Load Raster World File in .Net Runtime SDK

[TrevorCrone]

Is there a way to load raster images with world files in the .Net Runtime SDK 100.0.0?  I have a .tif image and a .tfw file with transformation information.  The following code block works with GeoTiff files, but not with generic .tif images:

var raster = new Raster(System.IO.Path.Combine(GetStorageDirectory(), "redickville.tif"));
await raster.LoadAsync();
var rasterLayer = new RasterLayer(raster);

await rasterLayer.LoadAsync();

Map.OperationalLayers.Add(rasterLayer);

There are no runtime errors, but the raster does not appear.  Is there a way to include the .tfw file in this process?  Or the projection information?

If I use a 3rd party tool to create a GeoTiff file using the same files, that raster image can be loaded and displayed correctly using the above code.  I attached the files I used.

Thanks.

[JenniferNery]

The generic .tif lacks SpatialReference information. You can subscribe to LayerViewStateChanged event to find out errors related to loading/rendering of the layer. You can also see Supported Raster Formats.

        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            MyMapView.LayerViewStateChanged += MyMapView_LayerViewStateChanged;
            MyMapView.Map = new Map(Basemap.CreateImagery());
            var path = @"C:\Temp\redickville.tif"; // fails on load, Layer.SpatialReference is not set
            // var path = @"C:\Temp\redickville_GeoTiff.tif"; // renders fine
            MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers.Add(new RasterLayer(new Raster(path)));
        }

        private void MyMapView_LayerViewStateChanged(object sender, LayerViewStateChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
            {
                if (e.Layer is RasterLayer)
                {
                    if (e.Layer.FullExtent != null)
                        MyMapView.SetViewpoint(new Viewpoint(e.Layer.FullExtent));
                    if (e.LayerViewState.Error != null)
                        MessageBox.Show(e.LayerViewState.Error.Message);
                }
            });
        }‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

[Sharan_saiGudibanda_Nagesh]

Then what is the way to use those kind of raster images

[MichaelBranscomb]

Hi,

Currently the TIF file must be a GeoTIFF which includes the georeferencing information embedded within the TIFF file. You can use ArcGIS Pro to export as a TIFF with the GeoTIFF information.

Thanks

Mike

[RobBever]

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like this is doable now (in SceneView only). If you look here:

Add image overlays—ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET | ArcGIS for Developers 

You can see that in 100.8.0 there's now ImageFrame, which takes a RuntimeImage and either an Envelope or a Polygon. So you can load your regular image into a RuntimeImage and then put that in an ImageFrame with whatever corners you want, either as an Envelope rectangle or even a 4-point polygon. Then you can put that in an ImageOverlay and you should be all set.

I think you'd have to write your own translator from world file to Envelope or set of points, but I think that's a fairly standard conversion. But you should now be able to load your image with world file.

I want to do it too, and I haven't tried it yet, so let me know if it works.