Overview: Imagery Panel

Use the overview images and corresponding table to locate tools in the Imagery panel.

Numbered Area / IconDescriptionUser Guide References

1 

Imagery Catalog

Select the imagery catalog (e.g., online, archive) you want to view in the Imagery panel. The catalog name and total number of available images display on each tab.

Using Imagery Catalogs

2 

Number of Imagery Selections / With Selected Menu

The number of images that are currently selected.

Select the drop-down arrow arrow down to open the With Selected menu. From this menu, you can compare imagery and deselect all images.

Comparing Imagery

Selecting Imagery

3 

Opacity

Adjust the opacity / transparency of the current imagery catalog.

 

4 

Toggle Imagery Footprints

footprints off, select to view

Open the Imagery Footprints menu and legend.

Viewing Imagery Footprints

5 

Lock / Unlock

Imagery panel: Unlocked / Imagery panel: locked

Lock or unlock the Imagery panel.

The Imagery panel is unlocked by default.

Locking and Unlocking the Imagery Panel

6 

Filter

filters not applied, Imagery panel unlocked

Open the Filters dialog.

Filtering Imagery

7 

Sort

Imagery panel: Sort

Open the Sort menu.

Sorting Imagery

8 

Toggle Card View

Imagery panel: card view on

Card view is the default view for the Imagery panel when viewing online imagery.

Switches from list to card view.

Using Card View and List View

9 

Toggle List View

Imagery panel: list view off

List view is the default view for the Imagery panel when viewing the archive imagery catalog.

Switches from card to list view.

Using Card View and List View

10 

Change Orientation

Imagery panel orientation: left / Imagery panel orientation: bottom / Imagery panel orientation: right

By default, the Imagery panel displays along the left side of the interface. Select this icon to move the panel to the bottom or right side of the interface.

 

11 

Resize Handle

Imagery panel: resize handle (vertical/left/right orientation) / Imagery panel: resize handle (horizontal/bottom orientation)

Select and drag to resize the Imagery panel.

 

12 

Image Selection Box

selection checkbox

Select one or more images.

Selecting Imagery

13 

Image Menu

menu, three vertical dots

Open the Image Menu.

Using the Image Menu

14 

Pagination Options

Navigate between pages of imagery results and change the number of images displayed on each page of the Imagery panel.

 

15 

Settings

settings

In list view, open the Toggle Attribute Visibility dialog to change the metadata attributes that you see in list view.

Working with Metadata: Changing Visible Metadata Attributes

16 

Sort

sortable column indicator, up/down arrows

In list view, sort a metadata column in ascending or descending order.

sortable column indicator, up/down arrows

Not sorted/default sort

sort ascending applied

Sorted in ascending order.

sort descending applied

Sorted in descending order.

Sorting Imagery

Working with Metadata: Sorting Columns

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Information

information, important

Imagery is not available. May appear when:

  • All imagery is filtered out.

  • You are at zoom level 10.9 or below.

  • Imagery is turned off.

  • You are over an area where imagery is not available in the selected catalog.

 
Numbered Area / IconDescription

1 

Imagery Catalog

Select the imagery catalog (e.g., online, archive) you want to view in the Imagery panel. The catalog name and total number of available images display on each tab.

2 

Number of Imagery Selections / With Selected Menu

The number of images that are currently selected.

Select the drop-down arrow arrow down to open the With Selected menu. From this menu, you can compare imagery and deselect all images.

3 

Opacity

Adjust the opacity / transparency of the current imagery catalog.

4 

Toggle Imagery Footprints

footprints off, select to view

Open the Imagery Footprints menu and legend.

5 

Lock / Unlock

Imagery panel: Unlocked / Imagery panel: locked

Lock or unlock the Imagery panel.

The Imagery panel is unlocked by default.

6 

Filter

filters not applied, Imagery panel unlocked

Open the Filters dialog.

7 

Sort

Imagery panel: Sort

Open the Sort menu.

8 

Toggle Card View

Imagery panel: card view on

Card view is the default view for the Imagery panel when viewing online imagery.

Switches from list to card view.

9 

Toggle List View

Imagery panel: list view off

List view is the default view for the Imagery panel when viewing the archive imagery catalog.

Switches from card to list view.

10 

Change Orientation

Imagery panel orientation: left / Imagery panel orientation: bottom / Imagery panel orientation: right

By default, the Imagery panel displays along the left side of the interface. Select this icon to move the panel to the bottom or right side of the interface.

11 

Resize Handle

Imagery panel: resize handle (vertical/left/right orientation) / Imagery panel: resize handle (horizontal/bottom orientation)

Select and drag to resize the Imagery panel.

12 

Image Selection Box

selection checkbox

Select one or more images.

13 

Image Menu

menu, three vertical dots

Open the Image Menu.

14 

Pagination Options

Navigate between pages of imagery results and change the number of images displayed on each page of the Imagery panel.

15 

Settings

settings

In list view, open the Toggle Attribute Visibility dialog to change the metadata attributes that you see in list view.

16 

Sort

sortable column indicator, up/down arrows

In list view, sort a metadata column in ascending or descending order.

sortable column indicator, up/down arrows

Not sorted/default sort

sort ascending applied

Sorted in ascending order.

sort descending applied

Sorted in descending order.

(not pictured)

Information

information, important

Imagery is not available. May appear when:

  • All imagery is filtered out.

  • You are at zoom level 10.9 or below.

  • Imagery is turned off.

  • You are over an area where imagery is not available in the selected catalog.