| Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Input WCS Coverage | Browse to the input WCS service. This tool can also accept a URL that references the WCS service. If a WCS server URL is used, the URL should include the coverage name and version information. If only the URL is entered, the tool will automatically take the first coverage and use the default version (1.0.0) to create the WCS layer. An example of a URL that includes the coverage name and version is http://ServerName/arcgis/services/serviceName/ImageServer/WCSServer?coverage=rasterDRGs&version=1.1.1. In this example, http://ServerName/arcgis/services/serviceName/ImageServer/WCSServer? is the URL. The coverage specified is coverage=rasterDRGs, and the version is &version=1.1.1. To get the coverage names on a WCS server, use the WCS GetCapabilities request. An example of WCS request is http://ServerName/arcgis/services/serviceName/ImageServer/WCSServer?request=getcapabilities&service=wcs. | WCS Coverage; String |
Output WCS Layer | The name of the output WCS layer. | Raster Layer |
Template Extent (Optional) | The output extent of the WCS layer.
When coordinates are manually provided, the coordinates must be numeric values and in the active map's coordinate system. The map may use different display units than the provided coordinates. Use a negative value sign for south and west coordinates. | Extent |
Bands (Optional) | The bands that will be exported for the layer. If no bands are specified, all the bands will be used in the output. | Value Table |
Summary
Creates a temporary raster layer from a WCS service.
Usage
This is one of the few tools that can accept a WCS service as an input; therefore, this tool can be used to convert a WCS service to a raster layer, which can then be used by a geoprocessing tool. The layer created by the tool is temporary and will not persist after the session ends unless the document is saved.
The input can also be a URL to a WCS server. The WCS server URL should also include the coverage and version information. If only URL is entered, the tool will automatically take the first coverage and use the default version (1.0.0) to create the WCS layer.
The output can be the entire image service or a portion of it.
You can clip out a portion of the image service by choosing an output extent layer or by specifying the rectangle extent. If you choose an output extent layer, the clip extent will be based on the extent of that layer.
The output can be created with only a subset of the bands. This will save time and disk space.
Parameters
—The extent will be based on the active map or scene.
—The extent will be based on a rectangle drawn on the map or scene.
—The extent will be based on an active map layer. Choose an available layer or use the 
—The extent of all features.
—The extent of the selected features.
—The extent of visible features.
—The extent will be based on a dataset.
—The extent can be copied to and from the clipboard.
—Copies the extent and coordinate
system to the clipboard.
—The extent will be reset to the default value.arcpy.management.MakeWCSLayer(in_wcs_coverage, out_wcs_layer, {template}, {band_index})| Name | Explanation | Data Type |
in_wcs_coverage | The name of the input WCS service, or the URL that references the WCS service. If a WCS server URL is used, the URL should include the coverage name and version information. If only the URL is entered, the tool will automatically take the first coverage and use the default version (1.0.0) to create the WCS layer. An example of a URL that includes the coverage name and version is http://ServerName/arcgis/services/serviceName/ImageServer/WCSServer?coverage=rasterDRGs&version=1.1.1. In this example, http://ServerName/arcgis/services/serviceName/ImageServer/WCSServer? is the URL. The coverage specified is coverage=rasterDRGs, and the version is &version=1.1.1. To get the coverage names on a WCS server, use the WCS GetCapabilities request. An example of WCS request is http://ServerName/arcgis/services/serviceName/ImageServer/WCSServer?request=getcapabilities&service=wcs. | WCS Coverage; String |
out_wcs_layer | The name of the output WCS layer. | Raster Layer |
template (Optional) | The output extent of the WCS layer.
| Extent |
band_index [band_index,...] (Optional) | The bands that will be exported for the layer. If no bands are specified, all the bands will be used in the output. | Value Table |
Code sample
This is a Python sample for the MakeWCSLayer function.
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = "C:/Workspace"
input1 = "GIS Servers/File_TIFF_Amberg on server3/090160_1"
arcpy.MakeWCSLayer_management(input1, "wcslayer1", "11.844983 49.445367 11.858321 49.453887",
"1;2;3")This is a Python script sample for the MakeWCSLayer function.
##====================================
##Make WCS Layer
##Usage: MakeWCSLayer_management in_wcs_coverage out_wcs_layer {template} {ID;ID...}
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:/Workspace"
input1 = r"GIS Servers\File_TIFF_Amberg on server3\090160_1"
input2 = "http://server3/arcgis/services/File_TIFF_Amberg/ImageServer/WCSServer"
##Create WCS layer from WCS connection file
arcpy.MakeWCSLayer_management(input1, "wcslayer1", "11.844983 49.445367 11.858321 49.453887",
"1;2;3")
##Create WCS layer from URL with clipping feature
arcpy.MakeWCSLayer_management(input2, "wcslayer2", "clip.shp", "1;2;3")