After searching for your imagery and connecting to the canvas, you have the option to save your work into a base imagery project. The Save button lets you save your progress on imagery you exploited and analyzed. However, you must have the appropriate privileges to utilize this capability. The Save button will be visible in the toolbar header in the canvas view if you have the proper privileges.
Save a project
To save your work into a base project, complete the steps below.
- Click Save in the canvas toolbar
A dialogue titled Save Your Work as a New Imagery Project opens.
- Provide information for the following parameters:
- Title (required)
Note:
This name should be unique. If the same name as an existing folder in your Content is detected, a new folder in portal will be created with the same name and the word “copy” appended.
- Summary (optional)
- Instructions(required)
- Tags (required)
- Title (required)
- Choose to share your project with your organization or keep it private. Yes is default.
- Select the box if you want the currently selected images in your table or all the images from your search. Use selected images is checked on by default if images are selected in table.
- Click Create to create your project.
A loader appears and you will get a notification once your project is created successfully.
The title of your project will also appear to reflect your changes, and a folder for your project is created in Portal.
- Continue working on your project and click Save to update your progress.
Note:
You can only save and update your progress if you are the owner the project.
Save mark up to a project
You can save mark up that you created as a feature collection that is stored with your imagery project. See Mark Up tools to learn how to use these tools. Once you finish marking up your imagery, click Save to update your project. A notification appears to ensure your progress is saved and available for you to view once you reopen your project.
State of a project
When a project is opened in the canvas view, the previous state it was saved in is reflected. This includes:
- Image extents
- Lock extents
- Focus images
- Image layer
- Canvas state
- Selected images
Add an observation layer to your imagery project
You can add an existing observation layer to your imagery project to collect observations from your imagery or create a new observation layer to fit your project needs. To add an observation layer, complete the following steps.
Choose an existing observation layer
- After you create or open your project, click the More menu.
- Click View Project Details.
The Imagery Project Details page opens.
- Click Choose Existing Observation Layer.
- Click on an existing observation layer.
- Click Select. Click Cancel to return to the Imagery Project Details page.
The new layer appears in Observation Layers in this Project, and the project type updates from a base imagery project to observation imagery project.
Note:
A dialog will appear if the layer you chose is invalid or is not time enabled. If the layer you chose is not time enabled and you are the layer owner, you will have the option to enable the time settings. You may also choose to dismiss the warning, but the layer will have limited time-based capabilities in your imagery project.
Create a new observation layer
- After you create or open your project, click the More menu.
- Click View Project Details.
The Imagery Project Details page opens.
- Click Create New Observation Layer.
- Provide information for the following details:
- Layer Title (required)
- Layer Geometry Type (required)
- Layer Tags (required)
Note:
The spatial reference of your new observation layer will be set to the spatial reference of your selected imagery in your project. - Choose to share your observation layer with your organization or to keep it private, and click Next.
- If the base observation layer schema is all that is desired, click Next.
- Optionally, you can begin adding an additional field to the base schema by providing a:
- Field Name
- Field Alias
- Field Type
- If desired, you can define a picklist (domain of coded values or range) for the new field by selecting Coded Values or Range.
Note:
A Range domain cannot be made for a new field of type String. - Enter a Name and Code for each domain in your picklist ensuring you add each domain to the list.
- After all domains are added to the new field, click Add Field.
- Repeat steps 4-7 until all additional fields are added to the base schema.
- Click Next when finished.
- Choose your observation layer styling based on a Single Symbol or Unique Values
By default, the Single Symbol styling option is selected and is based on the geometry type you chose on the observation layer details step.
- Choose the single symbol style properties for your layer.
- Points: size, style, color, and outline
- Lines: select color and width
- Polygons: outline, fill, and outline width
- If a unique values styling is desired, choose the Unique Values option to style your layer based on a coded value.
Note:
The Unique Values option will be disabled if your new observation layer does not contain any coded value domains. Range domains are not supported for styling. - Choose the field that you want to style your observation layer off of that contains coded value domains from the Available Fields picklist.
The coded values table will populate with all values within the selected Field.
- Click on each style icon in the coded values table and change the style properties.
- Click Next when finished.
- Review a summary of the choices you just made and click Create to create your new observation layer.
A status indicator will display while your new observation layer is created
- After your new observation layer is created successfully, click Next to view your Project Summary or click Add Another Observation Layer to add more layers.
Note:
If you choose to add more observation project layers, you will be brought back to the Add More Observation Project Layers step.A summary of your observation layers you created will appear before moving to the next step.
- Click Close to return to the Imagery Project Details page.
The new layers appear in Observation Layers in this Project, and the project type updates from a base imagery project to observation imagery project.
Change project web map
Imagery projects are configured to use the default portal web map. However, you can change the project web map at any time through project details.
- After you create or open your project, click the More menu.
- Click View Project Details.
The Imagery Project Details page opens.
- Click Change Project Webmap.
- Choose a web map from My Content, My Organization, My Groups, or Everyone.
- Click Select. Click Cancel to return to the Imagery Project Details page.
The new web map appears in Web Map Referenced in this Project. You can change the web map again using the same process.