topic Export Mosaic Dataset Footprints in Data Management Questions

Export Mosaic Dataset Footprints

PCMPCM — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:11:45 GMT

Hi,
I need to export mosaic dataset's footprint, but the Copy Feature Tool doesn't work. It does not accept the mosaic dataset as input while it works with raster catalog.
Thanks
Fabrizio

Re: Export Mosaic Dataset Footprints

RobertBerger — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:50:59 GMT

Hi,

Can you check if it works when the mosaic dataset is a layer in ArcMap? Do you then have access to the footprint layer?

Robert

Re: Export Mosaic Dataset Footprints

PCMPCM — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:41:59 GMT

Yes if I do export from ArcMap Layer it works. If I select Footprint from the table of content and with right click I do export in a feature class I can get the Footprint Layer in the GDB.
No way from the geoprocessing tools.
Fabrizio

Re: Export Mosaic Dataset Footprints

JieZhang — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:39:53 GMT

Hi,

It's actually doable through the GP tools.

Suppose you are working in pure scripting environment.

First, you will need to use the Make Mosaic Layer tool, make a mosaic layer from a mosaic dataset in your GDB.

Then you can call the Copy Feature tool, just specify the input as <MosaicLayer>\Footprint, then it will work.

Jie