{"id":173201,"date":"2010-11-11T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T05:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=173201"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:42:14","slug":"how-to-get-aerial-imagery-source-data","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/imagery\/how-to-get-aerial-imagery-source-data","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Aerial Imagery Source Data"},"author":4121,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37171,23851,22931],"tags":[26231,26981,23551],"industry":[],"product":[36591,36711,36551],"class_list":["post-173201","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-data-management","category-imagery","tag-ba-desktop","tag-business-analyst-desktop","tag-location-analytics","product-apps","product-bus-analyst","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"If you were using the ImageConnect toolbar in Business Analyst Desktop, you\u2019ve probably noticed it\u2019s no longer included in the product at version","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>If you were using the ImageConnect toolbar in Business Analyst Desktop, you\u2019ve probably noticed it\u2019s no longer included in the product at version 10.\u00a0 DigitalGlobe is discontinuing that service so we had to remove it\u2026a bummer, I know.\u00a0 One of\u00a0its great features was that you could download an image and view the exact source, date, resolution, accuracy, etc.\u00a0 Fortunately, this feature\u00a0is STILL AVAILABLE through the tiled ArcGIS Online layers.\u00a0 You simply use the\u00a0<b>Identify tool\u00a0<\/b>and click on the map and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 All the source data appears in the dockable Identify window.<\/p>\n<p>To do this you need to add a layer from ArcGIS Online.\u00a0 On the Business Analyst toolbar, we\u2019ve conveniently provided some default map service layers in the Maps drop-down menu.\u00a0 As in the example below, you\u2019ll select World imagery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_21267.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the layer is added to the ArcMap table of contents, you simply<\/p>\n<p>1. 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