Hello. I am wanting to pan-sharpen WorldView-2 and -3 imagery. When I add these .ntf files into ArcGIS 10.8.1, I find the following curious behavior (that may make my job easier!).
In ArcMap, if I have both the PAN and MS files located in the same folder, when adding the data if I double click on the MS image as far as I can go level-wise, I am presented with a raster dataset entitled "pansharpen" (see attached Fig 1). This is strange because the data we ordered was not ordered already pan-sharpened. I am guessing that somehow the software is seeing the M1BS and P1BS files with the same name in the same folder and doing some sort of on-the-fly pan-sharpening.?? I double-checked, and the image is indeed pan-sharpened!
However,
In ArcGIS Pro, if I do the same thing, upon adding the data there is no "pansharpen" option. (See attached Fig 2)
So my questions are:
1) is there some function in ArcMap that automatic pan-sharpens WV images upon opening them if the M1BS and P1BS are stored in the same folder?
2) If so, what method of pan-sharpening is being used on-the-fly?3) What method of pan-sharpening is being used on-the-fly?
3) Is there a way to activate this same auto-pansharpen function in ArcGIS Pro?
Thanks! So strange! I have never seen this before. Any insight will be greatly appreciated!
Joe
