topic Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View in Mapping Questions

Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

KevinMyers — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:15:52 GMT

I've got an interesting conundrum...

We recently upgraded from 10.0 to 10.3.1 and my issue has only been happening since the udpate.

When I'm in Data View, my aerial imagery source is super clear, it's very tight resolution imagery.

When I'm in Layout View, the aerial imagery deterioroates and pixellates BIG time.

It doesn't matter if I export it as PDF, PNG, JPG, WITH or without image compression (I've tried all the different settings), it just keeps giving me grainy images...

Any thoughts?

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:21:54 GMT

don't rasterize... does that change things?

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

KevinMyers — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:27:13 GMT

It does not. the aerial imagery background (the local version) still exports grainy...

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:35:11 GMT

perhaps calculate statistics for the local image.... according to this thread

Raster image problems when exporting from ArcMap

I did a keyword search on geonet using .... imagery quality export ... limited to 1 year, there are other hits

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:14:12 GMT

Were they from ESRI basemap or did you get them from private company that provide you the aerial imagery ?

Did you change the image to bilinear ?

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

JayantaPoddar — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:35:33 GMT

Also check this out.

17332 - Maps print or export blocky, chunky, low quality, or raster banded from ArcMap

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

KevinMyers — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:19:20 GMT

Local image is a LYR aerial image file that points to Image Server, which is hosted by the IT GIS group which I have no control over ....

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

KevinMyers — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:29:40 GMT

The ESRI World Imagery basemap is the one that DOESN'T give me any issues. The local one is the one that does.

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:51:17 GMT

Did you recalculate the statistics as suggested?

Calculate Statistics—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: Aerial image quality - Data View vs Layout View

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:51:15 GMT

How did they provide you these aerial photos to you or your employer ?

When you get these always review them before you use it .