The MapMart On-Demand™ toolbar enables a user to access aerial, satellite, DEM, topography and vector data from within the ArcMap application. Once a user installs the plug-in within ESRI ArcMap 9.2 or 9.3, users will be able to research, preview, purchase and download imagery and data for their projects inside ArcMap
Pre-requisites to installing the Toolbar
.Net 2.0 framework : The presence of this framework is automatically detected by the installer and you will be prompted to install the .Net 2.0 framework before the toolbar installing the toolbar.
ArcView 9.2 (SP 6) or 9.3 (SP 1) : MapMart toolbar is designed to work with ArcView 9.2 (Service Pack 6) or 9.3 (Service Pack 1) versions only. Earlier versions or beta versions will not be supported.
ArcGIS .Net Support : MapMart toolbar required that the ArcGIS .Net support be installed prior to the installation of the toolbar. To verify if this module is installed go to Add/Remove programs via the control panel. Select ArcGIS Desktop from the list and click the Change/Remove button, which will pop-up a ArcGIS Setup window. Select Modify option and click the Next button. The .Net Support module will be displayed with a “X” mark if it hasn’t been installed on your machine.
Please refer to this ESRI document on how to install .Net support on your machine.
Installing the toolbar
Click here to download and install the toolbar. You can either save the installations files to your computer or run it directly from the web. Like with any other software you will be prompted to go through a short disclaimer after which the installation will commence.
Activating the Toolbar
Click on the Tools menu in ArcMap to display the menu. Click on Customize, which will bring up a list of all the available toolbars that you can currently use in ArcMap. Find MapMart Toolbar and click on it. This will make the MapMart toolbar visible. Most of the buttons will be disabled if you currently do not have any layers added to your map document.
Proxy Servers
Most corporate networks use proxy servers to access the internet. In this case you will need to enter your proxy server information for the toolbar to work properly. Under the Help menu click on the "Proxy Server" option, which will bring up the Proxy Settings form. The server address is usually http:// followed by an ip address. Please enter the username and password only if your network requires it. Once you click the “Update Settings” button toolbar should access our webservices via the proxy server.
Summary of Toolbar Buttons
 | Draw an AOI rectangle |
 | Draw an AOI polygon |
 | Selecting an existing feature from ArcMap |
 | Enter Coordinates |
 | De-select current AOI |
 | View Available MapMart Data for an AOI |
 | User Settings |
 | View Aerial Options and Browse Imagery |
 | View Satellite Outlines |
 | View Satellite Browse Imagery |
 | View Satellite Metadata |
 | View Shopping Cart / Checkout |
 | Export AOI to Shapefile |
 | Export Imagery Options to KMZ |
Creating an Area of Interest (AOI)
The toolbar’s search capability is controlled by the area of interest (AOI) defined by the user. A user can define an Area of Interest polygon by:
- Drawing a rectangle
- Drawing a polygon
- Selecting an existing feature within ArcMap
- Entering Coordinates
A de-selection tool for the current AOI is also included
Creating a Rectangular AOI ()
You can create a rectangular AOI using the “Draw Rectangle AOI” tool. This tool will become active only if there is a layer present in the current map. Click on the tool and draw a rectangle to create an AOI. The AOI created will be displayed as a rectangle in Red color.
Creating a Polygon AOI ()
You can create a polygon for you AOI using the “Draw Polygon AOI” tool. This tool will become active only if there is a layer present in the current map. Click on the tool and draw a polygon to create an AOI. The AOI created will be displayed as a rectangle in Red color.
Creating an AOI by entering Coordinates ()
Click on the “Create AOI by Coordinates” tool to bring up the “Enter Coordinates” form. Enter the upper-left and lower-right coordinates and click the “Create Area of Interest” button. You can either enter the coordinates in Lat/Long WGS 84 or the projection that the map document is currently in.
Creating an AOI using an existing polygon feature ()
Select a polygon feature from an existing feature class in current map. This will enable the “Create AOI from Existing Polygon” tool. Click the tool to create an AOI from the currently selected polygon feature.
Deleting an existing AOI ()
Click the “Delete current AOI” button to delete the AOI and the AOI graphic currently displayed.
Viewing Available Data at MapMart for your AOI ()
After defining the AOI, the user can search for available data by clicking on the View Available Data button (
). The toolbar will then perform a search on the MapMart servers with the results displayed in a window containing various tabs. Each tab represents a different type of spatial data and contains a list of available data for the requested site (AOI). Click on a tab to view the available data for that category. Each tab presents information regarding the specific product. The “Your Company Data” tab displays the client’s private data hosted by MapMart On-Demand™.
