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Posted on January 22, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Improving ArcGIS Pro Basemap Quality when exported to PDF?

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How do I save an ArcGIS Pro map as a PDF?

Open the ArcGIS Project. On the Share ribbon tab, click Export Map. In the Export Map pane, for File Type, select PDF from the drop-down menu.
 

Can you Export a basemap ArcGIS?

This layer presents satellite imagery for the world and high-resolution imagery for many locations worldwide. This layer is designed to support export of basemap tiles for offline use. ArcGIS Online Subscription required.

How do you change the transparency of a basemap in Arcpro?

1 Answer

  1. Click on the Imagery basemap layer to select it (in the table of contents – not the Reference basemap layer!)
  2. Click ‘Appearance’ (ribbon tab)
  3. Enter a value in ‘Transparency’ (ribbon field)

 

How do I Export high resolution images from ArcMap?

When exporting, click File > Export. Click the Options triangle to expand the Export Options panel if it is not already visible. Move the Output Image Quality slider left or right to increase or decrease the output image quality, or type a 1 into the x value in the edit box.
 

How do I Export a georeferenced PDF from ArcGIS pro?

Quote from video: Step. We can go over to share. And then we can click layout right over this export button in the share tab. This will open this page where we can choose a few options most of these we won't have to

How do I know if a PDF map is georeferenced?

In Adobe Acrobat Pro:



On the right-hand side, navigate to Tools>Analyze. The Geospatial Tools are listed here. If your map is NOT georeferenced, when you select the Measuring Tool, units will be in inches. If you select the Geospatial Location Tool, nothing will populate in the fields.

Can you export a story map to PDF?

Stories that have been authored in ArcGIS StoryMaps can be printed or saved as a PDF file.

Is basemap accurate?

The positional accuracy of BaseMaps should be very close to the specification of the PlanetScope Visual Ortho Tile product because both products are orthorectified using the same PlanetScope imagery that means less than 10m RMSE.
 

Is a basemap raster or vector?

There are two types of basemaps; raster tile basemaps and vector tile basemaps. Raster tile basemaps are pre-rendered and stored on the server, and are displayed as is by the client.
 

How do you turn a map into a PDF?

A map can not only be exported as an image, but also as a PDF file. Use the Save as PDF button. Enter a name and a location and click Save as PDF.

How do I convert a map to PDF?

How to convert MAP to PDF

  1. Upload map-file(s) Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.
  2. Choose “to pdf” Choose pdf or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)
  3. Download your pdf.


How do I download a map to PDF?

With a direct link to a PDF map, right-click & ‘Save link as…’ b. Check that ‘Save as type:’ drop-down says “Adobe Acrobat Document” and name map under ‘File name:’. Navigate to folder directory where you want to save PDF and click ‘Save’.

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