Latest Contributions by PeterBecker

There is no specific product for the M3M. As the image is pre-processed as a 4band ortho you can create a new mosaic dataset (with default parameters) and then add the Multispectral imagery it should add appropriately. It will take properties of the first image added. Alternatively can set the number of bands etc first. Prior to adding the image you will want to ensure it has pyramids which will speed up access. Alternatively convert it to a cloud optimized format such as CRF (or COG or MRF).  Once added you should be able to see and set raster functions.  The link provides documentation on the default and custom raster functions.. My recommendation would be to add a "AcquisitionDate" field to the mosaic dataset and define the data for this and subsequent images you add to the mosaic dataset. This will simplify a range of temporal tasks such as change detection. The mosaic dataset can also be published to ArcGIS Image Server. You could publish the mosaic dataset to ArcGIS Online. An alternative workflow would be to directly load the image to ArcGIS Online as tiled imagery. Group the images from multiple dates into a folder in ArcGIS Online. Then look to create a catalog layer that provides a single access point to the images from different dates. In both cases there are many raster function template as defaults and ones you can access from ArcGIS Online or use the raster function editor to create your own.   ... View more

When you add an image to a Map in ArcGIS Pro, the properties/settings you set are saved as part of the Layer in the ArcGIS Pro project file. If you turn then on/off the settings will be kept. If you want to save the save the settings (including function chains) for a single layer then SaveAs Layer and you can add to other projects. For larger numbers of image I would suggest using Mosaic Datasets which enable the extensive settings to be saved for each raster. ... View more

Do look to use Mosaic datasets. They provide a lot of tools to work with overlapping imagery and defined rules for what image is displayed on top. You can also view the footprints similar to feature classes to identify, query metadata and add to new layers. If the input is just a bunch of layers that also consider Catalog Layers. They also create simple catalog of layers (including rasters) that you can see either as the layer or a set of footprints that can be selected etc.   ... View more

For this type of imagery I would recommend using CRF or TileCache. CRF internally enables masking of JPEG so you get JPEG compression with suitable masking all projections are supported.  CRF is very good especially for disparate data sets (eg along power lines) that could have a lot of no data areas. Use CopyRaster to create. The other alternative is to use Tile Cache, under the hood this users JPEG for tiles that have no nodata and PNG for others. In ArcGIS Pro you can use the Mange Tile Cache tools or the Generate and Publish tile cache workflow. Naturally I would also suggest you look into Drone2Map (or SiteScan) for processing the Drone imagery.  ... View more

Please do the following 1- Create mosaic dataset 2- Add fields to indicate the variable 3- Build multi-dimensional info 4 - Run Copy raster process as multi-dimensional info enabled You say you see nothing on the screen when adding to the mosaic dataset. The help topic on this should provide the info you need. If you are seeing black it is likely that you need to apply DRA stretch or similar on the layer.   ... View more

Strange. Could be related to the skipping a level (eg skip level1) or a different compression. Can you send a sample file that you have from ArcMap and will take a look.  Yes, the pyramids created in ArcMap should work fine in ArcGIS Pro. ... View more

Thanks for the remarks and suggestions. The current navigation widget enables one to see the distribution of other image that are close to the selected location, but agreed that this is 2D and does not enable selection in 3D. If you are in a 3D scene and select a location higher or lower then navigation widget should re-arrange the images closest to that location, but it is not an optimum experience.. Also do look to turn on the Gallery that will show thumbnails of the images. This requires overviews of the image to be available, but on seeing the content can help make appropriate selection. In Oriented Imagery Classic there is an option to add additional filter based on an attribute. This for example could be the average height above ground and different levels can then be selected. There are plans to add an additional buttons that can subset the 'column' of images into virtual levels so that one can then move up and down the column easier. Similar to levels in a building. This may help. If you have a recommendation on how you would feel it optimum please do post the suggestion/recommendation. ... View more

Suggest you load add some of the source data, zoom in and compare the values. Are their differences? Also look to use the hillshade function to better symbolize.  Also you will find more tools, better visualization etc in ArcGIS Pro. ... View more

The PostAddRaster.png is likely correct. The data is floating point elevation data and what you are seeing is a single mosaic of the whole areas rendered with the lower parts in the North dark and then I assume some higher plain are to the south as white. If you for example apply a hill shade on the image I expect you will see the detail. Alternatively turn on DRA and zoom into different areas The ActualTilesEntireArea.png is showing each tiles with a default render being applied to each tile individually.  ... View more

Thanks for the explanation of the value of Image Services with Experience Builder. I agree. I cant give too much detail here, but there is a WABIS replacement in the works. Hope to provide more details. "EXBIS"  We need to think more about that as a name. Proposals welcome. ... View more

Image Services as based on Mosaic datasets that can reference and mosaic together a large number of images. The server can not just pick up new files in a folder as it would not know the rules for how to process etc. There are tools that you can create to automate the creation of a mosaic dataset that could identify the new image, appropriately add it, set the required properties and republish/update the service. This can be set up to assure there is no downtime.   ... View more

ArcGIS Image Server enables two types of image management: User Managed and Curated. The User Managed scenario is based on individual who have images/rasters uploading them to the server where if required the images are mosaiced and then streamed as tiled or dynamic imagery. This is good if many users in an organization want to contribute and share images they have. The Curated scenario is where the imagery is stored on a network (or cloud) storage and then the curator creates a mosaic dataset of the images. A mosaic dataset is a data model optimized for managing imagery. It is stored in a database, references the images and defines processing that may need to be applied to the imagery when it is accessed. The mosaic dataset can then be persisted as a tile cache or tiled imagery and served as (pre) tiled imagery or the mosaic dataset can be served as a dynamic image service in which case the server performs the required image processing and mosaicking of the imagery on-the-fly as it is accessed. The dynamic capabilities are very extensive and enables many derived imagery products to be accessed without the need to pre-process or store the different products.  Many of these capabilities are also available in ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online. ... View more

ZIP is a container with lossless compression. The compression is generic an not optimized to imagery data. There are some versions of ZIP that can get better compression, but these are not standard so it may break your future readability question. Most imagery will not compress much if using most lossless compression. If the data is already compressed then and additional compression (eg ZIP) will add very little. The exception is some 16bit data or categorical data that has many repeating values. If you are just looking for generic compression to back up the data then this is available as part of the backup process should provide. If space is your concern then suggest optimizing the data using a more suitable compression. You can also exclude the overviews (which will save about 30%).    ... View more