The “Your Company Data” tab allows subscribers to MapMart On-Demand™ to view their private company datasets after logging in with a valid username and password. This allows a company to consolidate existing data sets with newer or alternative data and imagery sets.
- Clicking on each product name tab will display the specific product information retrieved from the MapMart.com index databases.
- Checking the "Add to Cart" box for each data set and clicking “Update” will add the products to the shopping cart, which will display all selected items when a user finishes previewing data and clicks the "Check Out" button (
). - Checking the "Preview Image" box will make that product the active product for available previews (Aerial Imagery preview )
- Checking the "View Scene Outlines" box will allow downloading and viewing of scene outlines as well as previewing the satellite scenes available for the selected product ( ). This feature is only available for satellite products.
Viewing Aerial Imagery for your AOI ( )
After defining the AOI, click on the View Available Data button () to bring up the list of available data options. Select the Aerial tab, and then select a product to view by checking the “Preview” box and clicking “Update”. Clicking on the “Get Image” button () on the toolbar will load the requested preview into the ArcMap workspace. (There are a few limitations to some imagery previews due to licensing or allowable preview quality.)
Zooming or panning will reload the imagery optimized to the current scale, resolution and view. The Settings button () can turn off the option to redraw images automatically.
To order imagery, bring up the imagery options by again clicking the View Available Data button () and checking the "Add to Cart" box for the selected dataset. Click “Update” to add that product to the shopping cart. The shopping cart will display all selected items when a user clicks the "Check Out" button ().
Viewing Satellite Outlines for your AOI ()
Define an AOI and then click on the View Available Data button (). A window of available dataset options will appear, select the Satellite tab. A user can select a satellite that he or she would like to preview by checking the box for that satellite under the “View Scene Outlines” column and then clicking “Update”.
After selecting a satellite, click the Get Satellite Scenes button (). This will create a layer within ArcMap containing attributed outlines for the AOI. Control the number of satellite scenes visible by using the Settings button ().
Alternatively, a user can also set search preferences prior to searching the satellite outlines. This will display only the scenes that meet the search criteria. Clicking on an image option using the ArcMap Identify Tool will display the available metadata and information about the option.
To order the imagery, check the "Add to Cart" box within the window brought up by the View Available Data button (). Click “Update” to add that product to the shopping cart. The shopping cart will display all selected items when a user clicks the "Check Out" button ().
Viewing the Browse Imagery for a satellite option (
)
If a user selects a satellite option for the current map, it will enable the Show Scene Image button (
). Clicking that will display the browse image for the selected image(s) within the ArcMap interface. Depending on the size of the AOI, the re-sampled preview may show limited detail. A user may also choose multiple selections to view multiple browse images. The time taken to download the images will depend on the number of images selected. To remove browse images, uncheck the box for the layer in ArcMap and toggle it as a user would any other layer.
To order the imagery, check the "Add to Cart" box within the window brought up by the View Available Data button (). Click “Update” to add that product to the shopping cart. The shopping cart will display all selected items when a user clicks the "Check Out" button ().
Viewing Metadata/Selecting satellite options ()
The View Satellite Scene Metadata button (
) will be enabled once the satellite outlines are drawn on the map. Clicking on this button will bring up a dockable
Satellite Scenes Selection window. (A user can drag this window and position it anywhere within ArcMap.) This will display the Scene ID's and attributes of all the outlines visible in the map window. Clicking on the row header at the beginning of the row of a scene of interest will highlight that outline on the map:
Inversely, selecting an outline on the map will highlight the scene ID on the metadata list. A user can sort any column by clicking on the column header.
Once a user has selected the images of interest, clicking on the Show Scene Image button () displays the browse images for the Scene ID's that are currently selected. Checking the "Add to Cart" box will add the individual images to the shopping cart. Click the Shopping Cart button () to complete the request.
Accessing private data hosted by MapMart On-Demand™
MapMart can host data and imagery owned by a company to provide fast, secure and reliable access to their imagery. Such data is indexed, catalogued and compressed to ensure the optimum quality and data size for transmission over the web. MapMart On-Demand™ offers the following advantages over traditional image delivery mechanisms:
- Optimized and fast access to raster imagery.
- Multiple methods of accessing imagery via ArcMap toolbar, WMS, Web Services.
- Secure access to data.
- Hardware and software redundancy to ensure maximum uptime.
- Regular updates of datasets.
- View your company’s data along with the latest commercial and public domain data.
The rest of this section describes how to access a customer’s private data hosted by MapMart On-Demand™.
