What is a map tile service?
A map tile service, also known as a raster tile service, is a data service that provides access to tile data. The tiles are composed of images and do not contain attributes. A map tile service is created (published) from an existing hosted feature layer. Each service is composed of one tiled dataset and does not contain multiple layers like feature services. The tiles represent a "snapshot" of the features in a feature layer. If the features in the feature layer change, the map tile layer needs to be regenerated to match. The tiles are stored as caches of images (PNG32) for different zoom levels. Map tile services are typically used to effectively display large amounts of feature data in mapping applications as image tiles.
What can you do with a map tile service?
You use a map tile service when you want to:
- Publish a map tile service from a feature layer in feature service.
- Store and access data as pre-cached image tiles in different formats e.g. JPEG or PNG.
- Optimize accessing and displaying large amounts of data as tiles.
- Use image tile data in offline applications.
What does the service URL look like?
When you publish a new map tile service, the URL is created by the system. To find the URL you can use the hosted map tile layer item in the portal associated with your ArcGIS account.
The service URL format to access the service is:
https://{host}/{organizationId}/arcgis/rest/services/{serviceName}/MapServerThe service URL format to access the map tiles is:
https://{host}/{organizationId}/arcgis/rest/services/{serviceName}/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}Tutorials
Add a feature layer
Access and display point, line, and polygon features from a feature service.
Add a vector tile layer
Access and display a vector tile layer in a map.
Add a map tile layer
Style a feature layer
Use symbols and renderers to style feature layers.
Query a feature layer (spatial)
Execute a spatial query to get features from a feature layer.
Query a feature layer (SQL)
Execute a SQL query to access polygon features from a feature layer.
Edit feature data
Display a popup
Format a popup to show attributes in a feature layer.
Workflows
Create a feature service for an app
Learn how to import parcel data, create and style a feature layer, and then access the features in an app.
Create a feature layer view for an editor app
Learn how to import parcel data, create and style a feature layer view, and then access the features in an editing app.
Create a vector tile service for an app
Learn how to import parcel data, style a feature layer, and then create a vector tile service for an app.
Create a map tile service for an app
Learn how to import contour data, style a feature layer, and create a map tile service for an app.
Services
Feature service
Add, update, delete, and query feature data.
Vector tile service
Store and access vector tile data.
Map tile service
Store and access map tile data.
API support
Use data management tools or Client APIs to create, manage, and access data services. The table below outlines the level of support for each API.
- 1. Use portal class and direct REST API requests
- 2. Access via ArcGIS REST JS
- 3. Requires manually setting styles for renderers