An overview of the Raster toolset

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:

ToolsetDescription

Mosaic Dataset

Create and edit mosaic datasets.

Raster Processing

Perform tasks to prepare raster data for use.

Raster Properties

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.

ToolDescription

Add Rasters To Mosaic Dataset

Adds raster datasets to a mosaic dataset from various sources, including a file, folder, table, or web service.

Alter Mosaic Dataset Schema

Defines the editing operations that nonowners have when editing a mosaic dataset in an enterprise geodatabase.

Analyze Mosaic Dataset

Performs checks on a mosaic dataset for errors and possible improvements.

Build Boundary

Updates the extent of the boundary when adding new raster datasets to a mosaic dataset that extend beyond its previous coverage.

Build Footprints

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.

Build Mosaic Dataset Item Cache

Inserts the Cached Raster function as the final step in all function chains within a mosaic dataset.

Build Overviews

Defines and generates overviews on a mosaic dataset.

Build Seamlines

Generate or update seamlines for your mosaic dataset. Seamlines are used to sort overlapping imagery and produce a smoother-looking mosaic.

Calculate Cell Size Ranges

Computes the visibility levels of raster datasets in a mosaic dataset based on the spatial resolution.

Clear Pixel Cache

Clears the pixel cache associated with a mosaic dataset.

Color Balance Mosaic Dataset

Makes transitions from one image to an adjoining image appear seamless.

Compute Dirty Area

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.

Compute Mosaic Candidates

Finds the image candidates in a mosaic dataset that best represent the mosaic area.

Create Mosaic Dataset

Creates an empty mosaic dataset in a geodatabase.

Create Referenced Mosaic Dataset

Creates a separate mosaic dataset from items in an existing mosaic dataset.

Define Mosaic Dataset NoData

Specifies one or more values to be represented as NoData.

Define Overviews

Lets you set how mosaic dataset overviews are generated. The settings made with this tool are used by the Build Overviews tool.

Delete Mosaic Dataset

Deletes a mosaic dataset, its overviews, and its item cache from disk.

Edit Raster Function

Adds, replaces, or removes a function chain in a mosaic dataset or a raster layer that contains a raster function.

Export Mosaic Dataset Geometry

Creates a feature class showing the footprints, boundary, seamlines or spatial resolutions of a mosaic dataset.

Export Mosaic Dataset Items

Saves a copy of processed images in a mosaic dataset to a specified folder and raster file format.

Export Mosaic Dataset Paths

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.

Generate Exclude Area

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.

Generate Raster Collection

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.

Import Mosaic Dataset Geometry

Modifies the geometry for the footprints, boundary, or seamlines in a mosaic dataset to match those in a feature class.

Merge Mosaic Dataset Items

Groups multiple items in a mosaic dataset together as one item.

Mosaic Dataset To Mobile Mosaic Dataset

Converts a mosaic dataset into a mobile mosaic dataset compatible with ArcGIS Runtime SDK. A mobile mosaic dataset resides in a mobile geodatabase.

Remove Rasters From Mosaic Dataset

Removes selected rasters from a mosaic dataset.

Repair Mosaic Dataset Paths

Resets paths to source imagery if you have moved or copied a mosaic dataset.

Set Mosaic Dataset Properties

Defines the defaults for displaying a mosaic dataset and serving it as an image service.

Split Mosaic Dataset Items

Splits mosaic dataset items that were merged together using Merge Mosaic Dataset Items.

Synchronize Mosaic Dataset

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 a tool that copies a raster dataset. 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.

ToolDescription

Copy Raster

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 a tool that prepares data for analysis and display.

ToolDescription

Clip Raster

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 a tool that calculates statistics for 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.

ToolDescription

Calculate Statistics

Calculates statistics for a raster dataset or a mosaic dataset.