OrthoCoverage will return a JSON file containing ortho imagery coverage information from the Vexcel library. The output JSON will contain the geometry of the geographic coverage for the query. This service is particularly useful to:

• Identify the locations of ortho imagery

• See the full extent of an AOI’s ortho coverage

This service operates by process of elimination to identify ortho imagery coverage; by using no refining parameters is it possible to receive complete coverage across the entire Vexcel library. The layer, aoi and wkt parameters can be used to narrow a search for specific types or locations of imagery. While this service primarily exists to provide ortho coverage geometry, a handful of metadata attributes are also available to help identify AOIs.

Output Specifications:

• JSON file format

• Metadata:

  • AOI name

  • Coverage Type

  • Min GSD

  • Max GSD

  • Min Capture Date

  • Max Capture Date

  • Layer

  • AOI Area (in km²)

  • geometry

  • Child AOI(s)

Colosseum, Rome Italy - Demonstrating format=wkt, wkt=point()
https://api.gic.org/metadata/OrthoCoverage?wkt=POINT(12.4920256 41.8897457)&format=wkt&token={token}

Sample JSON Response (truncated):

{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{"AOI":"it-62-rome-2022","Coverage Type":"final-ortho","Min GSD":0.032385413,"Max GSD":0.07353346,"Min Capture date":"2022-03-21 09:08:41","Max Capture date":"2022-06-06 11:12:37","layer":"bluesky-ultra-europe","AOI Area":1849.5967,"AOI Max Zoom":21,"AOI Pretty Name":""},"geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[12.16228398875279,41.88934397135958],[12.16854432066376,41.88949861960452],[12.16833755784473,41.89417644529216],[12.18398974089191,41.89456163766927],[12.18409255879133,41.89222269398429],
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Coverage Geometry Visualized in QGIS:

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Avon Park, Florida - Demonstrating aoi, epsg, and skip
https://api.gic.org/metadata/OrthoCoverage?wkt=POINT(-81.521746 27.653192)&format=wkt&aoi=us-fl-sebring_midas-2016,us-fl-sebringavonpark-2022,us-fl-sebring_hurricaneirma_midas-2017&epsg=2237&skip=aoi.child_aoi&token={token}

Sample JSON Response (truncated):

{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{"AOI":"us-fl-sebringavonpark-2022","Coverage Type":"final-ortho","Min GSD":0.07284139,"Max GSD":0.0758724,"Min Capture date":"2022-01-31 20:12:12","Max Capture date":"2022-02-14 20:46:36","layer":"bluesky-ultra","AOI Area":750.1736,"AOI Max Zoom":21,"AOI Pretty Name":""},"geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[788923.5922244759,1207551.8284180714],[790892.6583955574,1207567.78038023],[790884.68204655,1208552.3141810552],[791869.2162029505,1208560.2908938925],
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Coverage Geometry Visualized in QGIS:

Duck Island, NC - Demonstrating layer, and include
https://api.gic.org/metadata/OrthoCoverage?wkt=POLYGON((-75.76103210449217 36.17432692655348, -75.75897216796875 36.16185469422557, -75.73854446411133 36.16199328548835, -75.74043273925781 36.17474263344862, -75.76103210449217 36.17432692655348))&layer=graysky-g,bluesky-ultra-g&include=aoi.avg_gsd&token={token}

Sample JSON Response (truncated):

{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{"AOI":"us-nc-killdevilhills_hurricanedorian_leica-2019","Coverage Type":"quick-ortho","Min GSD":0.0730971,"Avg GSD":0.07550501,"Max GSD":0.07697764,"Min Capture date":"2019-09-07 03:18:16","Max Capture date":"2019-09-07 09:28:56","layer":"graysky-g","AOI Area":344.252,"AOI Max Zoom":21,"AOI Pretty Name":""},"geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[-75.80980544054586,36.25471849178291],[-75.81076692337972,36.25658243683695],[-75.80292138075582,36.25931500253965],[-75.77270867405406,36.20216271881874],[-75.77743754693152,36.20051328310442],[-75.76393674094328,36.17474539725871],
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Coverage Geometry Visualized in QGIS: