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The application is so small. Can I make it bigger?

Yes! Use the fullscreen button top-right:

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I am getting an error when I visit the site. How do I stop this?

The website has likely been upgraded while you were using it. Simply navigate to the site and use CTRL+F5 (most browsers)

Maps

How do I reset my map?

To reset your Basemap:

  1. At the top-left of the map, select "Map Options"
  2. Select "Select Base Map"
  3. In the "Select Base Map" Window, choose expand "Reset Map" and click, "OK" to the warning.

How do I change my map?

  1. At the top-left of the map, select "Map Options"
  2. Choose "Select Base Map"
  3. Choose a map from the list.
  4. Close the window

How do I use my own base map

To add your own base map:

  1. Select "Map Options" (top-right of map)
  2. Select, "Select Base Map",
  3. Select "Import Map"
  4. Choose one of the map types and click, "Next"

Searching

How do I narrow my search by time, data, and data options?

Search criteria are arranged in expandable sections for Dates, Data Options, and Area of Interest. Expand each section to specify additional criteria beyond the defaults.

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How do I search for a particular National Air Photo Library Photo with a roll and/or photo number?

To find a particular air photo:

  1. Under "Select Data", select one of the collections under "Aerial Photo" e.g. NAPL or Canada Lands.
  2. Under "Data Options" enter your Roll Number (e.g. A24565) and/or Photo Number. You can also use wildcards such as "%" and "_". For example, %15 will find "0015", "0115", etc. Using "01_9" will find "0109", "0119", and so on.

How do I search for data over an area of interest?

To find data near a desired area (e.g. a National Air Photo Library (NAPL) over Barry's Bay, ON, CA) simply

  1. Click "Select an Area of Interest"
  2. OPTION 1: Select the "Draw an Area" option
  • Select a pink shape option e.g. the Rectangle.
  • On the map, and draw a shape around the area of interest.
  1. OPTION 2: Use the "Enter Coordinates" option and enter a latitude and longitude and click "Draw" Observe an "X" over the coordinates you entered

I did a search for data and I am not seeing any results?

The first thing to check is your search dates. If you are looking NAPL imagery (which dates back to 1920) you should select either "Any Time" or specify a specific Start and End Date.

How do I narrow my search to return aerial photos with a preview (i.e. thumbnail)?

All air photos which have been digitized, have a preview available to show.

  1. Click "Data Options" and select “true” from “Preview Available” dropdown.
  2. Once your results are showing you can preview the image by following How can I preview an image? article.

Can I change the map to a Polar Stereographic Projection?

RCM EODMS users can select a base map that has the option of changing the projection:

  1. Choose “Map Options” in the upper left corner of the reference map
  2. Choose “Select Base Map”
  3. Select the “Canadian Base Map” and close the window
  4. Select “Map Options”
  5. Select “Change Projection”
  6. Choose EPSG:10403

Results

The Result screen's map view displays too many image footprints to make sense of. Can I simplify it?

A couple of tips:

  1. Checking "Select" or clicking the first hyperlink in a given result on the left will centre the map over the corresponding image on the right.
  2. Clicking a footprint on the map to the right of the results presents a "Select Result" link, which if clicked, highlights the corresponding result row on the left.
  3. Results can be be hidden using the "View only selected footprints" menu option in the top left of the results screen.

There are so many columns, how do I hide some or show different ones?

  1. Position your mouse in any column header until a blue down-arrow appears. Click it
  2. Next click, Columns, which will open up the list of columns
  3. Hide and Show different columns by checking and unchecking

How do I see the details of an image (i.e. metadata)?

While the result columns show some information, full metadata can be accessed:

  1. Scrolling the results table to the right by using the horizontal scroll bar along the bottom
  2. Clicking the "View" link in the "Metadata" column.

Metadata

Is it possible to export the results including geometry (i.e. spatial info)

  1. Above the results, click on the "Select Option" menu button
  2. Choose, "Save Search Results"
  3. Choose the desired format

How can I preview an image?

  1. Scroll to the right until you see the "Thumbnail" column.
  2. click the checkbox
  3. Observe the preview on the map.

Note

In the case of NAPL aerial photos, you may see a place holder image. This usually means digitization has not been completed and the photo still resides on physical photo film only.

Why do only certain aerial photos have a preview?

