ArcGIS image server - extracting images with python

[Anonymous User]

I am trying to write some python code to reference an image service. The entire code is below but the local variable statement is
KYLiDARData = "http:\\kyraster.ky.gov\\ArcGIS\\rest\\services\\ElevationServices\\RegionalMosaic\\ImageServer"  .   When i run it i get the error ERROR 000865: Input raster: http:\kyraster.ky.gov\ArcGIS\rest\services\ElevationServices\RegionalMosaic\ImageServer does not exist.  But if I past that web page it goes right to the page it works in a browser.  I'm confused. 

I would appreciate anyone who could help me reference this image service correctly. 

Thanks,
Tom


The full code is below
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# iterate_lidar_grab3.py
# Created on: 2012-08-07 12:51:10.00000
#   (generated by ArcGIS/ModelBuilder)
# Description:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Check out any necessary licenses
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("spatial")


# Local variables:
KYLiDARData = "http:\\kyraster.ky.gov\\ArcGIS\\rest\\services\\ElevationServices\\RegionalMosaic\\ImageServer"
ClipFeatures = "D:\\Mueller_UK\\Projects\\SuperComputer\\2.shp"
Tom_B_test = "D:\\Mueller_UK\\Projects\\SuperComputer\\KY_Lidar\\Tom_B_test_2"

# Process: Extract by Mask (2)
arcpy.gp.ExtractByMask_sa(KYLiDARData, ClipFeatures, Tom_B_test)

[NelsonDe_Miranda]

You may want to reference this clip and ship example:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d250f327d93b42f2ad8555b5b99f1458

Cheers,
Nelson

[Anonymous User]

Thank you Nelson.  This looks like what exactly what want but it looks like it is for ArcGIS 10.1.   Do you think this is stable enough yet to migrate to.

[NelsonDe_Miranda]

I've been working with 10.1 quite a bit recently and i've found it to be much more stable than 10.0 was at launch.

You may want to set up a test server to see how it works with your current environment.

Cheers,

Nelson

[Anonymous User]

Thanks Nelson, I installed 10.1 yesterday and it dodn't crash any more than 10.0.  I like the new feel to it.  

I tried clip and ship but it did not work and I did not get informative errors.  Have you tried it.   I think it may be related to how I have my web service specified but I can't tell for sure.

I've been working with 10.1 quite a bit recently and i've found it to be much more stable than 10.0 was at launch.

You may want to set up a test server to see how it works with your current environment.

Cheers,

Nelson

[PeterBecker]

To make requests using Python you need to
1. use the soap url (without �??rest/�?�)
2. Make image server layer
3. Use the imageserverlayer as input

see the following blog post on getting a geoprocessing service to work with image services: http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2011/02/01/designing-a-geoprocessing-service-to-work-with-image-se...