"},{"ID":339212,"user_firstname":"Tom","user_lastname":"Merhige","nickname":"Tom Merhige","user_nicename":"tmerhige","display_name":"Tom Merhige","user_email":"tmerhige@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2023-05-16 13:11:23","user_description":"Tom is a Product Engineer for the Esri Tysons R&D Center who focuses primarily on ArcGIS Excalibur and ArcGIS Video Server.","user_avatar":"
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"}],"related_articles":"","short_description":"Expanded video publishing support and other what's new in ArcGIS Excalibur ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"ArcGIS Excalibur is a cloud-based app with easy-to-use tools and workflows for image and video analysis. The Q2 2026 releases of ArcGIS Excalibur expand video integration workflows, strengthen analytic-driven operations, enhance structured observation collection, and improve visualization controls for imagery and video. These updates provide analysts with greater flexibility when managing video services, collecting observations across multiple analysis layers, and refining the presentation of imagery-based intelligence products.<\/p>\n
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ArcGIS Excalibur introduces expanded support for geospatial video publishing workflows. Users can now publish livestream video services using multiple camera locations stored in a feature layer which helps improve operational efficiency for organizations managing large livestream video collections. This approach enables powerful map-based searches, operational GIS workflows, and richer spatial analysis. Whether you plan to monitor traffic cameras or a facility’s security cameras, this means faster access to new video feeds and an easier way to scale as your camera network grows. The result: clearer real-time visibility, more efficient operations, and faster, more confident decisions in changing conditions.<\/p>\n
In this example, an analyst can select the cameras they want to view from a feature layer when they are publishing a livestream video service:<\/p>\n
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Once the video is published, the analyst can navigate between individual cameras, or features, and select an option in the feature popup to view the corresponding video stream. The Focus Panel dynamically rehydrates with video from the selected feature, enabling analysts to quickly move between large collections of streams and maintain situational awareness across multiple live feeds\u2014all within a single environment:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2966984,"id":2966984,"title":"Exclaibur Camera Sensor details","filename":"Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","filesize":1345189,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/excalibur\/imagery\/q2-2026\/exclaibur-camera-sensor-details","alt":"","author":"309962","description":"","caption":"Maintain situational awareness across multiple live video feeds\u2014all within a single environment.","name":"exclaibur-camera-sensor-details","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2963575,"date":"2026-05-20 17:38:05","modified":"2026-05-20 17:41:06","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1904,"height":909,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":222,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":367,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","large-width":1904,"large-height":909,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details-1536x733.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":733,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","2048x2048-width":1904,"2048x2048-height":909,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details-826x394.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":394,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Exclaibur-Camera-Sensor-details.png","wide_image-width":1904,"wide_image-height":909}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
In addition to this, users now can append multiple video streams to an existing service. This creates a more scalable and efficient way to manage, analyze, and operationalize video intelligence within a single geospatial workflow. Instead of creating separate services for each feed, analysts can consolidate related video streams such as drone footage, fixed security cameras, body-worn cameras, or mobile sensors into one centralized service that maintains consistent access controls, metadata standards, and visualization settings. This improves situational awareness by enabling users to compare and synchronize multiple perspectives across time and location. Effectively reducing administrative overhead for data management and \u00a0simplifying downstream analytics and sharing. For organizations supporting real-time operations, disaster response, public safety, or defense missions, the capability also enhances collaboration and accelerates decision-making as teams can ingest new streams dynamically without disrupting existing services or workflows.<\/p>\n
In this example, an analyst is reviewing drone footage to assess storm damage in a neighborhood. Previously, the analyst could only view one stream at a time in an Excalibur project and had to leave the canvas and open a separate video layer to access another stream.<\/p>\n
Now, when additional streams are appended to an existing video service, the analyst can switch between them directly within the same canvas as they become available. In the image below, an additional stream has been added to the service. The analyst can use the playlist in the Focus Panel to select which video to view while maintaining geospatial awareness of the sensor location, field of view, and other telemetry information on the map:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2966983,"id":2966983,"title":"Excalibur Video Playlist","filename":"Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","filesize":790212,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/excalibur\/imagery\/q2-2026\/excalibur-video-playlist","alt":"","author":"309962","description":"","caption":"Use the playlist in the Focus Panel to select which video to view while maintaining telemetry information on the Map Panel. ","name":"excalibur-video-playlist","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2963575,"date":"2026-05-20 17:38:02","modified":"2026-05-20 17:42:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1119,"height":552,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":229,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":379,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","large-width":1119,"large-height":552,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","1536x1536-width":1119,"1536x1536-height":552,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","2048x2048-width":1119,"2048x2048-height":552,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist-826x407.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":407,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Video-Playlist.png","wide_image-width":1119,"wide_image-height":552}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
The growing importance of geospatial video in operational response workflows can be seen in recent disaster response efforts in Alaska, where drone imagery, 360-degree video, GIS, and AI were used together to rapidly assess storm damage across remote communities. By transforming video into a map-linked analytical environment, responders were able to remotely navigate impacted areas, verify conditions, and accelerate operational decision-making.<\/p>\n
