Connecting to MassGIS ortho image web services

Click the little triangle next to the Add Data button and choose “Add Data From ArcGIS Online…”. (You can also choose Add Data > Add Data From ArcGIS Online… from the File menu).

In the ArcGIS Online search box type "MassGIS 2019" or "MassGIS 2021" and hit Enter. Find the tile labeled “Massachusetts 2019 USGS Color Ortho Imagery” or "2021 Aerial Imagery" and click the blue “Add” link in the lower right of the tile.

The orthos will add to the map:

 

Click on the “Add Data” dropdown in the Layer section

Choose “Data - Add data to the map”

Click on “All Portal” under “Portal”

In the upper right in the “Search Portal: All Portal” type "massgis 2019" and hit Enter. Double click on “MassGIS 2019 USGS Color Ortho Imagery”.

Or for the 2021, find the "2021 Aerial Imagery"

Double click on “orthos2019” or "2021 Aerial Imagery"

The orthos will be added to the map:

It is possible to use the 2019 or 2021 orthos in an ArcGIS Online map as a layer or a basemap.  After signing in to ArcGIS Online, create a new Map or open an existing one. Then, click on the “Add” dropdown and choose “Search for Layers”.

Click on the dropdown to choose “ArcGIS Online”.

Type "massgis 2019" or "2021 Aerial Imagery" in the “Search for layers” box and hit Enter. Click the circled plus sign to add it to the map as a layer.

You can also click on the blue link labeled “Massachusetts 2019 USGS Color Ortho Imagery” or "2021 Aerial Imagery", and additional information will appear to the right.  Click on the blue “Add to Map” button or circled plus sign to add it as a layer. Click on "Use as Basemap" to replace your map's current basemap with the MassGIS orthos.

The orthos will be added to the map:

The 2019 and 2021 orthos are also available as a WMTS standard service. This type of service can be added to many applications, including most other GIS software and online mapping resources. To do so use this URL for the 2019:

https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/hGdibHYSPO59RG1h/arcgis/rest/services/USGS_Orthos_2019/MapServer/WMTS/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml

Or use this URL for the 2021 images: https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/hGdibHYSPO59RG1h/arcgis/rest/services/orthos2021/MapServer/WMTS/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml

For example, to add the orthos to QGIS (free, open source GIS software), add or open a map and click on the Layer menu and choose “Add Layer” > “Add WMS/WMTS Layer”.

In the dialog click on the “New” button.

Fill out the dialog box to create a connection as shown here, using the above URL in the URL box. Then click OK:

The layer with the name you chose will appear in the list in the Layers tab. Below that, click the “Connect” button and the Layer “USGS_Orthos_2019” or"2021 Aerial Imagery" will appear. 

 

Highlight the layer row and click the “Add” button in the lower right. Then click the “Close” button to close the dialog.

 The layer is added to the map:

Autodesk products do not support the use of WMTS webservices. Users will need to download individual JPEG 2000 tiles. MassGIS does not have any Autodesk or other CAD products; therefore we cannot test, nor can we create illustrated step by step instructions. Users may find this resource helpful.