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Tile Package (TPK)
Tile packages (.tpk) are a set of tiles (images) from a map or raster dataset that can be published as a web tile or a web elevation layer. Alternatively, the tile package can be used as a basemap in ArcGIS applications.
Table of contents
Quick overview
PENDING
- Purpose: Unknown
- Data type: vector/raster
- Type of format: GIS
- Multi-file format: No
- File type: binary
- File extension(s): .tpk
- Originally developed by: Organization/Unknown (year)
- Technical description/Specification/Schema: URL
- License: Unknown
- Regulated by: Organization/Unknown
- Status: industry-standard/de facto standard/open specification/proprietary/IETF standard/OGC standard/W3C standard/...
- Sample file(s): URL(s)/Pending
- Consumable by:
- ArcGIS Online
- ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap & ArcGIS Pro)
- ArcGIS Runtimes
- Collector for ArcGIS
- AppStudio for ArcGIS
- Survey123
- ...
Introduction
The tiles are wrapped into a single file, a .tpk file, so you can share the file as you would any other. You can email it, copy it to a network locale, upload it to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, and so on.
The tiles, known as a tile cache, are static; updates to the input data are not reflected in the tile cache.
Additional documentation
- How to create a tile package in ArcMap
- How to create a tile package in ArcGIS Pro
- Publish hosted tile layers in ArcGIS Online from files
- Collector for ArcGIS: Go Offline
Videos
On video.esri.com and Esri Events you will find many technical talks.
| Event | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| UC 2017 | Desktop Mapping: Creating Vector Tiles | 1h 19min 12secs |
Additional resources
Probably not all the resources are in this list, please use the ArcGIS Search tool looking for: "tile package".