Citation Generator
Academic citations for map imagery
Generate formatted academic citations for the map imagery displayed in Phaseview. Supports six citation styles (APA, Chicago, MLA, IEEE, Harvard, and ISO 690) and detects the imagery source, acquisition date, and location coordinates. Click any point on the map to generate a citation with the Legal Land Description, imagery provider, access date, and coordinates.
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Key Features
- •Six citation formats: APA, Chicago, MLA, IEEE, Harvard, and ISO 690
- •Automatic imagery source detection (Mapbox satellite, Wayback historical, Esri)
- •Automatic Legal Land Description (LLD) lookup for Alberta locations
- •Imagery acquisition date detection for historical Wayback imagery
- •One-click copy to clipboard for any citation format
- •Coordinates included in all citation formats
- •Works with both current and historical imagery sources
How It Works
Activate the tool
Click the citation icon (quotation mark) in the Documentation section of the toolbar.
Click on the map
Click any location to generate citations. The tool automatically detects the imagery source, coordinates, and Legal Land Description.
Select citation style
Choose from APA, Chicago, MLA, IEEE, Harvard, or ISO 690 formats.
Copy citation
Click the copy button to copy the formatted citation to your clipboard for pasting into your report.
Data Sources
Default satellite imagery provider
Historical satellite imagery with acquisition dates
Common Use Cases
- 1Generating proper imagery citations for figures in environmental reports
- 2Citing historical satellite imagery used to document temporal changes
- 3Creating bibliography entries for Phase I ESA aerial photograph reviews
- 4Documenting imagery sources for regulatory submission compliance