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Sharing Maps and Data in ArcGIS 10

Article ID : TT100037

Software : ArcGIS Desktop 10

Platform : Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Date : 1st June, 2011

Introduction

Easy organizing and sharing of data as a compressed file such as layer package (*.lpk) is introduced since ArcGIS

9.3.1. This was discussed in Article TT100016. With the launch of ArcGIS 10, the concept of package is expanded

with a high level of control. Map package and Package toolset in ArcToolbox are introduced, and packaged data

can be uploaded to ArcGIS Online for sharing.

Map package extends the packing concept from layer to map document. It is a single compressed file called .mpk;

which contains a map document and all data sources being referenced. During the unpack process, the file

structure involved is re-produced.

1 Creating Map package and Layer package in ArcGIS 10

1.1 Open a map document (*.mxd) with layers.


1.2 [For layer package ONLY]

1.2.1 Right click layer � choose Create layer Package and a window pops.

1.2.2 Choose Save package to file and set destination. Check Package schema only if not to include

data. In this example, only the schema for coastline2010 layer is chosen.


1.2.3 Upon completion, a message box reports the destination. Click OK to close the message..

1.3 [For map package ONLY]

1.3.1 Click File menus in ArcMap � Create Map Package.

If the Description of Map Document is not yet set, a Packaging Error message box will pop and

Map Document Properties window will be opened automatically. You have to enter the Description

as required.

1.3.2 Choose Save package to file and set destination. Click Validate in the dialog to verify no error

occurs.


1.4 If there are errors during validation, the Prepare window prompts. Check and solve errors and warnings

reported until no error is reported.

(Tips: Right click on individual record to view suggested actions.)

1.5 After you have completed the validation, Click Share button.

1.6 If the map document has not been saved, Save Map Document alert box prompts as warning and

asked for saving. Click Yes to continue.

1.7 Wait until the Packaging dialog to finish. Upon completion, a message box reports the destination. Click

OK to close the message.


2 Sharing packages on ArcGIS Online

Layer packages and Map packages can be copied and pasted to email or other machines for sharing. They

can also be uploaded to ArcGIS Online for sharing purpose too.

2.1 Open ArcToolbox window in ArcMap or ArcCatalog by clicking .

2.2 Locate and open Share Package tool.

(Tips: ArcToolbox\Data Management Tools\Package\Share Package)

2.3 Enter package source, ArcGIS Online login and access controls parameters as below:

(Tips: The existing item with the same file name is overwritten automatically.)


2.4 Click OK to run the tool.

The geoprocessing progress is displayed in the status bar (bottom right of ArcMap or ArcCatalog) if

Enabled Background Processing option is checked in Geoprocessing Options…. Otherwise, it is shown

in a pop up window.

2.5 The package is then ready for use on ArcGIS Online

(Tips: Packages uploaded can be managed on http://www.arcgis.com/home/.)

3 Extracting the packages

3.1 Navigate to the path that contain your packages (*.lpk or *.mpk) in either Window Browser or

ArcCatalog..

3.2 Double click the package file in Window Browser or right click the file in ArcCatalog � Unpack. ArcMap

starts automatically.

3.3 [For layer package ONLY]

3.3.1 Set destination geodatabase and Spatial Reference by Show Details.

(Tips: By default, the destination geodatabase is the default geodatabase in the map document.)


3.3.2 Click OK to continue. The settings in the layer package are then imported to ArcMap and an

editing session is started automatically. In this example, the schema for coastline2010 is added as

below:

3.4 [For map package ONLY]

The map document shared in the map package is opened with all settings being stored.


(Tips: Map package is unpacked into Windows user profile by default.)

Windows OS Extracted Path

Vista or 7 C:\Users\<username>\Documents\ArcGIS\Packages

XP C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\ArcGIS\Packages

4 Extracting packages on ArcGIS Online in ArcMap

You can either downloading the packages from ArcGIS Online, or unpack them directly in ArcMap.

4.1 Open ArcMap > Go to File Menu >

SignIn. Fill in your ArcGIS Online

username and password in the

dialog and click SignIn Button.


4.2 After you have sign in to ArcGIS online, you can Click File � ArcGIS Online to browse data from the

pop up dialog as below:

4.3 Click to view data details. Click to open Map Package. Click to add layer

package.

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