ArcGIS 10.1+

G-EGD users with ArcMap version 10.1 and higher can consume an ArcGIS Package Info (.pkinfo) file from the Use With menu in the G-EGD viewport. The Package Info file provides an XML to access Maxar imagery via the Image Tile Service.

Accounts and Authentication

Multiple users in the same account will be able to share this file and log in with their own credentials.

ArcGIS 10.1+ Package Info File (.pkinfo)

By selecting Use With > ArcGIS 10.1+, the user will download a Package Info file (.pkinfo). This file contains XML data with links to Maxar services to load imagery using the Image Tile Service in ArcMap version 10.1 and higher.

Detailed Explanation

G-EGD calls the implementation of the ArcGIS Portal item data endpoint.

It presents a list of ArcGIS layers for the user to load into ArcMap.

The user chooses the layers to activate, deactivate, or to use as the default.

By default, G-EGD Package Info files:

  • Activate the tiled basemap using the default stacking profile for the current account (WMTS proxy).
  • Deactivate the non-tiled basemap using the same default stacking profile (WMS proxy).
  • Deactivate any hosted vector layers available for the current account and user (WMS proxy).
  • Deactivate the RPM Change Detection layer, if it is available for the current account (WMS Proxy). This layer only renders at zoom level 13+ (1:200,000m in ArcMap).
  • Activate the Imagery Footprints layer (WMS Proxy). This layer will render if the zoom level is lower than level 9 (1:2,000,000m in ArcMap).
  • Deactivate the Finished Feature layer (WFS/CatalogService proxy). This layer only renders when the zoom level is 9 or higher.

Examples

https://evwhs.digitalglobe.com/earthservice/gis/.../sharing/rest/content/items/DigitalGlobe:ImageryTileService/item.pkinfo

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<pkinfo>
   <ID>package id</ID>
   <size>size of package </size>
   <created>date created shown in UNIX time</created>
   <type>type</type>
   <packagelocation>package location</packagelocation>
   <pkinfolocation>package info location</pkinfolocation>
   </pkinfo>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<pkinfo>
   <ID>E1989F21-979F-4D9D-9AE0-FEF8423A00A7</ID>
   <size>410053</size>
   <created>1260389041281</created>
   <type>Map Package</type>
   <packagelocation>https://evwhs.digitalglobe.com/earthservice/gis/.../sharing/rest/content/items/DigitalGlobe:ImageryTileService/data
</packagelocation> 

References

For more information on Package Info files and Item Data Endpoints, please visit ArcGIS REST API.