ArcGIS Pro 2.9.2 - How to open a .nc raster satellite image from EarthExplorer?

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04-08-2022 11:01 AM
VincentLaunstorfer
Occasional Contributor III

Hi,

I have VIIRS satellite image (product VNP02IMG) downloaded from EarthExplorer with a .nc file extension.

How to open it in ArcGIS Pro?

Thanks

 

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HongXu
by Esri Contributor
Esri Contributor

use the Multidimensional Raster Layer tool from the Add Data pulldown. this is swath data, will take some time to render as it will rasterize on the fly. you can save it to a CRF to enhance  the performance.

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VincentLaunstorfer
Occasional Contributor III

Correct, I already tried it but the imported .nc raster file do not have coordinate reference system (got a warning) and displays on a quarter of the world! In addition, the 6 bands do not render properly.... It does make sense.

NC.png

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HongXu
by Esri Contributor
Esri Contributor

I downloaded VIIRS VNP21, it renders correctly. I am using a to-be-released version, so there could be issue in 2.9.2 but has been fixed.

HongXu_3-1649456243895.png

 

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