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Using premium USA Prime Imagery Maps

After you activate your subscription for USA Prime Imagery, see the appropriate section below and follow the instructions to get started using the content:

ArcGIS Desktop

  1. You must have ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 or higher installed.
  2. Download an ArcGIS Desktop map, layer, globe, or globe layer for USA Prime Imagery:

    USA Prime Imagery

    USA prime imagery

    Map file (.MXD)
    Layer file (.LYR)
    Globe file (.3DD)
    Globe layer file (.LYR)

    (If you encounter a problem launching a file directly from this page, right-click the file and save it to disk.)
  3. When you access a map, layer, or globe that contains premium content, you will be prompted to enter your ESRI Global Account username and password that was activated for the subscription service.
    NOTE: Your ESRI Global Account username and password are case sensitive.

The USA Prime Imagery map and globe services are being served with ArcGIS Server. For additional information about working with ArcGIS Server services in ArcGIS Desktop, see Usage Tips for working with ArcGIS Server web map layers.

ArcGIS Explorer

You can use the USA Prime Imagery service for free in ArcGIS Explorer, because the service is built into ArcGIS Explorer's default imagery.

ArcGIS Server

See below for Server Manager .NET, Web ADF or SOAP API, and ArcGIS API connection information for subscriptions.

Using your subscription with ArcGIS Server Manager .NET

  1. In the Web Manager, create a web application, and use Add Layer to add a new layer.
  2. Choose Add GIS Server.
  3. In the Add Server dialog box:
    1. In the Type drop-down menu, select ArcGIS Server Internet.
    2. Enter the following for the Catalog URL: http://premium.arcgisonline.com/server/services
    3. Under Access secured services, enter your ESRI Global Account information that was activated for the USA Prime Imagery Maps subscription.

      NOTE: Your ESRI Global Account username and password are case sensitive.

    4. Click Add to add the connection to ArcGIS Online Premium server.

  4. Select the I3_Imagery_Prime_World_2D service.

Using your subscription with ArcGIS Server Web ADF or the ArcGIS Server SOAP API

When building a custom application using software such as Microsoft Visual Studio, the premium imagery is added through the Map Resource Manager:

  1. In the Map Resource Manager, add a Map Resource.
  2. In the Map Resource Definition Editor:
    1. In the Type drop-down menu, select ArcGIS Server Internet.
    2. For the Data Source, enter the following: http://premium.arcgisonline.com/server/services
    3. For Identity, click the button and enter your ESRI Global Account information that was activated for the USA Prime Imagery Maps subscription for the username and password. Once complete, the Identity will be populated.

      NOTE: Your ESRI Global Account username and password are case sensitive.

    4. For Resource, click the button and select the I3_Imagery_Prime_World_2D service.
    5. Click OK to add the new Map Resource.

Sample code for connecting to an ArcGIS Server Web service using .NET with ArcGIS Server SOAP API can be found at: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/adf/dotnet/developer/samples/Web_Applications/578afc90-4ae7-488c-b006-b0a8f92d08ac.htm

Information on how to use an ArcGIS Server Web service in Java with ArcGIS Server SOAP API can be found at: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/adf/java/help/doc/d3b351ee-35ae-4ac7-bf9d-b7bf09c2c9c4.htm

Using your subscription with the ArcGIS APIs for Flex, JavaScript, REST, and Silverlight

  1. To see the content available with your premium collection, use the following URL: http://premium.arcgisonline.com/Server/rest. When you are prompted for a username and password, use your ESRI Global Account that was activated for the subscription.
    NOTE: Your ESRI Global Account username and password are case sensitive.
  2. Obtain a Development API Key (token) to use ArcGIS Online subscription content in your ArcGIS API applications.

  3. To include the Development API Key (token) in your application, append the token to your URL. For example:
    http://premium.arcgisonline.com/Server/rest/I3_Imagery_Prime_World_2D/MapServer?token=abcdefg

    Replace abcdefg with the Development API Key (token) you obtained in step 2.

Sample code for using a cached map service with ArcGIS API for Flex can be found at: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/flex/help/content/inside_api/using_map.htm

Sample code for using a cached map service with ArcGIS API for JavaScript can be found at: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/javascript/arcgis/help/jssamples/map_add.html

Sample code for using a cached map service with ArcGIS Server REST API can be found at: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/rest/index.html?mapserver.html

Sample code for using a cached map service hosting a set of map image tiles with ArcGIS API for Silverlight can be found at: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/silverlight/help/Adding_layers.htm