loading ecw maps

[LidorSommer]

Hello,

Im new to arcgis runtime and all the idea of maps.

i have local ECW maps of (UTM projected) on my machine, and im trying to understand how i use them as basemaps, so i can draw points on them, get the points when user clicks on the map and etc.

From what i understand i need to load them as rasters, but this doesn't seem to work.

Anyone has exprience with this?

thanks!

[MichaelBranscomb · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Welcome to ArcGIS Runtime and maps! Unfortunately ECW is not one of the currently supported raster formats. The list of supported formats is available here: https://developers.arcgis.com/net/layers/add-raster-data/#supported-raster-formats

Once you have the imagery in a supported format this sample will demonstrate how to add raster data from file: https://developers.arcgis.com/net/wpf/sample-code/raster-layer-file/   

Alternatively, if the imagery is not updated often and you have access to ArcGIS Pro then you could consider creating a map tile package (.tpkx) of the images. For more information, see https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/create-map-tile-package.htm 

Thanks

[LidorSommer]

Thanks for the answer Michael!