Define a project area

The Project Area tool is used to define the limits of a processing area. When you define a project area, the products are only generated to the boundaries of that project area. This allows you to modify flight plans, for example, that have areas of low coverage you want to exclude.

Note:

Images outside of the project area are still used in the initial adjustment step. The project area is applied during the generation of products.

Create a project area

To create a project area, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home tab, click the Project Area button in the Pre-Processing group.
2. From the drop-down menu, click the Create Project Area option.

   The Create Features pane appears.

3. Using the editing tools, draw a polygon to define the project area.
4. Close the Create Features pane.

Import a project area

To import a project area, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home tab, click the Project Area button in the Pre-Processing group.
2. From the drop-down menu, click the Import Project Area option.

   The Browse to Feature Class dialog box appears.

3. Browse to and select the feature layer or shapefile that will be used for the project area, and click OK.

Remove a project area

To remove a project area, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home tab, click the Project Area button in the Pre-Processing group.
2. From the drop-down menu, click the Clear Project Area option.

   The project area layer in the table of contents is cleared of all polygons.