While the EODMS catalog contains over 3.5M aerial photo records, only a percentage of those have actually been digitized from original film. Only successfully digitized photos which have been loaded into the system have a preview available.

Ordering

How do I order an image?

  1. With results loaded, check the "Order" checkbox
  2. In the popup, check the "Select item(s)" checkbox
  3. Close the popup using the "Update Cart" button.
  4. Observe a new cart tab appears, beside your Search and Results tab.

How do I order a National Air Photo Library Photo?

  1. Follow the steps to search for a particular NAPL photo above.
  2. Select your Media Type, File Format, Image Resolution, Level of Compression, check the "Select item(s)" checkbox and finally, click the "Update Cart" button.

Note

If you would like a different Image Resolution than what is listed, you can specify later in another screen.

  1. Review your cart and click "Submit Aerial Photo Order"

Note

The Submit Aerial Photo Order" maybe hidden by the map. If so, you can use the horizontal scroll along bottom of your cart: image

Warning

While pricing may show N/A, these images are not free and payment will be requested to you by the NAPL order desk separately, after you submit. For complete list of pricing you can visit: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/air-photos/photo-collection/9707

  1. Finally enter a name for your order and any additional comments, e.g. a custom image resolution, the reason you are making this purchase. If you want an oblique photo you can specify that here.
  2. Your order is now submitted to NAPL. Your order will appear in "Orders" screen as "SAVED" which is correct. You will also receive an email confirming receipt of your cart. Payment will be requested by the NAPL order desk my phone or email.

How do add many images to a cart at once?

  1. On the results tab, click the, "Select Options" button, then click "Select/Deselect All Viewable Records"

  2. Observe all results on that results page are selected and a colour highlight appears in the list and the map. image

  3. Next, click the, "Select Options" button again, then click "Order", then "Add To Cart" image

  4. On the order options window, specify any order options.

Note

These order options will be applied to all items

  1. Observe all the results from that page are loaded into a cart.
  2. You can add a maximum of 100 items in your cart.

Are National Air Photo Library Photos Free?

Some photos are free, but most are not, despite the "$0", orders require payment. Full pricing on NAPL can always be found here: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/air-photos/photo-collection/9707

How do I know the prices of National Air Photo Library Photos

  1. Full pricing on NAPL can always be found here: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/air-photos/photo-collection/9707

I received an email saying my order has failed. Why?

A failed email notification for an order is often for the following reasons:

  1. For NAPL: It often results if you attempted to use the "Reconfigure and Submit Order" menu option on an order which is already properly "SAVED". Doing this not necessary as submitting the order the first time correctly sends an email to the NAPL order desk for processing and to you. An order marked as "SAVED" is correct and no further action is required on your part. You can ignore the failed notification.
  2. For RCM: For public users, orders often fail because an order was placed on an item that is not available to the public. For more information on RCM open data, consult https://github.com/eodms-sgdot/eodms-website/wiki#public.
  3. For any other situation, we invite you to re-submit your order using the Resubmit option as follows:

How do I resubmit an order

  1. To verify the order failed reason, simply click on the Order Status link on the homepage and then on the order name. Use the Contact Us page if you still require help.

I am trying to order RADARSAT images, but when I click the order checkbox I am presented with Order Desk information

This message is presented to users who are not logged in as well as for RAW collections (e.g. RADARSAT-1 Raw Catalog, RADARSAT-2 Raw Catalog). You should instead login (or register for an account) and once logged in, re-do your search by selecting the "RADARSAT-1 Open Data Products [Online]" or the "RADARSAT-2 Products [Online]" collection.

Now that I have submitted my aerial photo order, how long does the order desk production process take?

Ordering times can vary. You can always followup on the status on your order by contacting the NAPL order desk directly: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/air-photos/photo-collection/9707

How do I create a standing order?

  1. Perform a new search
  2. hit "+ Select Dates"
  3. Select a future time range
  4. (Optional) Refine the search with data options, or area of interest
  5. Click "Submit Search" then the "Search" button. Name you "Watch Mode" search.
  6. Observe the "Saving Watch Mode" and let the search finish.
  7. Go back to Start tab, Click "Watch Searches" and select your search
  8. Under the "Subscription" tab, set you notification preference e.g. "Only when results are found"
  9. Under the "Standing Order" tab and check the "Enable Standing Orders" checkbox. Enter "5" or less into the Maximum number of standing orders field. Select Delivery Type to "Download".
  10. Click "Save".

