A captured map view plus its annotation graphics become the daily analyst deliverable in one call. Choose the format: an editable PowerPoint deck for the briefing, an annotated KMZ for Google Earth / ArcGIS Earth, a KML, a multi-page PDF, or a georeferenced GeoTIFF. The RemoteView "annotated reports → PowerPoint / KML Earth Viewer" capability — and the surrounding export surface every GEOINT shop expects.
The map-side capture sends a screenshot, the annotation graphics JSON, a title, a classification, and optional bounds to POST /api/annotations/render. The server composes the surround (title block, classification banner, scale bar) and returns the file in the requested format.
# one POST, pick the format POST /api/annotations/render { "format": "pptx", "mapBase64": "iVBORw0KG…", "title": "Sector 4 — weekly assessment", "classification": "SECRET//NOFORN", "boundsWgs84": [-105,40,-104.9,40.1], "annotationsJson": "{\"graphics\":[…] }" } → Content-Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats -officedocument.presentationml .presentation # the same route, different format: format="kmz" # → application/vnd.google-earth.kmz format="pdf" # → application/pdf
A 16:9 deck via DocumentFormat.OpenXML: a title slide (classification banner + timestamp + author/unit), a full-bleed map slide, and an annotation-summary slide (kind/label/coords per graphic). The map markup is baked into the image; the briefing narrative is editable — titles, notes, order, your unit's template. The point of PPTX-over-PDF is editability of the story, not the graphics.
A <GroundOverlay> carrying the map image (georeferenced via <LatLonBox> when bounds are supplied; bundled as an in-KMZ asset so it's self-contained) plus one <Placemark> per geolocated annotation. Opens in Google Earth Pro, ArcGIS Earth, and QGIS. The KML variant is standalone (no bundled asset).
| Format | Use case | Mime |
|---|---|---|
pptx | The briefing — editable narrative deck | presentationml |
kmz | Google Earth / ArcGIS Earth — self-contained | vnd.google-earth.kmz |
kml | Standalone KML (external image ref) | vnd.google-earth.kml+xml |
pdf | The multi-page finished product | application/pdf |
png | Single-frame image with surround | image/png |
tiff / geotiff | Georeferenced — opens in QGIS / ArcGIS Pro | image/tiff |
Pair with IMINT exploitation, classification, and stereo → DSM — then report the finding.
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