nDoes ArcGIS Pro support Raster Catalogs in the Add Data tool? (Doesn't seem to for me...)

Question

When I go to add data in ArcGIS Pro, and I navigate to a file geodatabase that contains a raster catalog (managed or unmanaged), the raster catalog is missing and I can't select them to load. Mosaic raster datasets do show up.

This would lead me to believe that raster catalogs are not supported in ArcGIS Pro. However, I can import an .mxd file from ArcMap that has a raster catalog in it, and the raster catalog will come into ArcGIS Pro and function as it should.

How do I add raster catalogs to my project without having to import them from an .mxd file?

Thanks!

RonnieRichards · Answer

Yes I am surprised they work thru mxd import but not Layer files or add Data? I agree with above if they are going away why supported them at all with mxd import?

Raster Catalogs do have a place how else do you do a time-series enabled raster publication?

curtvprice · Answer

Raster catalogs are much more straightforward for simple image collections (all same cell size, coordinate system, bit depth). They still have their place.

larryzhang · Answer

Understandable ...

I guess, you have lots of time to keep using raster catalog within desktop ArcGIS...

As recalled, however, raster catalog as a raster model started from 8.x and enhanced in 10.x. So far, mosaic dataset looks much better now, in particular, from raster management perspective...