BingMapsImageryProvider

new Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider(options)

Provides tiled imagery using the Bing Maps Imagery REST API.
Name Type Description
options BingMapsImageryProvider.ConstructorOptions Object describing initialization options
Example:
var bing = new Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider({
    url : 'https://dev.virtualearth.net',
    key : 'get-yours-at-https://www.bingmapsportal.com/',
    mapStyle : Cesium.BingMapsStyle.AERIAL
});
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Members

static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.logoUrl : String

Gets or sets the URL to the Bing logo for display in the credit.
Gets the credit to display when this imagery provider is active. Typically this is used to credit the source of the imagery. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.

readonly culture : String

The culture to use when requesting Bing Maps imagery. Not all cultures are supported. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh441729.aspx for information on the supported cultures.

defaultAlpha : Number|undefined

The default alpha blending value of this provider, with 0.0 representing fully transparent and 1.0 representing fully opaque.
Default Value: undefined

defaultBrightness : Number|undefined

The default brightness of this provider. 1.0 uses the unmodified imagery color. Less than 1.0 makes the imagery darker while greater than 1.0 makes it brighter.
Default Value: undefined

defaultContrast : Number|undefined

The default contrast of this provider. 1.0 uses the unmodified imagery color. Less than 1.0 reduces the contrast while greater than 1.0 increases it.
Default Value: undefined

defaultDayAlpha : Number|undefined

The default alpha blending value on the day side of the globe of this provider, with 0.0 representing fully transparent and 1.0 representing fully opaque.
Default Value: undefined

defaultGamma : Number|undefined

The default gamma correction to apply to this provider. 1.0 uses the unmodified imagery color.
Default Value: 1.0

defaultHue : Number|undefined

The default hue of this provider in radians. 0.0 uses the unmodified imagery color.
Default Value: undefined
The default texture magnification filter to apply to this provider.
Default Value: undefined
The default texture minification filter to apply to this provider.
Default Value: undefined

defaultNightAlpha : Number|undefined

The default alpha blending value on the night side of the globe of this provider, with 0.0 representing fully transparent and 1.0 representing fully opaque.
Default Value: undefined

defaultSaturation : Number|undefined

The default saturation of this provider. 1.0 uses the unmodified imagery color. Less than 1.0 reduces the saturation while greater than 1.0 increases it.
Default Value: undefined
Gets an event that is raised when the imagery provider encounters an asynchronous error. By subscribing to the event, you will be notified of the error and can potentially recover from it. Event listeners are passed an instance of TileProviderError.

readonly hasAlphaChannel : Boolean

Gets a value indicating whether or not the images provided by this imagery provider include an alpha channel. If this property is false, an alpha channel, if present, will be ignored. If this property is true, any images without an alpha channel will be treated as if their alpha is 1.0 everywhere. Setting this property to false reduces memory usage and texture upload time.

readonly key : String

Gets the Bing Maps key.
Gets the type of Bing Maps imagery to load.

readonly maximumLevel : Number|undefined

Gets the maximum level-of-detail that can be requested. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.

readonly minimumLevel : Number

Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.
Gets the proxy used by this provider.

readonly ready : Boolean

Gets a value indicating whether or not the provider is ready for use.

readonly readyPromise : Promise.<Boolean>

Gets a promise that resolves to true when the provider is ready for use.
Gets the rectangle, in radians, of the imagery provided by this instance. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.
Gets the tile discard policy. If not undefined, the discard policy is responsible for filtering out "missing" tiles via its shouldDiscardImage function. If this function returns undefined, no tiles are filtered. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.

readonly tileHeight : Number

Gets the height of each tile, in pixels. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.

readonly tileWidth : Number

Gets the width of each tile, in pixels. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.
Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.

readonly url : String

Gets the name of the BingMaps server url hosting the imagery.

Methods

static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.quadKeyToTileXY(quadkey)

Converts a tile's quadkey used to request an image from a Bing Maps server into the (x, y, level) position.
Name Type Description
quadkey String The tile's quad key
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static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.tileXYToQuadKey(x, y, level)

Converts a tiles (x, y, level) position into a quadkey used to request an image from a Bing Maps server.
Name Type Description
x Number The tile's x coordinate.
y Number The tile's y coordinate.
level Number The tile's zoom level.
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getTileCredits(x, y, level)Array.<Credit>

Gets the credits to be displayed when a given tile is displayed.
Name Type Description
x Number The tile X coordinate.
y Number The tile Y coordinate.
level Number The tile level;
Returns:
The credits to be displayed when the tile is displayed.
Throws:
  • DeveloperError : getTileCredits must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.

pickFeatures(x, y, level, longitude, latitude)Promise.<Array.<ImageryLayerFeatureInfo>>|undefined

Picking features is not currently supported by this imagery provider, so this function simply returns undefined.
Name Type Description
x Number The tile X coordinate.
y Number The tile Y coordinate.
level Number The tile level.
longitude Number The longitude at which to pick features.
latitude Number The latitude at which to pick features.
Returns:
A promise for the picked features that will resolve when the asynchronous picking completes. The resolved value is an array of ImageryLayerFeatureInfo instances. The array may be empty if no features are found at the given location. It may also be undefined if picking is not supported.

requestImage(x, y, level, request)Promise.<(HTMLImageElement|HTMLCanvasElement)>|undefined

Requests the image for a given tile. This function should not be called before BingMapsImageryProvider#ready returns true.
Name Type Description
x Number The tile X coordinate.
y Number The tile Y coordinate.
level Number The tile level.
request Request optional The request object. Intended for internal use only.
Returns:
A promise for the image that will resolve when the image is available, or undefined if there are too many active requests to the server, and the request should be retried later. The resolved image may be either an Image or a Canvas DOM object.
Throws:
  • DeveloperError : requestImage must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.

Type Definitions

Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.ConstructorOptions

Initialization options for the BingMapsImageryProvider constructor
Properties:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
url Resource | String The url of the Bing Maps server hosting the imagery.
key String <optional>
The Bing Maps key for your application, which can be created at https://www.bingmapsportal.com/. If this parameter is not provided, BingMapsApi.defaultKey is used, which is undefined by default.
tileProtocol String <optional>
The protocol to use when loading tiles, e.g. 'http' or 'https'. By default, tiles are loaded using the same protocol as the page.
mapStyle BingMapsStyle <optional>
BingMapsStyle.AERIAL The type of Bing Maps imagery to load.
culture String <optional>
'' The culture to use when requesting Bing Maps imagery. Not all cultures are supported. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh441729.aspx for information on the supported cultures.
ellipsoid Ellipsoid <optional>
The ellipsoid. If not specified, the WGS84 ellipsoid is used.
tileDiscardPolicy TileDiscardPolicy <optional>
The policy that determines if a tile is invalid and should be discarded. By default, a DiscardEmptyTileImagePolicy will be used, with the expectation that the Bing Maps server will send a zero-length response for missing tiles. To ensure that no tiles are discarded, construct and pass a NeverTileDiscardPolicy for this parameter.