After defining the AOI, click on the View Available Data button () to bring up the list of available data options. The table is divided into tabs based on the product type. The first tab which reads “Your Company Data” is reserved to display data owned by a client and can be customized to subscribers. This tab will display login fields where users that have set up MapMart On-Demand™ accounts can login to access their company’s data. Logging in will automatically access and display the data for the current AOI. The user will stay logged in to the Toolbar as long as the session of ArcMap is open.
This category of datasets works similarly to other product categories save two main differences:
- No watermarks will be displayed on the client-owned datasets.
- Clients will be able to use those datasets while working in an edit session.
Custom datasets can be delivered to clients for offline use. The delivery is dependent on the file size of the raster dataset that would be generated for the current AOI. The data will be automatically processed and delivered via an email link to an FTP site if the file size is within reasonable limits. All other data orders will be placed on media and mailed to the client’s address on file.
To obtain an offline copy of the Company’s data, add a product to the shopping cart by checking the “Update” or “Add to Cart” box for the desired product. Clicking on the Shopping Cart button () will display all products currently in the shopping cart. The shopping cart will display both new and client-owned data sets in the same manner. The client-owned data will be made available for download at no charge via FTP. If the data set as requested is too large for FTP, a charge for media and shipment will be incurred. This shipment will be combined with any new data purchased at the same time to minimize costs.
Purchasing Imagery ()
Step 1 – Shopping Cart: Once all data selections have been made and sent to the Shopping Cart, a user can view the contents by clicking on the Shopping Cart button ( ). This will show a pop-up summarizing the data selections. A user can select projection, datum and format for each data set and also remove any data sets if necessary. Once the data selections are complete, click the Go To Step 2 >> button in the lower right.
Step 2 – User Information: A user account is needed for obtaining data. A user can login or create a new account on this screen. Password retrieval and editing account details are also options on this screen. The billing address details are fixed in this screen to help streamline the order process but can be edited in the account details if needed. Once the account information is entered, click the Go To Step 3 >> button in the lower right.
Step 3 --- Check Out: This is a summary of the request. To make changes, a user can use the buttons in the lower left to go back to previous steps or may use the top tabs to go back to the section where changes are needed. Check that all details are correct and select a delivery method (FTP is free; shipment on media will incur the appropriate charges). A user can then select a payment method for the request. The options are using a credit card online (for security reasons, MapMart On-Demand does not store any credit card information nor does Authorize.net, the secure serviced used by MapMart On-Demand for processing payment) or payment by phone where other options can be arranged.
User Settings (
)
The user settings window provides access to options to filter what data the map displays. An option to change the location of temporary workspace that the toolbar uses to save files is available as well.
- Make AOI Image the top most layer : Checking this option will always draw the imagery on top of other layers in ArcMap when zooming or panning.
- Automatically update image on zoom or pan : Selecting this option enables the toolbar to automatically display on the screen, a new image based on the users zoom or pan activity.
- Satellite Scene Settings : Adjust these settings to limit the number of satellite outlines returned for an AOI. A User can filter satellite options based on:
- The percentage of cloud cover present in each scene.
- The percentage of the AOI covered in each scene.
- The collection dates of the scenes.
- Download location for images and files : Allows the user to choose a different location for creation of temporary files by ArcMap.
Export AOI to Shapefile ()
Use this button to export the current Area of Interest to a shape file. Upon creation of an AOI in ArcMap, this button will become active. Clicking on the button will bring up the "Export AOI" window where a user can specify the projection for the shape file and the location where to save the file.
Export To KMZ ()
This button exports the currently displayed satellite outlines and browse images to a KMZ file for viewing within Google Earth. This button becomes available when ArcMap is showing the satellite outlines. Clicking this button will bring up the "Export to KMZ" form where a user can select the location to save the KMZ file.
Click here to read more about how to use this KMZ file in Google Earth.
Help Menu
Contact Customer Service : Clicking this button will bring up a form where a user can enter questions or comments or suggestions regarding the data or toolbar for the customer service team. The team will respond to queries as soon as possible, within one business day if not sooner.
Check for updates : This button will check if there are any versions of the toolbar available more up-to-date than the currently installed version. If updates are available, a link to download the latest version will become available. Be sure to close ArcMap and uninstall the existing toolbar using the Add/Remove or Uninstall program in the Windows Control Panel before installing the newer version.
Proxy Settings: This button will display the "Proxy Settings" form where a user can enter the proxy settings for the current network.
EULA : This button will bring up the EULA for the toolbar.