User Manual

Section 1. Log in to DataDoorsWeb™
  URL
User Name / Password
Instructions / UserManual
Sign Up
Forgot Password
Section 2. Locate the vicinity of Project
  Locate by Address
Locate by Coordinates
Locate by using Map Navigation Buttons
Layer List
Section 3. Define your Area of Interest (AOI)
  Draw Rectangle AOI
Draw Polygon AOI
Open Additional AOI Options
Zoom To Your AOI
Reset Your AOI
Using AOI Polygons
Section 4. Select Product
  Select Product
Search / Add to Order
     Search Criteria for Imagery Scenes
     Imagery Mosaic Product
Section 5. Product Details
  Product Details for Imagery Scenes
     Add to Order / Remove from Order
     Zoom to Footprint
     Show All Footprints
     Show No Footprints
     Refine Criteria
     Current Search Criteria
     View Browse
     View Footprint
     View Metadata
     View License
Items in Order Tab
     Remove Item
     Zoom to Footprint
     Show All Footprints
     Show No Footprints
     View Footprint
     View Browse
     Upgrade License
Understanding Footprints
     Imagery Scene Footprints
     Imagery Mosaic Footprints
Section 6. My Order
  Contract
Discount
Product Information
     Choose Process
     Choose Format
     Choose Available Coordinate System (Projection/Datum)
     Scene Pricing
Remove Product
Section 7. Check Out
  Order Name
Choose Shipping Info
Choose Media
Check Out / Order summary
Online Payment Service
     Products Recipients / Order Description
     Customer Billing Information
     Credit Card Information
     Purchase Products
Order Confirmation





Section 1. Log In to DataDoorsWeb™
 

DataDoorsWeb™ can be entered as a Guest User or with a User Account. If entered as a Guest User (no log in required), you will be able to search the standard i-cubed products, such as, USA Nationwide Select, eSAT World Mosaic, eTOPO, eDEM, eDOQQ and many more. With a User Account (login required), you will be able to search additional i-cubed products.

URL
Go to http://www.datadoors.net/DataDoorsWeb using a web browser. (Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are supported.)

User Name / Password
To Login as a User, enter your User Name and Password in the appropriate boxes located in the upper left corner, click Log In. Your name will now appear under the Welcome message. If you begin using the system without logging in, then you will be considered a “Guest”.




 
 


Instructions / User Manual

To view simple instructions, click the Instructions button to load a pop-up window. For more detailed help, click User Manual within the Instructions window. A new internet browser will load a detailed User Manual and an option to print or download the User Manual.

 
 


Sign Up

To request a User Account, click Sign Up within the Instructions window. A new internet browser will load with a New User Account form. Enter all fields and click Submit. A Welcome email containing the User Name and Password will be sent to the email supplied.

 
 


Forgot Password

To request a new password, click Forgot Password within the Instructions window. A new internet browser will load, enter your email address and click Submit. A new password will be emailed to the email entered.






Section 2. Locate the vicinity of Project
 

The first step in searching for geospatial data is to locate the general vicinity of your project in the interactive world map by using the Locate and Map Navigation tools. The cursor’s location in Latitude and Longitude will be displayed in the upper right corner. The UTM Zone identifies the zone number and the Scale field displays the ratio between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the earth. The AOI Area displays the approximate area of coverage for your area of interest.




 


Locate by Address

Click on the Locate an Area of Interest button and a new dialog box will load. To search for a physical address, enter the street and/or city, county, state or country information in the Address tab and click Locate. The Location will appear in the bottom box. If this is the correct address, click Zoom. The dialog box will close and the map will zoom to the address entered.

 
 
 


Locate by Coordinates

Click on the Locate an Area of Interest button and a new dialog box will load. Choose the Latitude/Longitude tab and enter the coordinates in decimal degrees or degrees minutes seconds. If entered in decimal degrees, use the negative symbol (-) for West and/or South coordinates. If entered in degrees minutes and seconds, use W, E, N, S after the coordinates. A Zoom Level can be selected at City Block, County or State level. This will specify the level at which the map will display. Click Locate. The map will zoom to the coordinates entered. If the location is correct, click Close.

 
 


Locate by using Map Navigation Buttons

Use these buttons to maneuver around the map to find your area – Zoom In, Zoom Out, Pan, Zoom to Previous Extent and Zoom to Full Extent.

 
 


Layer List

Along the left side of the map is a narrow panel that can be expanded to show the Layer List. This list shows the map layers that can be activated/de-activated for viewing purposes. The layers are Cites, Highways, Counties, States, Countries and Imagery. Check or uncheck the boxes for the layers you want to view or remove in the map, then click Update Map.

