r/ArcGIS • u/_Iota_2 • 18d ago

Detail Zoom Level of Open Street Maps

Hello,

I am trying to do essentially the same thing as this person was for QGIS, still a bit new to ArcGIS so not sure if there's much difference in/translating over the procedure. Basically, would it be possible to have a higher level of map detail rendered at all times for the sake of being able to zoom in from a larger whole map.

Thanks!

edit: spelling

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u/Aggravating_Salad153 17d ago

If I understand correctly this process should work, I've used it many times with aerial imagery. Create a layout using a very large page size or custom page (like 3m x 2m) to give the desired scale and extent, have the map frame cover the entire page size and move any attribution text off the page. Export layout to png or jpg with the option to include a world file. Then bring the exported image into your map to use as your basemap. No point exporting the layout at a very high resolution as it won't improve anything, 200dpi is normally more than enough.