https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126629#M63250 <P>Oh.....</P><P>I mean by python, arcpy or gdal or other libraries, actually, there are thousands of raster datasets.....</P> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:52:11 GMT pyfans 2021-12-16T11:52:11Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126593#M63248 <P>is there any idea for know if the raster dataset has pyramid inside its own file or outside as with .rrd or .ovr ?</P><P>the buildpyramid tools supply as option for skip existing, but I don't want to build pyramid for which not has, just want to know.</P><P>thanks.</P> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:45:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126593#M63248 pyfans 2021-12-16T08:45:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126613#M63249 <P>you can examine the layer's properties to see if pyramids exist (right-click on the layer)</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/imagery/auxiliary-files.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auxiliary files—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>auxilary files (rrd, ovr) can be found using Windows file explorer in the path where the raster resides... if they exist</P> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:44:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126613#M63249 DanPatterson 2021-12-16T10:44:08Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126629#M63250 <P>Oh.....</P><P>I mean by python, arcpy or gdal or other libraries, actually, there are thousands of raster datasets.....</P> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:52:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126629#M63250 pyfans 2021-12-16T11:52:11Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126670#M63251 <P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/batch-build-pyramids.htm" target="_blank">Batch Build Pyramids (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A>&nbsp;is all that is in arcpy.&nbsp; gdal has similar functionality</P> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:32:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126670#M63251 DanPatterson 2021-12-16T14:32:37Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126758#M63254 <P>This may not be what you are looking for, but one way to get information on a hosted map service's tiles is using the REST apis - specifically this <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/services-reference/online/hosted-map-service.htm" target="_self">one.</A></P><P>If you look at the response JSON's "lodInfos" section you can see which sets of tiles have been built. I've never worked with .rrd or .ovr files.</P><P>Maybe there is a way to do this via a python API, but I'm not sure.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:34:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-know-if-a-raster-dataset-has-or-not-has/m-p/1126758#M63254 DonMorrison1 2021-12-16T16:34:00Z