BingMapsImageryProvider

new Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider(options)
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 198

To construct a BingMapsImageryProvider, call BingMapsImageryProvider.fromUrl. Do not call the constructor directly.
Provides tiled imagery using the Bing Maps Imagery REST API.
Name Type Description
options BingMapsImageryProvider.ConstructorOptions Object describing initialization options
Example:
const bing = await Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.fromUrl(
  "https://dev.virtualearth.net", {
    key: "get-yours-at-https://www.bingmapsportal.com/",
    mapStyle: Cesium.BingMapsStyle.AERIAL
});
See:

Members

static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.logoUrl : string
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 669

Gets or sets the URL to the Bing logo for display in the credit.

readonly credit : Credit
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 425

Gets the credit to display when this imagery provider is active. Typically this is used to credit the source of the imagery.

readonly culture : string
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 312

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.

readonly errorEvent : Event
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 412

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
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 441

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
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 274

Gets the Bing Maps key.

readonly mapLayer : string
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 298

Gets the additional map layer options as defined in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/imagery/get-imagery-metadata#template-parameters/

readonly mapStyle : BingMapsStyle
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 286

Gets the type of Bing Maps imagery to load.

readonly maximumLevel : number|undefined
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 348

Gets the maximum level-of-detail that can be requested.

readonly minimumLevel : number
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 360

Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.

readonly proxy : Proxy
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 262

Gets the proxy used by this provider.

readonly rectangle : Rectangle
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 384

Gets the rectangle, in radians, of the imagery provided by this instance.

readonly tileDiscardPolicy : TileDiscardPolicy
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 398

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.

readonly tileHeight : number
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 336

Gets the height of each tile, in pixels.

readonly tileWidth : number
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 324

Gets the width of each tile, in pixels.

readonly tilingScheme : TilingScheme
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 372

Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.

readonly url : string
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 250

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

Methods

static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.fromUrl(url, options) → Promise.<BingMapsImageryProvider>
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 464

Creates an ImageryProvider which provides tiled imagery using the Bing Maps Imagery REST API.
Name Type Description
url Resource | String The url of the Bing Maps server hosting the imagery.
options BingMapsImageryProvider.ConstructorOptions Object describing initialization options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the created BingMapsImageryProvider
Throws:
  • RuntimeError : metadata does not specify one resource in resourceSets
Example:
const bing = await Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.fromUrl(
  "https://dev.virtualearth.net", {
    key: "get-yours-at-https://www.bingmapsportal.com/",
    mapStyle: Cesium.BingMapsStyle.AERIAL
});

static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.quadKeyToTileXY(quadkey)
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 638

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
See:

static Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.tileXYToQuadKey(x, y, level)
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 610

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.
See:

getTileCredits(x, y, level) → Array.<Credit>
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 526

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.

pickFeatures(x, y, level, longitude, latitude) → undefined
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 589

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:
Undefined since picking is not supported.

requestImage(x, y, level, request) → Promise.<ImageryTypes>|undefined
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 552

Requests the image for a given tile.
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.

Type Definitions

Cesium.BingMapsImageryProvider.ConstructorOptions
engine/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js 17

Initialization options for the BingMapsImageryProvider constructor
Properties:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
key string <optional>
 The Bing Maps key for your application, which can be created at https://www.bingmapsportal.com/.
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.
mapLayer string <optional>
 Additional display layer options as defined on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/imagery/get-imagery-metadata#template-parameters
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.
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