Introduction to oriented imagery layers

An oriented imagery layer is a collection of camera locations with reference to the captured image paths. Oriented imagery layers can be viewed and managed in Map Viewer using the oriented imagery viewer. An oriented imagery layer is a type of feature layer for visualizing oriented imagery in the context of a map. To learn more about how to create and manage oriented imagery layers, refer to Introduction to oriented imagery in ArcGIS Pro.

When added to the map, each point in an oriented imagery layer indicates the location of the camera that captured the image. The attributes of the point include the path to where the image is stored and the key metadata required to visualize the image in the oriented imagery viewer.

The layer inherits the attributes and properties of the source feature service that is added to the map. You can edit or add attributes to an editable oriented imagery layer in the layer attribute table.

An oriented imagery layer can be shared to a hosted feature layer in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 or later, and in ArcGIS Server feature layers in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 or later.

When published, the oriented imagery layer is added to a feature layer item. You can also publish the optional coverage footprint features as a polygon layer in the same feature layer item. When the oriented imagery layer or the feature layer item is added to the map, if an oriented imagery footprint layer exists, both the oriented imagery and footprint layers will be added together as a group layer.

Oriented imagery viewer

The oriented imagery viewer allows the exploration of oriented images. The viewer includes the tools that support exploring and managing images in an oriented imagery layer. When you click a desired map location, the oriented imagery viewer displays the best image available for the selected location. As you pan and zoom in an image, you will see the camera's field of view dynamically update on the map. This allows you to see how the oriented imagery data relates to vector data displayed on the map. The selected location is seen as a red cross red cross.

It is not necessary to select a camera location on the map. The image displayed is the best available for the selected location and may not correspond to the selected camera location.

The oriented imagery viewer supports JPG, JPEG, TIF, and MRF image formats. The images should be available in publicly accessible cloud storage or as feature attachments.


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