Release Notes

Stereo Pairs

You can now search for and view stereo pair imagery in MGP Xpress. Stereo imagery products are designed for users with advanced image processing capabilities and photogrammetric tools. This product is ideal for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation, 3D visualization and feature extraction applications. Stereo images are collected in-track, meaning on the same orbit, and are acquired at angles optimal for stereo viewing and manipulation.

To view stereo pair imagery, draw an area. From the Product drop-down, select Stereo Imagery. If stereo imagery is available in your area, it will display in the Search Results panel.

See Overview: Search Results Panel.

Vivid Imagery

You can now view and order Vivid imagery in MGP Xpress. Vivid is a suite of high-resolution, high-accuracy imagery basemap products, available off the shelf. From metro to global scale, Vivid offers solutions to meet a range of customer needs and budgets.

To view Vivid imagery, draw an area. From the Product drop-down, select the Vivid product you want to view. If Vivid imagery is available in your area, it will display in the Search Results panel.

See Viewing Vivid Basemaps.

9-Grid Icon

If you have access to MGP Pro, you can now use a 9-Grid icon in the bottom-left corner of the MGP Xpress interface to quickly access other MGP sites, such as the developer portal and MGP Pro.

See Overview: Interface.

Area Cloud Cover

Area cloud cover is now the default cloud cover metadata value when viewing image results in the Search Results panel.

Area cloud cover indicates the amount of cloud cover for an image strip within the selected area, while image cloud cover indicates the amount of cloud cover over the entire image strip. Depending on the size of the area and the location of each image strip in the area, the area cloud cover and image cloud cover percentages for each image strip may be very different, or they may be identical.

In this example, the image cloud cover is only 13%, but the area cloud cover is 77%.

See Filtering Areas.

Export All Areas and Copy Area Details

You can now use MGP Xpress's area export tool to export all areas at once to a GeoJSON, KML, or a Shapefile. Exporting one or more areas lets you save your areas so you can upload them again at a future time, or share them with someone else.

You can also copy the details of a single area or all of your areas to the clipboard, and then paste them into another document or program. This functionality does not technically "export" the area(s), but it does allow you to easily copy details like the area name, catalog ID, and size to the clipboard.

See Exporting Areas.

Multiple Image ID Search

You can now search for multiple image IDs at the same time using the Search Results panel. If you search for one or more image IDs, and the image(s) is found, an area is drawn around the image(s) and it is added to the search results. Each found image is added as a separate area. Expand any area to view the image and its metadata.

See Searching.

Open Data Enhancements

Enhancements have been made to the Open Data feature. The most notable enhancement is that all Open Data events are now visible without having to log in to MGP Xpress (however, you will need to log in to access event data). The subscription feature, which is no longer in use, has been replaced with social media icons. Some language clarifications make the Open Data feature easier to use and understand.

See Open Data.

Product Drop-Down

A Product drop-down has been added to the Search Results panel. The Product drop-down is a type of filter for the product categories that should display in the Search Results panel (e.g., core imagery, stereo imagery, Vivid imagery). Core Imagery is selected by default. When changing product types, your filters and selected images are saved.

See Product Drop-Down.

Filter Updates

Several enhancements have been made to the filter functionality in MGP Xpress. These include:

• Global Default Filters and Area Filters You can now create search filters globally as well as for individual areas.

  • Global Default Filters These settings are inherited by all areas, including any new areas that you create.

  • Area Filters These settings apply only to the selected area and override global default filter settings.

    If you change area filter settings, global default filters are turned off. When you make new changes to the global default filters, the global default filter changes overwrite any area filters that you applied to individual areas.

• High-Definition Eligible Imagery Only You can now filter your search results to only include high definition imagery.

  When you select High-Definition Eligible Imagery Only, the available ranges for GSD, Area Off Nadir, and Sun Elevation automatically adjust to ensure the best possible imagery results.

  • GSD ≤60 cm (i.e., 70cm not available)

  • Area Off Nadir 0° – 30°

  • Sun Elevation 15° – 90°

  Be sure to check your filter settings if you have previously made changes to these filters.

• Ikonos Imagery Imagery from Ikonos-02 is now discoverable in MGP Xpress. When creating a filter, select this sensor from the Imagery Source drop-down.

• Search by Catalog IDs Within an Area When adding an area-specific filter, you can now search by specific catalog ID(s) within the area.

See Filtering Areas.

Multiple Shapefile Import

You can now import ZIP files containing multiple shapefiles. These shapefiles will import as individual AOIs.

See Importing Areas.

Coordinate Entry for AOIs

You can now create a rectangular AOI using desired center point coordinates and specified length and width measurements.

See Adding Areas.