cesiumgs/cesiumjs-skills/cesiumjs-imagery

ImageryProvider        (abstract -- fetches tile images)
  -> ImageryLayer      (wraps one provider; alpha, brightness, split, etc.)
    -> ImageryLayerCollection  (ordered stack; index 0 = base layer)
      -> Globe / Cesium3DTileset

import { Viewer, ImageryLayer, OpenStreetMapImageryProvider, UrlTemplateImageryProvider, Math as CesiumMath } from "cesium";
// Clean viewer -- disable widgets that distract from imagery
const viewer = new Viewer("cesiumContainer", {
  baseLayer: new ImageryLayer(new OpenStreetMapImageryProvider({
    url: "https://tile.openstreetmap.org/",
    maximumLevel: 18,
  })),
  baseLayerPicker: false,
  animation: false,
  timeline: false,
  navigationHelpButton: false,
  navigationInstructionsInitiallyVisible: false,
});
// Position camera immediately (no animation)
viewer.camera.setView({
  destination: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-73.0, 41.0, 1500000),
  orientation: {
    heading: 0.0,
    pitch: CesiumMath.toRadians(-90), // look straight down
    roll: 0.0,
  },
});
// Public URL-backed overlay
const nightLayer = new ImageryLayer(new UrlTemplateImageryProvider({
  url: "https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts/epsg3857/best/VIIRS_CityLights_2012/default/default/GoogleMapsCompatible_Level8/{z}/{y}/{x}.jpeg",
  maximumLevel: 8,
  credit: "NASA GIBS",
}));
nightLayer.alpha = 0.5;
nightLayer.brightness = 2.0;
viewer.imageryLayers.add(nightLayer);

const layers = viewer.imageryLayers;
layers.add(myLayer);              // add on top
layers.add(myLayer, 0);           // add at index
layers.addImageryProvider(provider); // create layer + add
layers.raise(myLayer);            // move up one
layers.lower(myLayer);            // move down one
layers.raiseToTop(myLayer);       // move to top
layers.lowerToBottom(myLayer);    // move to bottom
layers.remove(myLayer);           // remove and destroy
layers.remove(myLayer, false);    // remove without destroying
layers.removeAll();
const count = layers.length;
const base  = layers.get(0);
const idx   = layers.indexOf(myLayer);
const has   = layers.contains(myLayer);

// Adjust appearance at runtime
layer.alpha = 0.7;
layer.brightness = 1.3;
layer.contrast = 1.5;
layer.saturation = 0.5;
layer.gamma = 1.2;

import { ImageryLayer, OpenStreetMapImageryProvider } from "cesium";
// Remove default Bing aerial
viewer.imageryLayers.remove(viewer.imageryLayers.get(0));
// Add OSM as new base layer at index 0
const osmLayer = new ImageryLayer(
  new OpenStreetMapImageryProvider({
    url: "https://tile.openstreetmap.org/",
    maximumLevel: 19,
    credit: "OpenStreetMap contributors",
  }),
);
viewer.imageryLayers.add(osmLayer, 0);

// Always use fromAssetId (async factory); never call constructor directly
const layer = ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(
  IonImageryProvider.fromAssetId(3812),
);
viewer.imageryLayers.add(layer);

const osm = new OpenStreetMapImageryProvider({
  url: "https://tile.openstreetmap.org/",
  maximumLevel: 19,
  credit: "OpenStreetMap contributors",
  // retinaTiles: true,  // request @2x tiles
});
viewer.imageryLayers.addImageryProvider(osm);

import { UrlTemplateImageryProvider, GeographicTilingScheme, buildModuleUrl } from "cesium";
// TMS-style with Geographic tiling
const tms = new UrlTemplateImageryProvider({
  url: buildModuleUrl("Assets/Textures/NaturalEarthII") + "/{z}/{x}/{reverseY}.jpg",
  tilingScheme: new GeographicTilingScheme(),
  maximumLevel: 5,
});
viewer.imageryLayers.addImageryProvider(tms);
// Carto Positron with subdomains
const positron = new UrlTemplateImageryProvider({
  url: "https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/light_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
  subdomains: "abcd",
  credit: "Map tiles by CartoDB, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under ODbL.",
});
// Custom tags for time-varying data
const custom = new UrlTemplateImageryProvider({
  url: "https://yourserver/{Time}/{z}/{y}/{x}.png",
  customTags: {
    Time: (imageryProvider, x, y, level) => "20240101",
  },
});

import { WebMapServiceImageryProvider, ImageryLayer, Rectangle } from "cesium";
const wms = new WebMapServiceImageryProvider({
  url: "https://basemap.nationalmap.gov:443/arcgis/services/USGSHydroCached/MapServer/WMSServer",
  layers: "0",
  rectangle: Rectangle.fromDegrees(-180, -90, 180, 90),
  // parameters: { transparent: true, format: "image/png" },
  // crs: "EPSG:4326",  // WMS >= 1.3.0
  // srs: "EPSG:4326",  // WMS 1.1.x
});
viewer.imageryLayers.add(new ImageryLayer(wms));

import { WebMapTileServiceImageryProvider, Credit } from "cesium";
const wmts = new WebMapTileServiceImageryProvider({
  url: "https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSShadedReliefOnly/MapServer/WMTS",
  layer: "USGSShadedReliefOnly",
  style: "default",
  format: "image/jpeg",
  tileMatrixSetID: "default028mm",
  maximumLevel: 19,
  credit: new Credit("U. S. Geological Survey"),
});
viewer.imageryLayers.addImageryProvider(wmts);

import { ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider, ArcGisMapService, ArcGisBaseMapType, ImageryLayer } from "cesium";
ArcGisMapService.defaultAccessToken = "<YOUR_ARCGIS_TOKEN>";
// From basemap type enum: SATELLITE, OCEANS, HILLSHADE
const arcgis = ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(
  ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.fromBasemapType(ArcGisBaseMapType.SATELLITE),
);
viewer.imageryLayers.add(arcgis);
// From a specific MapServer URL
const streets = ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(
  ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.fromUrl(
    "https://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer",
  ),
);

import { BingMapsImageryProvider, BingMapsStyle, ImageryLayer } from "cesium";
const bing = ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(
  BingMapsImageryProvider.fromUrl("https://dev.virtualearth.net", {
    key: "<YOUR_BING_KEY>",
    mapStyle: BingMapsStyle.AERIAL_WITH_LABELS_ON_DEMAND,
  }),
);
viewer.imageryLayers.add(bing);

import { MapboxStyleImageryProvider, ImageryLayer } from "cesium";