topic Add a Georeferenced Tiff to ArcMap 10.3.1 via Hyperlink or Current Extent in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81104#M6475 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have over one hundred georeferenced tiffs that I would like to add to an ArcMap session based on either 1) the current extent or 2) a hyperlink within an attribute table. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can this be done using Python?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:18:17 GMT AnnMarie_Bergmann 2016-02-17T16:18:17Z Add a Georeferenced Tiff to ArcMap 10.3.1 via Hyperlink or Current Extent https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81104#M6475 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have over one hundred georeferenced tiffs that I would like to add to an ArcMap session based on either 1) the current extent or 2) a hyperlink within an attribute table. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can this be done using Python?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:18:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81104#M6475 AnnMarie_Bergmann 2016-02-17T16:18:17Z Re: Add a Georeferenced Tiff to ArcMap 10.3.1 via Hyperlink or Current Extent https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81105#M6476 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can obviously create a python script to make a feature layer out of the files using <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/make-feature-layer.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/make-feature-layer.htm">Make Feature Layer—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P>The source of the files could be in a folder on disk, a reference to filenames in a field etc.</P><P>The question remains, do the feature layers have to intersect the current extent? be completely contained? etc.&nbsp; This will make difference to the form of the code. </P><P></P><P>Also, how many times do you have to do this?&nbsp; Daily? once? occasionally?</P><P>It almost sounds like a manual load would be faster, including any exclusion options</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:59:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81105#M6476 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-02-17T16:59:58Z Re: Add a Georeferenced Tiff to ArcMap 10.3.1 via Hyperlink or Current Extent https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81106#M6477 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You should look at loading them into a mosaic dataset. </P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/raster-and-images/what-is-a-mosaic-dataset.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/raster-and-images/what-is-a-mosaic-dataset.htm">What is a mosaic dataset?—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P>Then you would only have to reference the one dataset and the imagery would automatically load no matter what your extent.&nbsp; Better then having to load a different one each time.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:10:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81106#M6477 RebeccaStrauch__GISP 2016-02-17T17:10:02Z Re: Add a Georeferenced Tiff to ArcMap 10.3.1 via Hyperlink or Current Extent https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81107#M6478 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you don't have access to a Standard or Advanced license (required for creating a mosiac dataset), the alternative if to use&nbsp; <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/create-raster-catalog.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/create-raster-catalog.htm">Create Raster Catalog—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> and create a unmanaged raster catalog. These draw fast and when you are zoomed out you will only see the extents of the rasters.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Feb 2016 01:12:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81107#M6478 XanderBakker 2016-02-18T01:12:41Z Re: Add a Georeferenced Tiff to ArcMap 10.3.1 via Hyperlink or Current Extent https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81108#M6479 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you have ERDAS or ENVI ? Those will enable you to automate hundreds of imagery and it is way easier than doing in ArcGIS.</P><P></P><P>I have done that with many Landsat 8&nbsp; in the past from southern California all the way to Western Texas and from Utah all the way down to Arizona, New Mexico.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Feb 2016 02:32:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-a-georeferenced-tiff-to-arcmap-10-3-1-via/m-p/81108#M6479 DEAF_PROBERT_68 2016-02-18T02:32:09Z