The Raster toolset in the Data Management toolbox contains tools that perform raster data management and raster processing. These tools allow you to work with raster dataset properties and create and process raster data.
The following table lists the toolsets in the Raster toolset and provides a brief description of each:
| Toolset | Description |
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Create and edit mosaic datasets. | |
Perform tasks to prepare raster data for use. | |
Create, view, and edit the raster dataset properties. |
An overview of the Mosaic Dataset toolset
The Mosaic Dataset toolset contains tools to manage and display a collection of rasters.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
Adds raster datasets to a mosaic dataset from various sources, including a file, folder, table, or web service. | |
Defines the editing operations that nonowners have when editing a mosaic dataset in an enterprise geodatabase. | |
Performs checks on a mosaic dataset for errors and possible improvements. | |
Updates the extent of the boundary when adding new raster datasets to a mosaic dataset that extend beyond its previous coverage. | |
Computes the extent of every raster in a mosaic dataset. This tool is used when you have added or removed raster datasets from a mosaic dataset and want to recompute the footprints. | |
Inserts the Cached Raster function as the final step in all function chains within a mosaic dataset. | |
Defines and generates overviews on a mosaic dataset. | |
Generate or update seamlines for your mosaic dataset. Seamlines are used to sort overlapping imagery and produce a smoother-looking mosaic. | |
Computes the visibility levels of raster datasets in a mosaic dataset based on the spatial resolution. | |
Clears the pixel cache associated with a mosaic dataset. | |
Makes transitions from one image to an adjoining image appear seamless. | |
Identifies areas within a mosaic dataset that have changed since a specified point in time. This is used commonly when a mosaic dataset is updated or synchronized, or when derived products, such as cache, need to be updated. This tool will enable you to limit such processes to only the areas that have changed. | |
Finds the image candidates in a mosaic dataset that best represent the mosaic area. | |
Creates an empty mosaic dataset in a geodatabase. | |
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Creates a separate mosaic dataset from items in an existing mosaic dataset. | |
Specifies one or more values to be represented as NoData. | |
Lets you set how mosaic dataset overviews are generated. The settings made with this tool are used by the Build Overviews tool. | |
Deletes a mosaic dataset, its overviews, and its item cache from disk. | |
Adds, replaces, or removes a function chain in a mosaic dataset or a raster layer that contains a raster function. | |
Creates a feature class showing the footprints, boundary, seamlines or spatial resolutions of a mosaic dataset. | |
Saves a copy of processed images in a mosaic dataset to a specified folder and raster file format. | |
Creates a table of the file path for each item in a mosaic dataset. You can specify whether the table contains all the file paths or just the ones that are broken. | |
Masks pixels based on their color or by clipping a range of values. The output of this tool is used as an input to the Color Balance Mosaic Dataset tool to eliminate areas such as clouds and water that can skew the statistics used to color balance multiple images. | |
Performs batch analysis or processing on image collections contained in a mosaic dataset. The images in the input mosaic dataset can be processed individually or as groups. | |
Modifies the geometry for the footprints, boundary, or seamlines in a mosaic dataset to match those in a feature class. | |
Groups multiple items in a mosaic dataset together as one item. | |
Converts a mosaic dataset into a mobile mosaic dataset compatible with ArcGIS Runtime SDK. A mobile mosaic dataset resides in a mobile geodatabase. | |
Removes selected rasters from a mosaic dataset. | |
Resets paths to source imagery if you have moved or copied a mosaic dataset. | |
Defines the defaults for displaying a mosaic dataset and serving it as an image service. | |
Splits mosaic dataset items that were merged together using Merge Mosaic Dataset Items. | |
Synchronizes a mosaic dataset to keep it up to date. In addition to syncing data, you can update overviews if the underlying imagery has been changed, generate new overviews and cache, and restore the original configuration of mosaic dataset items. You can also remove paths to source data with this tool. To repair paths, use the Repair Mosaic Dataset Paths tool. |
An overview of the Raster Dataset toolset
The Raster Dataset toolset contains tools to copy, create, and append raster datasets. A raster dataset is the basic data model for rasters. A raster dataset is an organized array of pixels, which can have a single band or many bands.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
Saves a copy of a raster dataset or converts a mosaic dataset into a single raster dataset. |
An overview of the Raster Processing toolset
The Raster Processing toolset contains tools to prepare data for analysis and display.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
Cuts out a portion of a raster dataset, mosaic dataset, or image service layer. |
An overview of the Raster Properties toolset
The Raster Properties toolset contains tools to create, delete, and edit the various properties of a raster dataset. A raster dataset has properties that are associated with it including color maps, pyramids, statistics, attribute tables, world files, and cell values.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
Calculates statistics for a raster dataset or a mosaic dataset. |