Operational Cartography New

Vector-tile basemaps & overlays.

Deliver fast, styled maps from enterprise services or portable offline packages - then layer plow routes, crew positions, TAK events, assets, boundaries, and hazards above them.

What’s new
  • Vector tiles supported - MVT / PBF basemaps and independent operational overlays
  • ArcGIS VectorTileServer - metadata, styles, fonts, and sprites
  • Offline packages - MBTiles, GeoPackage, PMTiles, and VTPK for storm-day coverage drops
MVT / PBF ArcGIS VectorTileServer GeoPackage MBTiles PMTiles VTPK
Built for field ops

Basemaps and overlays that survive the storm

Keep cartography compact, responsive, styleable, and portable across connected and disconnected environments.

Vector Basemaps

Roads, topography, facilities, parcels, or mission-specific reference maps as the primary map surface with smooth zoom-level detail.

Operational Overlays

Stack routes, work orders, boundaries, hazards, crew tracks, geofences, and TAK events independently above the basemap.

Portable Styles

Load ArcGIS or Mapbox GL-style JSON, resolve fonts and sprites, apply layer rules, and optimize styling for mobile rendering.

Offline Packages

Take vector tiles into disconnected areas through MBTiles, GeoPackage, PMTiles, and VTPK-compatible package workflows.

Layer Control

Switch basemaps and control overlay visibility, ordering, opacity, and filtering without merging operational datasets into one layer.

Tile Services

Retrieve PBF tiles from ArcGIS VectorTileServer or serve packaged content through XYZ/TMS-compatible endpoints.

Formats

Supported delivery formats

Choose the right package or service for deployment size, connectivity, and enterprise interoperability.

MVT / PBF

Compact vector geometry and attributes for fast pan and zoom on dense road networks.

MBTiles

SQLite tile archives for portable offline use in the cab when cell coverage drops.

GeoPackage

OGC container for tiles, features, styles, and resources in one file.

PMTiles

Single-file, range-addressable tile archives - efficient for cloud and edge.

VTPK

ArcGIS vector tile package interoperability for Enterprise and Online workflows.

PostGIS → MVT

Live tiles from PG_TileServ - the same stack behind SnowOps open services.

Online

Connected workflow

  • ArcGIS VectorTileServer New

    Discover metadata, load default or custom style resources, retrieve tiles by zoom / row / column.

  • Cache for resilience

    Cache content for performance and short outages during the storm.

  • Live feature layers

    Combine with tracking, dispatch, and ArcGIS FeatureServer / StreamServer layers.

Offline

Disconnected workflow

  • Area-specific packages New

    Prepare basemap packages for districts, airports, or plow routes before the storm.

  • Bundle styles & overlays

    Fonts, sprites, and operational overlays travel with the package.

  • TAK data packages

    Import packages on mobile or through TAK data package workflows.

Same cartography everywhere

Use the same map context across mobile collection, live dashboards, and connected operations - see also Advanced Mapping.

Carry the complete map into the field

Styled vector basemaps online when you have coverage - offline packages when the tower drops.

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