Oriented Imagery Classic

Description

Oriented Imagery (Classic), a community-supported prototype for managing and visualizing street-level images, 360 images, drone imagery, video, and more, will be retired with the ArcGIS Online February 2026 update. Esri will no longer fix bugs or update Oriented Imagery (Classic) components to be compatible with ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro 3.7 and higher, and ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 and higher. This retirement is part of Esri’s ongoing effort to provide a unified, fully supported oriented imagery experience directly within ArcGIS. The integrated ArcGIS oriented imagery capability now includes all major Oriented Imagery (Classic) functionality, enabling a seamless migration path for users. 

The Esri-supported oriented imagery capability integrated into ArcGIS has reached major feature equivalency with Oriented Imagery (Classic), making the continued maintenance of the prototype solution unnecessary. Additionally, the underlying technology stack for Oriented Imagery (Classic) will no longer be supported in future releases of ArcGIS Maps SDK 5.x for JavaScript, which further necessitates this retirement. 

Existing Oriented Imagery (Classic) users should plan to migrate any oriented imagery catalogs, apps, and workflows to the supported oriented imagery functionality built into ArcGIS. 

Timeline 

February 2026: Oriented Imagery (Classic) widget for Experience Builder will be removed from ArcGIS Online. Apps built with this widget and hosted in ArcGIS Online will no longer function. 

May 2026: Oriented Imagery (Classic) widget for Experience Builder will be removed from ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1. Apps built with this widget will no longer function when using Enterprise 12.1. Note that the Oriented Imagery (Classic) add-in and Management Tools will not be updated in ArcGIS Pro 3.7. 

January 2027: The Oriented Imagery (Classic) API and Explorer web app will continue to be hosted (relying on ArcGIS Maps SDK 4.x for JavaScript) but will not be maintained. Esri will reevaluate their availability annually starting January 2027. 

Recommendation

To ensure continued access to oriented imagery workflows, customers should: 

• Migrate oriented imagery catalogs: Use the Oriented Imagery toolbox in ArcGIS Pro to create oriented imagery datasets and publish them as oriented imagery layers. These layers replace the legacy oriented imagery catalog format. ArcGIS QuickCapture users can enable Oriented Imagery in the QuickCapture designer to update their layer to be compatible with the integrated oriented imagery tools.
• Rebuild apps: Recreate any apps built with the Oriented Imagery (Classic) widget using the Oriented Imagery Viewer widget for Experience Builder or use ArcGIS Instant Apps with the Sidebar or 3D Viewer templates. Learn more about the removal of the Oriented Imagery (Classic) widget from Experience Builder and next steps.
• Update workflows: Revise any automated publishing scripts or custom management strategies to use the built-in Oriented Imagery toolbox and supported data model.
• Inform teams: Communicate changes to internal workflows and provide training on the new tools as needed.