Inside the Geodatabase : Raster

Clipping Rasters - Part C - Reverse-Clipping on a raster (aka Masking)

JonMurphy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:28:00 GMT

NOTE: you may want to read and understand the previous 2 clipping blogs before reading this one. Raster Clipping - Part A - Better Raster Clipping options in ArcGIS Raster Clipping – Part B - Using an irregular shape to clip a raster dataset At the 2009...(read more)

Raster Clipping – Part B - Using an irregular shape to clip a raster dataset

JonMurphy — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:42:00 GMT

This is a follow up to last week’s post . Last week we talked about clipping raster datasets based on a single polygon or graphic. This week we will look at clipping a raster dataset based on selected features within a feature class. Sometimes you will...(read more)

Better Raster Clipping options in ArcGIS

brentardenpierce — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:38:00 GMT

Many users like the Extract by Mask option that the Spatial Analyst tools provide, however they may want to perform the clip on a multiple band raster or may not have a Spatial Analyst license. Good news, at ArcGIS 9.3 we have added functionality to clip...(read more)

Geodatabase Presentations from the 2009 Dev Summit

JonMurphy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:27:00 GMT

This week ESRI hosted the annual Developer Summit down in Palm Springs. The geodatabase team was there to answer user’s questions, announce a few of the 9.4 projects that are in the works, and give several technical sessions. I’ve gathered the slides...(read more)

Tips for using color correction on raster datasets

JonMurphy — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:04:00 GMT

Color correction is a new feature that is offered at ArcGIS 9.3. We’ve been getting some questions about what it is and how to use it, so I talked to the raster team and they helped put this post together. Color correction can be applied during a mosaicking...(read more)

ArcGIS Image Server vs ArcSDE - Comparison of managed raster datasets

JonMurphy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:51:00 GMT

Given the response to our last raster post and the interest in image server, I talked with the Raster team to see if we could do a follow up post which compared storing rasters in a geodatabase to using image server. Melanie Harlow, a product engineer...(read more)

Should I load my raster data into a geodatabase?

JonMurphy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:09:00 GMT

I noticed there were a lot of raster related questions at the user conference this year. People mainly wanted to know the advantages of loading raster data into a geodatabase, and generally how to manage their raster data. So I talked to Simon Woo on...(read more)

9.3 Webhelp now publically available

JonMurphy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:00 GMT

The 9.3 Web help is now publically available since the login requirement was lifted yesterday. The web help is a great resource for up to date information. Even after the product is released the web help gets updated weekly with content and corrections....(read more)

Road Ahead - New workflow for mosaicking raster datasets

JonMurphy — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:57:00 GMT

The following post was written by Simon Woo, a product engineer on the geodatabase team specializing in Raster support in the geodatabase. Previous versions of ArcGIS have provided various mosaicking workflows. We’ve tried to make the mosaicking experience...(read more)

New Georeferencing Video in Raster Web Help

jona4440 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:22:00 GMT

Just a heads up to tell you that we’ve posted a georeferencing video in the raster section of the help. We’ve been receiving a lot of support calls about georeferencing so hopefully this video will help people understand and implement it a little better.

If you’re having troubles georeferencing raster data or are simply interested you should check out the video.