ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS demo using a tile service and WMS to add zip code layers to map

This demo goes through the steps to create a new project in ArcGIS and then add a basemap, a tile layer, and a WMS layer.

This demo the services listed on the Geoplatform Census 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area metadata page.

  • Geoplatform Tile Service: https://tileservice.geoplatform.gov/tile/edd18cd7_7adc_4428_a6d9_81072155427e/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

  • Web Map Service: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/services/TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Current/MapServer/WMSServer

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Example Steps

  1. Open ArcGIS and start with a Map templatemap-template
  2. This will have the World Topographic Map and World Hillshade maps as basemaps.
  3. To find links to resources and the the tile service layer go to Census 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area metadata page.get-raster-url
  4. Click on the View on Map button for the layer and copy the URL.copy-raster-url
  5. In ArcGIS click Add Data from Path.add-data-to-path
  6. Add the copied URL for the tile service. enter-tile-path
  7. From the Census 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area metadta page get the link to the WMS.
  8. In ArcGIS add the WMS under Connections on the Insert tab.add-wms connection

  9. Enter the copied URL from the metadata page.

    add-wms-url

  10. In the Catalog pane add the Zip Code Tabulation Areas to the map.add-to-current-map
  11. The map now shows the zip code tabulation areas with labels.result