Can NearMap ortho imagery be downloaded in specific areas for offline use in ArcGIS Field Maps?
My organization has a subscription to Near Map imagery and it is used as basemap imagery in ArcGIS Online (AGO) applications. I have noticed that in applications that we use for ArcGIS Field Maps use (for mobile data collection) we cannot create offline map areas so we can still see the imagery (in defined areas) when offline in the field. I am unable to configure the NearMap imagery layer (makes sense) to enable offline use, but want to confirm that this is or is not possible.
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Hi Stuart,
Good question and I can understand why you would want an offline map. Looking at ArcGIS documentation about the ArcGIS Field Maps, its looks like you can create MMPKs with ArcGIS Pro. I am not an expert at this application but you can consider exporting georeferenced imagery via MapBrowser and build your MMPKs using the downloaded file. You can read more about how to export vertical content from our help page below:
I hope this helps and if you need additional help, please email us at support@nearmap.com. -
Roy, thank you for the suggestion. I will look into it.
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I'm doing this exact same thing at the moment. The challenge I've ran into is getting the tiles I need for my area of interest. If I were to do it manually it would mean I would need to zoom to the level I want, then export the image, then pan over a little bit and export that image, do this for a while until I've covered my area, and then at the end of it build a mosaic in ArcGIS Pro. I'm working on a python script that will leverage one of the NearMap APIs to help me download the georefenced images faster. I'm not sure if this is the correct approach so if anyone has any advice let me know. Thanks!