topic Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online? in ArcGIS Online Questions

Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

EricFoley — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:46:26 GMT

Hi all,
Trying to add 3 files I created from a dem file (aspect, slope and elevation). These files are for 1 piece of property. I'm really confussed as to how to upload these to my web map!

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

MikeMinami — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:44:09 GMT

The web map doesn't support directly uploading raster data. Your data would need to be accessible through a service either hosted in ArcGIS Online (tiled map service) or running on ArcGIS Server (map service or image service).

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

VijayashreeN — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:55:50 GMT

The web map doesn't support directly uploading raster data. Your data would need to be accessible through a service either hosted in ArcGIS Online (tiled map service) or running on ArcGIS Server (map service or image service).

Thanks,

Mike

I understand from the arcgisonline uploading data should be shape, csv, text or jpeg, png in my content place and in the other place when a new map is created it asks for adding the data from file or web and in this place it allows only to upload shp, gpx or text file. It looks confusing to me because I want to upload a png file onto the map that I have already created. Can anybody help me on this.

Thanks
Vijay

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

RichardWatson — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 10:29:03 GMT

Generate a tile package from the image:

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/92410-tiff-world-file-in-ArcGIS-online

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

MikeMinami — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:01:45 GMT

Vijay,

We don't support adding images, like png, directly to the web map. We do support adding images to "My Content" if you have a subscription, however, these images aren't georeferenced, but rather a picture. The only way to display image data in the web map is to create a web service from arcgis server.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

VijayashreeN — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:14:51 GMT

Vijay,

We don't support adding images, like png, directly to the web map. We do support adding images to "My Content" if you have a subscription, however, these images aren't georeferenced, but rather a picture. The only way to display image data in the web map is to create a web service from arcgis server.

Thanks,

Mike

Thanks Mike.

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

MelanieRosenberg — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:30:36 GMT

Hey there,

I have also added raster data by converting it to a kml, adding it to the web (maybe via dropbox) and using the "Add Layer from Web" tool. This may not be the most efficient way but if you do not have a server to work with then this will work.

mfr

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

Azalea_KamelliaAbdullah1 — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:16:09 GMT

Hello,

I'm not sure if my understanding is right, but won't the kml file open as something alike to polygons/polyline/points in the webmap later? May I know how you go about obtaining and converting the raster data into kml format? I'm kind of new to GIS processes and analysis. Thanks in advance for this info!

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

myname — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 03:58:48 GMT

You can convert raster to kml and export it to ArcGIS online, here tutorial Add raster to ArcGIS Online - YouTube

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

DaneWilkins1 — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:19:20 GMT

So just to clarify, ArcGIS Online does not have an option to import a File System Raster that pyramids the different layers of images that have increasing resolution so you have an interactive image. You must pic an approximate area and export the image making it static as either a KML/KMZ file, png, or jpeg?

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

Anonymous User — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 04:08:46 GMT

Is there a reason that Esri does not support this? It seems a bit bizarre that it would be so difficult to utilize such a common form of spatial data with the cloud based platform... and, for people to need to come to forums like myself to find out that this simply isn't possible? This would be like Adobe allowing you to export pdf's from InDesign, except for the image files you want embedded, and you need to convert them to a third party format, and then it can work... That would be a UX nightmare.

Is it just purely storage/space on servers? i.e. - more cost efficient to serve raster images from AWS than have it built into Esri's UI?

I'm sure there's a reason I just don't know yet. Looking forward to potentially learning more!

What is the lowest cost, most time efficient way to make my raster data accessible through Esri's web apps? Am I just forced to integrate 3rd party solutions/convert to klm, etc? Or is there something I'm overlooking here?

Re: Adding raster data to ArcGIS Online?

RudySchalk — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:00:21 GMT

This seems extremely short sighted on the part of ESRI.