Connecting via ArcGIS Online
G-EGD creates a URL containing connection information that you can use this URL to access Maxar imagery in ArcGIS Online.
| You can also connect to G-EGD using the ArcGIS desktop application. See Connecting via ArcGIS Desktop and Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) with ArcGIS User Guide. |
Connecting to ArcGIS Online with G-EGD Authentication
If your Connect ID requires authentication, you can connect to ArcGIS Online using the following method.
On the header bar, select Use With > ESRI Rest Services. The ESRI REST Services dialog opens.
ESRI REST Services Dialog
- Select the URL for the service you want to use. The entire URL is highlighted.
- Right-click the selected text. From the context menu, select Copy.
- Open the ArcGIS web map viewer (maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html) and log in to your account.
- Select Add > Add Layer from Web.
- From the drop-down, select An ArcGIS Server Web Service.
- In the field, paste the URL you copied, then select Add Layer.
- At the prompt, enter your G-EGD credentials.
| 3857 is the default projection. For the tiled basemap URL only, you have the option to use the 4326 projection instead. To do this, insert "/4326" between "services" and "/<layer name>" in the URL. Example: https://evwhs.digitalglobe.com/earthservice/gis/<CONNECTID>/rest/services/4326/DigitalGlobe:ImageryTileService/MapServer/ |
Connecting to ArcGIS Online without G-EGD Authentication
If your Connect ID does not require authentication, you can connect to ArcGIS Online using the following method.
| To use this method, you must have a no-auth Connect ID. |
- Open the ArcGIS web map viewer (maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html) and log in to your account.
- Select Add > Add Layer from Web.
- From the drop-down, select your desired web service.
- In the field, paste one of the following URLs, depending on the type of web service you want to use:
- WMS OGC Web Service https://evwhs.digitalglobe.com/mapservice/wmsaccess?connectId=<CONNECTID>
- WMTS OGC Web Service https://evwhs.digitalglobe.com/earthservice/wmtsaccess?connectId=<CONNECTID>
- WFS OGC Web Service https://evwhs.digitalglobe.com/wfsservice/wfsaccess?connectId=<CONNECTID>
- Select Add Layer.