Use image views

There are multiple views you can use to work with your imagery in the ArcGIS Excalibur canvas. The metadata of the imagery determines the available view or views. When working with imagery in each view, an indicator shows the progress of the image loading when the image is not fully rendered.

Map Panel

After finding suitable imagery and connecting to the canvas view, the imagery appears in the Map Panel by default. The Map Panel allows you to spatially view imagery on top of a default basemap, where the imagery is automatically orthorectified and is aligned with the map.

The following are the default behaviors of the Map Panel:

• The Map Panel is zoomed to the extent of the service if it's connected using a web service or connected through the Analysis Layers page. It's zoomed to the extent of the queued image or images if it's connected from Search and Discover.
• The image metadata table is collapsed by default, but when expanded, it displays up to the first 500 records of your imagery if applicable.
• The footprints of each record appear in red on the Map Panel, corresponding to each row in the image metadata table.
• You can zoom in and out on the map using the pointer or the zoom-in and zoom-out buttons.
• Return to the extent of the imagery if you are viewing imagery in the canvas or return to the saved extent of the project using the Default Map View button below the zoom buttons.
• Search for a specific address or location using the Find address or place widget.
• Holding down a right-click will allow you to alter the orientation. You can reset the orientation using the Reset Map Orientation button below the Default Map View button.
• You can change the basemap using the Show Basemaps button located in the Map Panel header.
• View an overview map using the Overview Map button located in the Map Panel header.
• To view a legend, click the Expand to view the map legend button in the Map Panel header.

Note:

Currently, the legend does not support the following layer types: ElevationLayer, GraphicsLayer, IntegratedMeshLayer, KMLLayer, MapNotesLayer, OpenStreetMapLayer, VectorTileLayer, and WebTileLayer.

Split view

You can also view imagery in split view, which allows you to use the Map Panel and Focus Panel at the same time. This is helpful because you can view the imagery aligned to a map (in the Map Panel) and view the same imagery as it was captured in its native perspective (in the Focus Panel).

Switch to split view

To view the imagery in split view, complete the following steps:

1. With the Image Metadata Table expanded, select an image.

   The selected image footprint is highlighted in cyan.

2. Click the Set as Focus Image button in the Image Metadata Table.

   This button is only enabled when an image is selected in the Image Metadata Table. This option is not visible when connected to an Oriented Imagery layer.

   A split view of the selected image appears in both the Map Panel and the Focus Panel. If the selected image is within the current extent, it remains at the current map extent. If the selected image is outside of the current extent, it zooms to the extent of the image. All imagery, other than the selected image, is turned off in the Map Panel, allowing you to focus on the selected image.

   Note:

   You can only view one image at a time in the Focus Panel.

3. Optionally, turn the footprints of images in the Map Panel on or off in the Layers list setting.

   You can use the Sync Extents button in either the Map Panel or the Focus Panel. Using the Sync Extents button in the Focus Panel syncs the extent of the Map Panel to the current extent of the Focus Panel for better orientation. Using the Sync Extents button in the Map Panel syncs the extent of the Focus Panel to the current extent of the Map Panel for better orientation. If the extent of the Map Panel is outside the extent of the image that is set as the focus image in the Focus Panel, an error occurs if the Sync Extents button is clicked.

4. Click the Close button on the Focus Panel to close the split view.

   The Map Panel extent remains centered on the previously focused image, and all other imagery in the image metadata table is automatically turned back on.

Focus Panel with imagery

When you're using split view, you can expand the view of the focused image to a maximized state, allowing you more room to work with the focused image in its native perspective.

Expand the Focus Panel

To maximize the state of the focus view, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Expand Focus Panel button in the corner of the Focus Panel.

   Once the panel is expanded, you can continue to work with the focused image.

2. Optionally, click the Reset to Split View button on the Focus Panel to switch back to split view.
3. Click the Close button to close the current view.

View metadata

You can view an image's metadata at any time by expanding the Image layer metadata button.

1. Click the document button in the Focus Panel header to view the corresponding metadata of the focused image.

   Note:

   The metadata tray can be viewed in three sizes by clicking the expand button at the bottom of the tray. Clicking this button cycles through the three sizes. The middle size is the default.

2. Optionally, click the copy button in the metadata tray to copy the image metadata to the clipboard.
3. Click the Close button to close the current view.

Use the Rotate View tool

The Rotate View tool allows you to rotate an image in the Focus Panel.

To rotate an image, complete the following steps:

1. Click Rotate View in the Focus Panel.

   The Rotate View default value is .

2. Click and drag the outer ring to rotate the image.

   The name of the tool changes to Custom.

3. Click Custom to reset the tool to Top Up.
4. Click Collapse to collapse the tool.

   The image remains in its last rotated position.

Focus Panel with oriented imagery

When connected to an oriented imagery layer as the analysis layer, the oriented imagery widget is visible in the Focus Panel. This widget provides tools used to identify locations in the Map Panel and an imagery viewer for exploring available oriented images that depict the area of interest. Panning and zooming the image dynamically illustrates the camera's field of view on the map. For more information about the oriented imagery widget, see Work with the oriented imagery viewer.