This article describes the disaster-response workflow in Alaska<\/a> that heavily relied on geospatial video to rapidly assess storm damage across 40 remote villages with no roads or addresses. Geospatial video in ArcGIS played an important role in aiding in the response efforts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This release also extends analytic integration workflows to better leverage results from Excalibur\u2019s analysis tools while working in a project. Analysts can more seamlessly put results into action by gathering insights across multiple analysis layers. These improvements support faster validation, improved situational awareness, and more efficient exploitation of workflows across imagery and video analysis operations.<\/p>\n The video demonstration below shows an example of the user working with multiple imagery and video layer types in one Excalibur project for analysis. Here the user is connected to the canvas with an imagery layer with previously collected observations and then uses the swipe tool to see the difference between two imagery layers. To confirm these differences further, the user opens the layers list to view a video layer that covers the same area. When the video is opened, the canvas rehydrates the map panel with the telemetry and the same observations, and the video is ready to play for further analysis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2966749,"id":2966749,"title":"Multi layer analysis GIF for Excalibur Q2 blog","filename":"Multi-layer-analysis-GIF-for-Exclaibru-Q2-blog.gif","filesize":41778315,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Multi-layer-analysis-GIF-for-Exclaibru-Q2-blog.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/excalibur\/imagery\/q2-2026\/multi-layer-analysis-gif-for-exclaibru-q2-blog","alt":"","author":"309962","description":"","caption":"Work with multiple imagery and video layers in one Excalibur project. Seamlessly switch from using the swipe tool on an image layer to playing a video of the same area. 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This enhancement provides greater flexibility in complex analytic environments where users may need to collect, compare, and manage observations across several imagery layers simultaneously. By streamlining observation management across layers, analysts can maintain context more effectively and improve collaboration throughout the analysis process.<\/p>\n Users can now choose the specific imagery layer they are analyzing when collecting observations, enabling the application to automatically populate relevant metadata fields in the associated feature layer. For example, an analyst monitoring port activity in the San Francisco Bay area can select an imagery layer and Excalibur will automatically record key details such as the image source, acquisition date, sensor information, and other imagery attributes directly into the observation record. This enhancement improves the accuracy and consistency of collecting observations by reducing manual data entry and minimizing the risk of human error. Analyst can feel more confident in their analysis by ensuring every observation is directly tied to the imagery used during analysis.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2966994,"id":2966994,"title":"Excalibur Collect Observations","filename":"Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","filesize":494804,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/excalibur\/imagery\/q2-2026\/excalibur-collect-observations-2","alt":"","author":"309962","description":"","caption":"An analyst monitoring port activity in the San Francisco Bay area can select an imagery layer and Excalibur will automatically record key details into the observation record.","name":"excalibur-collect-observations-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2963575,"date":"2026-05-20 17:42:51","modified":"2026-05-20 17:43:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":985,"height":486,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":229,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":379,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","large-width":985,"large-height":486,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","1536x1536-width":985,"1536x1536-height":486,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","2048x2048-width":985,"2048x2048-height":486,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1-826x408.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":408,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Excalibur-Collect-Observations-1.png","wide_image-width":985,"wide_image-height":486}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" New styling enhancements provide greater control over how imagery and video layers are visualized within Excalibur. to support requirements, improve interpretability, and enhance presentation quality for both live analysis and mission reporting workflows. Imagery layers can be styled with different processing templates and styling methods. For video, users can change the sensor symbol symbology, style for trail path and sight line, and the telemetry color.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ArcGIS Excalibur has begun to integrate with ArcGIS Workflow Manager to enable analysts to view, manage, and complete assigned tasks directly within an Excalibur project. By embedding workflow instructions, task status, and operational guidance into the same environment where imagery and video analysis is performed, organizations can reduce context switching, improve accountability, and accelerate mission execution.<\/p>\n This integration will create a more streamlined analyst experience where task management and analysis occur within a single operational interface, increasing efficiency, consistency, and overall situational awareness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Together, these Q2 enhancements continue to expand ArcGIS Excalibur as a unified environment for geospatial imagery and video analysis. By improving video service management, strengthening analytic integration workflows, enhancing structured observation collection, and streamlining operational task management, Excalibur enables organizations to move more efficiently from data collection to actionable intelligence. These capabilities help analysts maintain situational awareness, improve collaboration, and support faster, more informed decision-making across public safety, defense, disaster response, and other mission-critical operations.<\/p>\n ArcGIS Excalibur is included in Creator and above user types so you can get started using it today. To learn more, visit the ArcGIS Excalibur website<\/a><\/strong> or the documentation page<\/a><\/strong>. Help us improve to better support your operations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n"}]},"yoast_head":"\nEnhanced Analytic Integration and Multi-Layer Observation Collection<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Improved Imagery and Video Styling<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Coming Soon: Workflow Manager Integration<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Start Leveraging More Efficient Analytical Workflows Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Take this survey<\/a><\/strong> and provide insight into how you\u2019re using ArcGIS Excalibur.<\/h4>\n