 





Section 3. Define your AOI
 

Once you have located the general vicinity of your project in the map, the next step is to define a more specific Area of Interest using the Area of Interest (AOI) Selection tools. This can be done using the Draw Rectangle AOI, Draw Polygon AOI or Open Additional AOI Options buttons.




 


Draw Rectangle AOI

Drawing a simple rectangle is an easy way to define your AOI. Click the Draw Rectangle AOI button to activate this operation. Click on the map for the location of the first corner of your box and hold the left mouse key down. Release the mouse key when you have placed your cursor at the location of the opposite corner of your box.

 
   
 
 


Draw Polygon AOI

If your AOI is a polygon, you can use the Draw Polygon AOI option. Click the Draw Polygon AOI button to activate this operation. Click on the map to create vertexes for your polygon. When you have drawn the last vertex, double-click to close the polygon.

 
   
 
 


Open Additional AOI Options

Open Additional AOI Options button will create a rectangle based on Top, Left, Bottom and Right coordinates in decimal degrees (Geographic WGS84). Click the Open Additional AOI Options button to load the Provide an Area of Interest window and enter your values. Use the negative symbol (-) for West and/or South coordinates. Click either Update and Zoom or Update Only, then click Close.

 
   
 
 


Zoom To Your AOI

After creating the AOI, you will notice that the map shows a hashed area to represent your AOI. This will remain on the map throughout the request. Use the Zoom To Your AOI button to zoom to a close-up view of your area of interest.

 
 


Reset Your AOI

To reset your AOI and create a new one, click the Reset Your AOI button. Resetting your AOI will empty the contents of your shopping cart and clear all search results, if applicable.

 
 


Using Multiple AOI Polygons

More than one AOI polygon can be created and searched. If the AOI polygons overlap, the multiple polygons will be combined to form one AOI. However, all the polygons will be grouped together and considered one AOI for the purpose of selecting products and choosing data specifications. If you have multiple AOIs and you search an imagery mosaic product, you cannot select a product for one AOI and not the other.

 





Section 4. Select Product
 

After you have defined an AOI, the next step is to select a Product from the available geospatial data.

 

Select Product
Select the archive of interest in the Select Product panel by highlighting and clicking the name with your cursor. There may be several available archives based on your login.

 


Once you have selected an archive, a list of available Products based on the AOI will be displayed. Select a Product by highlighting and clicking the name with your cursor.

 


Search / Add to Order

Once the Product is selected, click the Search button to search for appropriate imagery scenes or the Add to Order button to add imagery mosaics to your order. Click on the blue “i" symbol to the left of the Product to view Product Information. A pop-up window will appear displaying a description of that Product.

 


Search Criteria for Imagery Scenes

If you have chosen imagery scenes as a Product, the Search button will be activated. Clicking Search will load a new window called Search Criteria. You can define the criteria to narrow the list of available scenes and click Search. These criteria include Date Range, Cloud Cover, Incidence Angle, Snow Cover, Quality and Scene ID. If you do not want to enter any values, simply click Search and all the available scenes will appear in the Product Details section.

 


 


Imagery Mosaic Product

If you have chosen an imagery mosaic Product, click Add to Order to add the Product to the Product Details section.

 







Section 5. Product Details
 

Product Details for Imagery Scenes
For each imagery scene Product that is Searched a Product Detail tab will be created and populated, and the tab will be labeled with the Product type. Additional functionalities in the Product Detail tab(s) are Add to Order / Remove from Order, Zoom To Footprint, Show All Footprints, Show No Footprints, Refine Criteria, View Browse, View Footprint, View Metadata and View License.

 


 
Add to Order / Remove from Order
To add a scene to your shopping cart, highlight the scene in the Product Detail tab and click Add to Order. The scene will be placed into the My Order panel located in the top right section. Once a scene has been added to an order, the option to Remove from Order appears. The column called In Order will say yes once the scene has been added to the order.
 
   
 
 
Zoom to Footprint
To zoom to a specific scene in the map, highlight the scene and click Zoom To Footprint.
 
Show All Footprints

Clicking on the Show All Footprints button will turn on scene footprints within the selected Product Details tab.
 
Show No Footprints

Clicking on the Show No Footprints button will turn off all the scene and mosaic footprints within the selected Product Details tab.
 
Refine Criteria

Clicking on the Refine Criteria button will load the Search Criteria window for the selected Product Details tab. You can modify the existing values or enter new ones. Define the criteria and click Search to narrow the list of available scenes. These criteria include Date Range, Cloud Cover, Incidence Angle, Snow Cover, Quality and Scene ID.
 
Current Search Criteria

The search criteria used for the select Product Details tab will be displayed in the Current Search Criteria box.
 



 
View Browse

By clicking on the (View) link in the Browse column, a pop-up window will display the selected scene’s low resolution browse. Click on the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons for a closer look.
 



