2026-01-27 Release

Shared

Added

• Added AnimationStartButtonOnMap component to offer an alternative way to start animation when the main animation controls in the bottom panel are minimized.
• Added AnimationFrameAcquisitionDateDisplay component to show the acquisition date of the current animation frame.
• Added /webpack directory containing webpack configuration files and utility functions for building the applications.

Changed

• Updated ArcGIS core dependency to version 4.34
• Updated @esri/calcite-components-react to version 3.3.3
• Improved webpack configuration to better handle of loading environment variables and other app-specific settings. Moved webpack-related code blocks into a dedicated webpack directory for better organization.
• Updated the ./src/config.json structure to remove the entr point value of each application.

2025-10-30 Release

Shared

Updated

• Implement LocaleSwitcher component and add language switching functionality.
• Enhancement for Export Animation to MP4 - Add Basemap, Hillshade, and Reference Layers to Animation Frames.
• Consolidate Imagery Explorer Apps to Use One Web Map for clarity and maintainability.
• implement user privilege checks for saving and publishing content.
• Upgraded react and react-dom to version 19.
• Adopted components from @esri/calcite-components-react for enhanced type safety and consistency.

Fixed

• Corrected usage of the useRef hook in multiple components to ensure proper default values.

Changed

• Improved error handling and messaging for animation loading
• Enhanced media layer element loading with better error reporting and logging
• Upgraded dependencies:
  • @arcgis/core to version 4.33
  • @esri/calcite-components-react to version 3.2.1

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Sentinel-2 Explorer

Added

• Added translation support for Spanish (es).
• New end-to-end tests covering:
  • Find a Scene Mode
  • Swipe Mode
  • Animate Mode
  • Dynamic Mode
  • Index Mask Tool
  • Spectral Profile Tool
  • Save Panel
  • Map Popup

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Sentinel-2 Land Cover Explorer

Fixed

• Update web map (https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=47b723ae4c874045933f7a7ef52793a3) used in the download panel to the one owned by esri_imagery account.

Added

• New end-to-end tests covering:
  • Classes List functionality
  • Land Cover Layer functionality
  • Map Popup functionality

Changed

• Enhanced animation controls with play/pause, speed adjustment, and year range selection
• Refactored to use availableYears from the Redux store instead of the getAvailableYears function

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NLCD Land Cover Explorer

Added

• Initial release of the NLCD Land Cover Explorer application, featuring:
  • Visual change analysis via Animate Mode and Swipe Mode
  • Dynamic statistical change summaries by year, map extent, and land cover class
  • Filtering by selected land cover class
  • Imagery Mode for visual investigation and validation
  • Support for multiple imagery renderers (e.g., SWIR for forest burn scar visualization)

Add support for internationalization

• Add support for internationalization via i18next to allow the application to be translated into multiple languages.
• Add /public/locales directory to store translation files for different languages. This will allow the application to support multiple languages based on user preferences or browser settings.

Added Sentinel-2 Explorer and Save Panel

Sentinel-2 Explorer

Added

• Add the Sentinel-2 Explorer application that includes the following modes/tools
  • Dynamic View
  • Find a Scene mode
  • Swipe mode
  • Animate mode
  • Index Mask Tool
  • Temporal Profile Tool
  • Spectral Profile Tool
  • Change Detection Tool

Shared

Added

• Add "Save Panel" that allows users to save the current state of the app or selected imagery scenes to ArcGIS Online Web Map or Hosted Imagery Layer.
• Add "Auto-Swipe" option for Swipe Mode.
• Add "Expanded Chart" panel to Spectral Profile Tool.
• Add tooltip to Spectral Profile Tool chart.
• Add "Click to Copy Coordinates" indicator in popup.

Added Sentinel-1 Explorer

Sentinel-1 Explorer

Added

• add Temporal Composite Tool
• add Change Detection Tool
• add Index Mask Tool
• add Temporal Profile Tool
• add Orbit Direction Filter
• lock relative orbit orbit direction for Change Detection tool and Temporal Composite Tool
• show Foot Print for Change Compare and Temporal Composite tool
• add documentation panel

Landsat Explorer

Added

• add Raster Function Templates of the Landsat Level-2 service

Changed

• Scene Info table should display ID in one line
• use useImageryLayerByObjectId custom hook from shared/hooks to get Landsat Layer
• use getFeatureByObjectId from shared/services/helpers
• use getExtentByObjectId from shared/services/helpers
• use intersectWithImageryScene from shared/services/helpers
• use identify from shared/services/helpers
• update queryAvailableScenes in /@shared/store/Landsat/thunks to use deduplicateListOfImageryScenes
• use @shared/components/ImageryLayer/ImageryLayerByObjectID instead of LandsatLayer
• use @shared/components/SwipeWidget/SwipeWidget4ImageryLayers
• <LandsatMissionFilter /> should be passed as a child components to Calendar.
• update <Layout /> to use useShouldShowSecondaryControls hook
• use <MapPopup /> from @shared/components/MapPopup
• use Change Compare Tool from @shared/components/ChandCompareTool
• update MaskLayer to use ImageryLayerWithPixelFilter
• update ChangeCompareLayer to use ImageryLayerWithPixelFilter

Shared

Added

• add tooltip and click to copy feature to Scene Info component
• add Play/Pause button to AnimationDownloadPanel
• include estimated area calculation for Mask tool
• include estimated area calculation for Change Detection
• display current map scale and pixel resolution in Custom Attribution component
• add Documentation Panel

Changed

• upgrade @arcgis/core to use version 4.29
• update animation panel to re-fetch animation images when user minimizes bottom panel
• use .env to save WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_HOSTNAME
• add Zoom2ExtentContainer to shared components
• update map popup to include X/Y coordinates