Imagery Date

[RandallClark]

How can i tell what the data of the aerial imagery used in bing maps is?

Thanks

[MikeMinami]

Esri doesn't have a way to get this... I found these things by searching...

According to this post, the only way to find the "vintage" is through their API.

http://www.bing.com/toolbox/forums/t/649533.aspx

If you can write some code, it seems like the GetImageryMetadata method may help.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980893.aspx

A bit more information from ArcGIS forums...

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/6610-getting-Bing-aerial-imagery-date

Bottom line is it seems you need to use their API to determine this. Wouldn't it be nice if they had an interactive application that did this?

Mike

[ClemHenriksen]

How do i get imagery vintage from AGO image services, such as the Imagery basemap?

[MikeMinami]

http://www.arcgis.com/features/maps/imagery.html

If you click on the map, you'll see the date the image was taken.

Thanks,

Mike