 
View Footprint

Enabling the box in the Footprint column will turn on the scene footprint for the selected scene.
 



 

View Metadata

By clicking on the (View) link in the Metadata column a pop-up window will display the selected scene’s detailed metadata, written in XML format.
 
 



 

View License

If available, clicking on the (Type of License) link in the License column will load a pop-up window displaying the selected scene’s detailed license information.

 



 


Items in Order Tab

The imagery scenes and imagery mosaics have been added to your order will be displayed in Items in Order tab. Additional functionalities in the items in order tab are Remove Item, Zoom To Footprint, Show All Footprints, Show No Footprints, View Footprint and View Browse. This is also the area where you can Upgrade License for your order.

 

Remove Item
Clicking on the Remove Item button will remove a product from the shopping cart. This function will not reset the AOI. In order to remove products from the shopping cart, clear your search results, and reset the AOI, click the Reset Your AOI button located above the map.

 


 


Zoom to Footprint
To zoom to a specific scene in the map, highlight the scene and click Zoom To Footprint.

 


 


Show All Footprints
Clicking on the Show All Footprints button will turn on scene and mosaic footprints within the Items in Order tab.

 
 

Show No Footprints
Clicking on the Show No Footprints button will turn off all the scene and mosaic footprints within the Items in Order tab.

 
 

View Footprint
Enabling the box in the Footprint column will turn on the scene footprint for the selected scene.

 


 


View Browse
By clicking on the (View) link in the Browse column, a pop-up window will display the selected scene’s low resolution browse. Click on the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons for a closer look.

 


 


Upgrade License
To upgrade the license, select a license option from the drop-down menu in the Upgrade License column.

 


 


Understanding Footprints

A footprint refers to the extent of a raster dataset.

 

Imagery Scene Footprints
For imagery scene products, the footprint outline(s) represent the boundaries of all the scenes that provide data coverage for your AOI. If you have many scenes displayed in the map, a blue outline will represent the scene that is currently highlighted in the Product Details tab. Other footprints that are in the Product Details tab but not highlighted are shown in red outlines. Footprint scenes that have been added to the shopping cart are shown in orange outlines.

 

Imagery Mosaic Footprints
For imagery mosaic products, the footprint outline displayed in blue represents the extent of product coverage that intersects with your AOI. (If there is 100% coverage for your AOI, then the outline of the footprint is the same as the outline of your AOI.)

 


Note: You can change your AOI with the Reset Your AOI button. However, modifying the AOI will empty the contents of your shopping cart and clear all search results.

 





Section 6. My Order
 

DataDoorsWeb not only gives you the option of choosing the exact area of where you would like to order a dataset, but also the type of processing, format and projection. After you have added a product into My Order (shopping cart), you are then able to define the specific details of your order before submission.

 


Contract

If applicable, select the appropriate Contract required for the purchase, from the Contract drop-down menu.

 

Discount
If applicable, the pre-arranged discount will be displayed in the Discount section.

 

Product Information
Click the Choose button to load the Product Information pop-up window.

 


 


Choose Process
Select the Product Processes options for your product and click Select.

 


 


Choose Format
Select the Product Format options for your product and click Select. The options shown will reflect what is available based on your archive and product selection.

 


 


Choose Available Coordinate System (Projection/Datum)
Select the Available Coordinate System and click Select. The options shown will reflect what is available based on your product selection.

 


 


Scene Pricing
After all the Product Information is selected, the price is calculated. This same pricing is displayed in the My Order panel. Click Proceed to exit the Product Information window.

 


 


Remove Product

Clicking on the (Remove) link will remove a product from the shopping cart. A confirmation window will first appear where you can confirm or cancel the request to remove a product. This function will not reset the AOI. In order to remove products from the shopping cart, clear your search results, and reset the AOI, click the Reset Your AOI button located above the map.

 







Section 7. Check Out
 

The last step is to confirm and submit the order. Click on the Choose button to load the Check Out Information pop-up window. Options include Order Name, Shipping Information and Media.

 


 


Order
Name
Click the Choose button next to Order Name and load the Check Out Information pop-up window. Provide a name using an arbitrary reference name for your job. The internal project number is a good choice.

 


 


Choose Shipping Info

Use the pop-up window tab for Shipping Information to provide an address where you want the product to be shipped. If you are logged in with a User Account, the shipping information displayed is based on the user who logged in and the user information entered into www.DataDoors.net Administration Website. However, the address can be edited in the Shipping Information window. Click Select.

 


 


Choose Media

Use the pop-up window tab for Media to select the desired delivery media for your order. The FTP option will be available if the file size of your order is small enough to be downloaded via the FTP website. The other options displayed require a mail delivery and can be in the form of CD, DVD or Firewire. For CD or DVD, the estimated number of media required for delivery will be displayed.

