Make Image Server Layer (Data Management)
Summary
Creates a temporary raster layer from an image service. The layer that is created will not persist after the session ends unless the document is saved.
The input can also be a URL to an image server.
Usage
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Use this tool to create an image layer from an image service, or a URL that references an image service.
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The output can be the entire image service or a portion of it.
Use this tool to add an image service to a Python script or model, or when creating a geoprocessing service.
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You can clip out a portion of the image service by choosing an output extent layer or by specifying the rectangle extent. If you choose an output extent layer, the clip extent will be based upon the extent of that layer.
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The output can be created with only a subset of the bands. This will help save on time and disk space.
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The mosaicking options are only available when the image service it contains is generated from a mosaic definition or image service definition.
Syntax
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_image_service |
The name of the input image service, or the URL that references the image service. An example of a URL is: http://AGSServer:8399/arcgis/services/ISName/ImageServer | Image Service; String |
out_imageserver_layer |
The name of the output image layer. | Raster Layer |
template (Optional) |
The output extent of the image layer. The output extent can either be specified by defining the area to be clipped (X-Minimum, Y-Minimum, X-Maximum, Y-Maximum) or by using the extent of an existing layer. | Extent |
band_index [ID,...] (Optional) |
Choose which bands to export for the layer. If no bands are specified, then all the bands will be used in the output. | Value Table |
mosaic_method (Optional) |
The mosaic method defines how the mosaic is created from different rasters. An image returned to the client can be created from a number of input rasters. The mosaic process has two default options available.
| String |
order_field (Optional) |
The default field to use to order the rasters when the mosaic method is By_Attribute. The list of fields is defined as those in the service table that are of type metadata and are integer (for example, the values can represent dates or cloud cover percentage). | String |
order_base_value (Optional) |
The images are sorted based on the difference between this input value and the attribute value in the specified field. | String |
lock_rasterid (Optional) |
Raster ID or raster name to which the service should be locked, such that only the specified rasters are displayed. If left blank (undefined), it will be similar to the system default. Multiple IDs can be defined as a semicolon-delimited list. | String |
Code Sample
This is a Python sample for the MakeImageServerLayer tool.
import arcpy from arcpy import env env.workspace = "C:/Workspace" input1 = "GIS Servers/server3 (admin)/File_TIFF_Amberg.ImageServer" arcpy.MakeImageServerLayer_management(input1, "islayer", "4488961 5478909 4489227 5479255",\ "4;6", "#", "#", "#", "#")
This is a Python script sample for the MakeImageServerLayer tool.
##==================================== ##Make Image Server Layer ##Usage: MakeImageServerLayer_management in_image_service out_imageserver_layer ## {template} {ID;ID...} {mosaic_method} ## {order_field} {order_base_value} {lock_rasterid} try: import arcpy arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:/Workspace" input1 = r"GIS Servers\server3 (admin)\File_TIFF_Amberg.ImageServer" input2 = "http://server3/arcgis/services/MD_MosaicRule/ImageServer" ##Create image services layer from a single image file service ##Use connection file as input arcpy.MakeImageServerLayer_management(input1, "islayer", "4488961 5478909 4489227 5479255",\ "4;6", "#", "#", "#", "#") ##Create image services layer from mosaic dataset image service ##Use URL as input arcpy.MakeImageServerLayer_management(input2, "mdlayer", "feature.shp", "1;2;3",\ "LockRaster", "#", "#", "4") print arcpy.GetMessages() except: print "Make Image Server Layer example failed." print arcpy.GetMessages()