Tutorial: Add map tiles

Learn how to add map tiles from a map tile service to a scene.

Add a map tile layer using API key authentication

Map tiles are a type of tile data that are stored in an map tile service. They typically display raster imagery, such as aerial photography, but can also be used to display other data. You can create an map tile service by publishing a feature service in your portal.

In this tutorial, you use CesiumJS to display the Kilauea Volcano Shortwave Infrared map tile layer.

Prerequisites

Steps

Get the starter app

Select a type of authentication below and follow the steps to create a new application.

You can choose one of the following to create a new CodePen:

  • Option 1: Complete the Display a scene tutorial; or,
  • Option 2: Start from the Display a scene tutorial .

Set up authentication

Create developer credentials in your portal for the type of authentication you selected.

Create a new API key credential with the correct privileges to access the resources used in this tutorial.

  1. Go to the Create an API key tutorial and create an API key with the following privilege(s):
    • Privileges
      • Location services > Basemaps
    • Item access
      • Note: If you are using your own custom data layer for this tutorial, you need to grant the API key credentials access to the layer item. Learn more in Item access privileges.
  2. Copy the API key access token to your clipboard when prompted.

Set developer credentials

Use the API key or OAuth developer credentials created in the previous step in your application.

  1. Add <script> elements in the HTML <body> and create an accessToken variable to store your access token. Set YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN with the access token you previously copied from your API key credentials.

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      <script>
    
        /* Use for API key authentication */
        const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
      </script>
    
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  2. Set the defaultAccessToken included with Cesium to authenticate requests to the ArcGIS services used in this tutorial.

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      <script>
    
        /* Use for API key authentication */
        const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
        Cesium.ArcGisMapService.defaultAccessToken = accessToken;
    
      </script>
    
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Get a Cesium ion access token

All Cesium applications must use an access token provided through Cesium ion. This token allows you to access assets such as Cesium World Terrain in your application.

  1. Go to your Cesium ion dashboard to generate an access token. Copy the key to your clipboard.

  2. Create a cesiumAccessToken variable and replace YOUR_CESIUM_ACCESS_TOKEN with the access token you copied from the Cesium ion dashboard.

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      <script>
    
        /* Use for API key authentication */
        const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
        // or
    
        /* Use for user authentication */
        // const session = await arcgisRest.ArcGISIdentityManager.beginOAuth2({
        //   clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", // Your client ID from OAuth credentials
        //   redirectUri: "YOUR_REDIRECT_URI", // The redirect URL registered in your OAuth credentials
        //   portal: "YOUR_PORTAL_URL" // Your portal URL
        // })
    
        // const accessToken = session.token;
    
        Cesium.ArcGisMapService.defaultAccessToken = accessToken;
    
        const cesiumAccessToken = "YOUR_CESIUM_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
      </script>
    
  3. Configure Cesium.Ion.defaultAccessToken with the Cesium access token to validate the application.

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      <script>
    
        /* Use for API key authentication */
        const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
        // or
    
        /* Use for user authentication */
        // const session = await arcgisRest.ArcGISIdentityManager.beginOAuth2({
        //   clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", // Your client ID from OAuth credentials
        //   redirectUri: "YOUR_REDIRECT_URI", // The redirect URL registered in your OAuth credentials
        //   portal: "YOUR_PORTAL_URL" // Your portal URL
        // })
    
        // const accessToken = session.token;
    
        Cesium.ArcGisMapService.defaultAccessToken = accessToken;
    
        const cesiumAccessToken = "YOUR_CESIUM_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
        Cesium.Ion.defaultAccessToken = cesiumAccessToken;
    
      </script>
    

Update the camera position

  1. Update the camera position to -154.9051879, 19.451828, 22000 to focus on the Big Island of Hawaii.

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        viewer.camera.setView({
          destination: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-154.9051879, 19.451828, 22000),
        })
    
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Add a map tile layer

  1. Create a new Cesium.ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider that references the Kilauea Volcano Shortwave Infrared map tile layer.

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        // Add Esri attribution
        // Learn more in https://esriurl.com/attribution
        const poweredByEsri = new Cesium.Credit("Powered by <a href='https://www.esri.com/en-us/home' target='_blank'>Esri</a>", true)
        viewer.creditDisplay.addStaticCredit(poweredByEsri);
    
        const tileLayer = Cesium.ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.fromUrl("https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/P3ePLMYs2RVChkJx/arcgis/rest/services/WV03_Kilauea_20180519_ShortwaveInfrared/MapServer", {
          token: accessToken,
    
        });
    
        viewer.scene.imageryLayers.add(
          Cesium.ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(tileLayer)
        );
    
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  2. Add the data attribution for the tile layer source.

    • Go to the Kilauea Volcano Shortwave Infrared item.
    • Scroll down to the Credits (Attribution) section and copy its value.
    • Set the credit property in the object to the attribution value from the item.
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          const tileLayer = Cesium.ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.fromUrl("https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/P3ePLMYs2RVChkJx/arcgis/rest/services/WV03_Kilauea_20180519_ShortwaveInfrared/MapServer", {
            token: accessToken,
      
            // Attribution text retrieved from https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0dcf7df9bfb342cc9e0119f6da7daa45
            credit: new Cesium.Credit('Esri, Digital Globe', false)
      
          });
      
          viewer.scene.imageryLayers.add(
            Cesium.ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(tileLayer)
          );
      
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Run the app

Run the app.

You should see a map tile layer of the Kilauea Volcano lava flow in the Big Island of Hawaii.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional ArcGIS location services in these tutorials:

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