 


 


Check Out / Order summary

To review the order and license information, click the Proceed button.

 



 


The Place an Order / Order Summary window will load. To view detailed license information, click Read. If the license is acceptable, check the box. To place the Order, click Order. The Order button will not be available if any of the order specifications have not been filled out. If the information is not correct, click Cancel.

 


 


Online Payment Service

Once the order has been submitted, the online payment service will load. The Order Name, Order Submission Date, Product Recipients, Order Description, Customer Billing Information and Credit Card Information details displayed are based on the user who logged in and the user information entered into www.DataDoors.net or the information entered into the Shipping Info in the Check Out section.

 


 

Products Recipients / Order Description
The Product Recipients and Order Description will summarize the order. If any of this information is incorrect, you must start the order from the beginning.

 

Customer Billing Information
Fill out the Customer Billing Information, if the fields have not been pre-filled by User Account information based on the user who logged in.

 

Credit Card Information
Fill out the Credit Card Information entry form. For users who have a pre-existing payment arrangement, this step may not be necessary.

 

Purchase Products
Click Purchase Products. By clicking the button, your credit card will be charged the Total amount listed in the Order Description.

 

Order Confirmation
The browser will refresh with an Order Confirmation. Please print the receipt for your records.

 

Order Emails
Several emails will be sent to the email address based on the user who logged in and the email address entered into the Shipping Info in the Check Out section.

 

“Job sent for approval”
An email with a subject of DataDoors job sent for approval might be sent to you depending on whether your organization requires job approval and whether the cost is above or below the approval limit. If you receive this email, it states that the order has been sent to the Organization’s Approval Supervisor for approval of the order.

 

“Job Confirmation”
An email with a subject of DataDoors job confirmation states that the order has been successfully ordered. The email will contain a summary of the job.

 

“Job has been shipped to you”
An email with a subject of DataDoors job has been shipped to you states that the order is complete and has been shipped (mailed) to the recipient’s address. Only orders requested on CD, DVD or firewire will receive this email.

 

“Job ready for you to download”
An email with a subject of DataDoors job ready for you to download states that the order is complete and ready to be downloaded. The FTP site, username and password will be included in the email. Only orders requested on FTP will receive this email.








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FAQ

DataDoorsWeb


Q. How do I select an Area of Interest (AOI)?

A. Once you have located the general area of interest in the interactive map tool, the next step is to define a more specific Area of Interest using the AOI Selection buttons.

This can be done using the Draw Rectangle AOI, Draw Polygon AOI or Open the AOI Window. When using the option for Open the AOI Window, you must provide the coordinates for the AOI in decimal degrees. Click Update and click Close. Then click the Zoom To Your AOI button and the map tool will pan to the area of Latitude and Longitude that you have specified.

After creating the AOI, you will notice that the map tool shows a hashed area to represent your AOI. This will remain on the map throughout the DataDoors request. Use the Zoom To Your AOI button to zoom to a close-up view of your area of interest.


Q. Can I order products for more than one AOI?

A. Yes, you can order products for more than one AOI. However, you can only specify different products for the different AOIs in some situations. For instance, if you have multiple AOIs and you order a non-temporal product and there is coverage for your AOIs, you cannot specify that you want it for one but not the other. If you are acquiring temporal data and there is coverage for different AOIs, you can pick the scenes under one of the AOIs but not the other.


Q. What is an archive?

A. An archive refers to a specific collection of proprietary imagery or geospatial data from which different products are available to be selected by the user. Choosing an archive is the next step after selecting an AOI.

Q. What is a product?

A. A product refers to a category of imagery or raster dataset (classified by resolution, type, scale, retrieval, etc.) that is available from a specific archive.

Q. What is a footprint?

A. A footprint refers to the extent of a raster dataset. In
DataDoorsWeb, it can mean two different things:

1. For non-temporal data products, the footprint outline shown in blue represents the extent of product coverage that intersects with your AOI. (If there is total coverage of your AOI, then the outline of the footprint is the same as the outline of your AOI).

2. For temporal data products, the footprint outline(s) you see represent the boundaries of all the scenes that provide data coverage for your AOI. If you have many scenes viewed in the map window, a blue outline will represent the scene that is currently highlighted in the results table. Other footprints that are in the results tab but not highlighted are shown as orange outlines. Footprint scenes that have been added to the shopping cart are shown in yellow outlines.

Q. How do I know which License I need?

A. The list of licenses displayed reflects the options available as defined by your Login. Contact your company for more information regarding which license is appropriate for your product.

Q. Why does the ‘Items in Order’ window show a list of three products and the ‘My Order’ window show a list of two products?

A. The table of products listed in the Items in Order window are itemized by scene, while the same selection of products in the My Order window are itemized by product type. The number of items in the Items in Order window should match the # of Items tally in the My Order window.

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