Download

How do I download my order data?

When your order is ready, you will receive an email from EODMS with the subject "Available for Download". To download your data, click the https link in the email e.g. https://data.eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/public/carts/xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxxx to open a browser and prompt you to enter your EODMS username and password

How do I bulk-download files without having to click one-by-one in my browser

The best option for bulk downloads is the https://github.com/eodms-sgdot/eodms-cli tool.

Alternatively, you may use wget utility available on Windows and Mac/Linux. Use a trailing '/' at the end of the url directory:

For a restricted cart, using username and password (for RCM data):

wget --recursive -e robots=off --no-parent -l inf --no-directories --http-user XXX --http-password XXX https://data.eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/rcm/carts/123456789-cc12-4e0b-93dc-b11ab84fd1fd/

For, for public cart (e.g. NAPL, RADARSAT-1, Canada Lands) you may run without username and password:

wget --recursive -e robots=off --no-parent -l inf --no-directories https://data.eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/public/carts/123456789-cc12-4e0b-93dc-b11ab84fd1fd/

You can also bulk download open data, such as all the NRCan emergency flood maps for 2023

wget --recursive -e robots=off --no-parent -l inf --no-directories https://data.eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/public/EGS/2023/Flood/CAN/QC/

...or all the NAPL photos for roll number 22042 captured of Tuktoyaktuk, NWT:

wget --recursive -e robots=off --no-parent -l inf --no-directories https://data.eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/public/NAPL_PNA/22000/22042/

If you are on Windows, you can download wget from https://eternallybored.org/misc/wget/. You can also customize directory options per https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Directory-Options. CTRL+C to interrupt.

For long term automation, we recommend the https://github.com/eodms-sgdot/eodms-cli to perform searches, save results and downloads all from the command line.

I downloaded my image order. What software can I use to view the images?

Can I just download satellite imagery without going through the whole order process?

In some cases yes. For RADARSAT-1, You do not even need to login. Simply

  1. perform a search for RADARSAT-1
  2. Scroll to the right, until you see the "Download Link" column
  3. Click the link and voila!

For all other collections, this service is not yet available. The EODMS team is working hard to make this service available for all open collections.

My RCM order was fulfilled with more than 1 product zip files

e.g. RCMX_OKXXXXXX_PKXXXXXXX_1_BEAMMODE_20XXXXXX_XXXXXX_VV_VH_GRD.zip, RCMX_OKXXXXXX_PKXXXXXXX_2_BEAMMODE_20XXXXXX_XXXXXX_VV_VH_GRD.zip

Often images are acquired in longer swaths and then when processed, are broken down into multiple products/images. SAR image processing applications can typically stitch them back together.

User Account Information

How do I register for an account?

  1. Simply click on the Register (Required to order products) link on the EODMS start page.

I am receiving an error, "Invalid Login" and I am sure am entering the correct username and password (or temporary password)

Please check:

  1. Your username, which is case sensitive, please ensure that you are entering all uppercase and lowercase correctly
  2. Your account may be disabled, despite entering correct username and password. Please contact EODMS support team [email protected] to have it reactivated.

How do I update my account information (e.g. email address, password)?

  1. Login to EODMS
  2. At the top right of the map, Click on your username, then click Account Information: EODMS-FAQ-AccountDetails.png
  3. With the Account Information screen displayed, update any detail you wish, e.g. Email Address, First Name, Last Name, Department, etc. EODMS-FAQ-AccountDetailsEmailSave.png
  4. You can change your password by click on the "Account Information" tab and then the "(Change Password)" link

Can I change my username after my account has been created?

Unfortunately no. You can however create a new account and any special privileges can be transferred over by contacting [email protected]

I forgot my password, How do I retrieve it?

  1. Click the login link
  2. Fill in only your username into the username text box
  3. Finally, click the "Forgot your password?" link and say "OK" to the following message to have a temporary password emailed to you.

I forgot my username. How do I retrieve it?

You can contact the EODMS support team [email protected] and it will be provided by email.

Can I register for EODMS if I do not belong to an organization?

Yes. Simply choose the Organization Type, "Public" when registering.

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