The map, globe, or layer file will open, but the Bing Maps layers will be broken (shown in the table of contents with a red exclamation point) indicating that the server can't be accessed. If the login dialog box appears at this point, click Cancel. If you open a map, globe, or layer file containing Bing Maps when you are not connected to the Internet, or if Bing Maps is not accessible for any reason, you'll get a message that the service cannot be accessed. The logo is a permanent part of the Bing Maps image. When working with Bing Maps, you'll see the Bing logo in the lower left corner of the map. You can work with the Service Layer Credits dynamic text element in the same way you can work with other dynamic text elements and position, resize, and change the text symbol as you see fit. When you initiate this dynamic text element the realized text in the data frame will no longer display. This is available from the main menu at Insert > Dynamic Text. However, you have the option of replacing this text with the Service Layer Credits dynamic text element. Once you export the data frame, or switch to layout view, the icon is replaced with the realized text of the service layer attributions. When you work with the Bing Maps in data view you will see an icon located in the lower right corner of the data frame.Ĭlicking this icon opens a separate window that lists source information for all service layers, including Bing Maps, currently turned on in your data frame. The Bing Maps web service projects on the fly and can be transformed to match your data precisely in the usual way like any other data source.īing Maps source information is available to you so that you can display it in your printed or exported map. The service will be added to your map inside a basemap layer to provide you with the best performance.Įach of the Bing Maps services uses a projected coordinate system called Mercator Auxiliary Sphere, which uses GCS_WGS_1984 as its geographic coordinate system. To add the Bing Maps services into your current ArcMap map document, click File > Add Data > Add data from ArcGIS Online, search for BING, then double-click the service you want to add.
It provides one meter or better satelliteĪnd aerial imagery in many parts of the world and lower resolution You can enter the key through the Set Bing Key application (SetBingKey.exe), which you can access in the \bin folder in the location where you installed ArcGIS.Īs a replacement, consider using the ArcGIS Organization can access Bing Maps when signed in. With an ArcGIS Online for organizations account, any user in the If an administrator registers a Bing Maps key Microsoft to use any of the basemaps in theīing Maps collection.
You need to obtain a license key directly from The Bing Maps services include the following: Instead, your map or globe accesses the Bing Maps server directly. Like other web services you can use in ArcGIS, there is no data to store or manage locally. The popular Bing Maps (formally Microsoft Virtual Earth) web services can be used in all ArcGIS products. Saving a map with a Bing Maps layer to a previous version of ArcGIS.Navigating a map with a Bing Maps layer.