Overview

This chapter contains information on the administration and customization of TerraExplorer for Web. This includes:

§   Setting of customized configurations that define various elements of your TE4W

§   Setting of URL parameters (e.g., TE4W configuration)

§   Setting the TE4W default project

§   Localization of all GUI menus and dialogs

§   Creation of new tools that expand the app’s capabilities (using Skyline APIs and access to Cesium API)

§   Creating a custom TE4W application

Using the TerraExplorer for Web (TE4W) app as a foundation, you can leverage the application framework and functionality, thus reducing the amount of programming required for your customized solution. This chapter identifies the main flows and guides you in the customization process.

For information on the commands and features in the TerraExplorer for Web GUI, see the TerraExplorer for Web User Guide. For information on publishing of layers and projects to SkylineGlobe Server for TerraExplorer for Web clients, see the TerraExplorer User Guide. An online interactive tutorial with HTML and JavaScript code snippets that you can try out, as well as a code editor where you can write custom code and view its output is also available.