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How to Add Vexcel WMTS into ArcGIS Pro

Requirements

Being a VDP Member or a public safety stakeholder with a login as a user to their ArcGIS Online account with ArcGIS pro.

Instructions

After logging into ArcGIS Pro:

Navigate to Home
Under New Project Select Map

On your New Project:
- Go to the Insert Tab
- Select Connections > Server > New WMTS Server

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In the Add WMTS Server Connection:
- For the Server URL: enter https://api.vexcelgroup.com/v2/ortho/wmts
- If you would like to use a username and password (not available for federated authenticated accounts) you may do so, or,
- Expand out the Custom request parameters with your authentication method:
  Parameter: api_key
  Value: enter a valid token as provided (for long-term tokens it will be api_key, for named user accounts it will be token)

In your Catalog under the Project tab expand out Servers (if it isn’t already) you should see a new Vexcel Group WMTS Server that will have the layers specific to your organization subscription when you expand:

Layer Name	Layer Description
urban-r	Urban data collected with Condor (7.5 GSD)
urban	Urban data collected with Osprey (7.5cm GSD)
urban-g	Urban data collected by Geomni (7.5 GSD)
wide-area	Wide area data collected with Condor (15-20cm GSD)
graysky	Gray Sky events collected with either Condor (15-20 cm) or Osprey (7.5 cm) cameras
graysky-g	Gray Sky events collected by Geomni

Drag and drop the layer into your map to see the imagery

How to Add Vexcel XYZ Tile Service into ArcGIS Pro

Requirements

Being a VDP Member or a public safety stakeholder with a login as a user to their ArcGIS Online account with ArcGIS pro.

Instructions

After logging into ArcGIS Pro:

Navigate to Home
Under New Project Select Map

On your New Project:
- Go to the Map Tab
- Select Add Data > From Path

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For Path, the URL will be formatted differently based on the authentication method you are using:
- For long-term tokens:
  - https://api.vexcelgroup.com/v2/ortho/tile?layer=urban&zoom={z}&tile-x={x}&tile-y={y}&image-format=png&api_key=X
- For named user accounts:
  - https://api.vexcelgroup.com/v2/ortho/tile?layer=urban&zoom={z}&tile-x={x}&tile-y={y}&image-format=png&token=X
Mandatory Parameters:
- Layer
  - Available values: urban, urban-r, urban-g, wide-area, graysky, graysky-g

Layer Name	Layer Description
urban-r	Urban data collected with Condor (7.5 GSD)
urban	Urban data collected with Osprey (7.5cm GSD)
urban-g	Urban data collected by Geomni (7.5 GSD)
wide-area	Wide area data collected with Condor (15-20cm GSD)
graysky	Gray Sky events collected with either Condor (15-20 cm) or Osprey (7.5 cm) cameras
graysky-g	Gray Sky events collected by Geomni

Optional Parameters which you can append onto the URL as desired:

Optional Parameters XYZ Table

Expand to see all the optional parameters you can include in the XYZ service (listed on the API 2.0 documentation under ortho/tile)

Parameters	Available Values/Notes	Example
graysky-event	The name of the graysky event	`graysky-event=us-fl-helene-hurricane-2024`
collection	The identifier of the AOI (Area of Interest) which contains the desired imagery.	`collection=n30w83-us-fl-valdosta-2024`
order-by	The method by which to order the coverages, separated by commas. Allowed values: layer-asc, layer-desc, first-capture-date-asc, first-capture-date-desc, last-capture-date-asc, last-capture-date-desc, first-publish-date-asc, first-publish-date-desc, last-publish-date-asc, last-publish-date-desc, avg-gsd-asc, avg-gsd-desc, area-asc, area-desc Additionally, a single collection can be written at the very start to place it on top of everything else. Default value: layer-asc, last-capture-date-desc, avg-gsd-asc	`order-by=layer-asc,collection-last-capture-date-desc,image-center-distance-asc`
collect-year	The year of collection.	`collect-year=2024`
min-first-capture-date	The date of the earliest acceptable first capture date. Collections with first capture date prior to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`min-first-capture-date=2024-01-01T00:00:00`
max-first-capture-date	The date of the latest acceptable first capture date. Collections with first capture date after to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`max-first-capture-date=2024-03-31T23:59:59`
min-last-capture-date	The date of the earliest acceptable last capture date. Collections with last capture date prior to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`min-last-capture-date=2024-01-31T00:00:00`
max-last-capture-date	The date of the latest acceptable last capture date. Collections with last capture date after to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`max-last-capture-date=2024-03-31T23:59:59`
min-first-publish-date	The date of the earliest acceptable first publish date. Collections with first publish date prior to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`min-first-publish-date=2024-03-31T23:59:59`
max-first-publish-date	The date of the latest acceptable first publish date. Collections with first publish date after to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`max-first-publish-date=2024-05-31T23:59:59`
min-last-publish-date	The date of the earliest acceptable last publish date. Collections with last publish date prior to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`min-last-publish-date=2024-05-30T23:59:59`
max-last-publish-date	The date of the latest acceptable last publish date. Collections with last publish date after to this date will be excluded. (pattern: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss)	`max-last-publish-date=2024-08-31T23:59:59`
bands	rgb (default): Imagery is returned in red, green and blue bands. This matches the visible spectrum. irg: Imagery is returned in infrared, red and green bands. These bands are color-shifted: infrared is displayed as red, red is displayed as green and green is displayed as blue.	`bands=irg`
image-format	Available values: jpeg, png, tiff, jpeg/png	`image-format=png`

Service Type = Automatic
Click Add

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The XYZ service will automatically be added as a layer on the left-hand side of your menu: