the State Plane coordinate system you want to use
  • If it is not, use the Project geoprocessing tool to change the data’s coordinate system
  • Use the Project geoprocessing tool
    • Click on the Analysis tab at the top of your ArcGIS Pro window
    • Click on the Tools button
      • This will open the Geoprocessing pane on the right side of the screen
    • Type “Project” into the search bar at the top of the pane
    • Click on Project (Data Management Tools)
      • Input Dataset or Feature Class: The layer you want to change coordinate systems
      • Output Dataset or Feature Class: Name and save location for the new projected layer you are creating
      • Output Coordinate System: The State Plane coordinate system you want the layer to be
      • Geographic Transformation: Should populate automatically
        • Based on the coordinate system of the input dataset and the output coordinate system you just selected
        • You can set it manually though, if you want
      • Run
    • Your data is now in the desired coordinate system
  • Repeat for all layers that you need to be in State Plane coordinate systems

• Share each layer individually to ArcGIS Online as web layers
  • NOTE: You want to share each layer individually. If you share them all as a full web map, then the coordinate system for the layers will be converted to Web Mercator instead of the State Plane you just set up
  • Right click on a layer in the Contents pane
  • Click Sharing in the popup menu
  • Click Share as Web Layer
    • Name: Name your layer
    • Summary: Describe your layer
    • Tags: Include key words that relate to this layer
    • Layer Type: Feature
    • Location: Where in your ArcGIS Online account you want to save this layer
  • Click Analyze
    • Fix any issues that might pop up
  • Click Publish
  • Repeat for any additional layers you want to add to your web map

• Open your ArcGIS Online account
• Open a new Web Map
  • Click on the Map tab at the top of the ArcGIS Online web page

• Add layers to the Web Map
  • Click on the Layers icon on the ribbon at the left side of the screen
  • Click the Add button
  • Search for and select the layers you just uploaded

• Change the basemap to State Plane
  • Click on the Basemap icon in the ribbon on the left of the screen
  • Click on the Current Basemap button at the top of the pane
  • Click on the Add button
  • Search for the State Plane Vector Tile Package you created in the Creating State Plane Basemaps for Field Maps tutorial
  • Click on the Name of the Vector Tile Package
    • DO NOT CLICK THE ADD BUTTON
  • In the popup menu, click on Use As Basemap
    • This will use the Vector Tile Package as a basemap

• Add an imagery layer
  • Click on the Layer icon in the left-hand ribbon
  • Click on the Add button
  • Click the My Content dropdown menu
  • Select Living Atlas
  • Search for World Imagery
    • NOTE: At the time of writing this, World Imagery is the only Esri Imagery basemap that is compatible with using a State Plane vector tile package as the basemap
  • Click the Add button
  • Move the World Imagery layer to the bottom of the layer list
    • This ensures that all of the other layers will draw on top of the imagery layer

• Save your map
  • Click on the Save and Open icon in the left-hand ribbon
  • Click Save As
  • Add a title, folder, categories, tags, and a summary for your new web map
  • Click Save

You now have a Web Map in your desired State Plane coordinate system