Adding an ArcSDE raster dataset to an image service definition using the Advanced workflow

Legacy:

ArcGIS 10 is the last release of the stand-alone ArcGIS Image Server product. The image service definition (.ISDef) has been replaced by an improved geodatabase data model—the mosaic dataset—which can be published as an image service using the ArcGIS Server Image extension.

Use the ArcSDE Raster Datasets raster type to add raster data stored in an ArcSDE geodatabase. You can add this data by making the ArcSDE database connection either first in ArcCatalog or via the Select Files dialog box.

You can add only one or a few raster datasets at a time. You can select more than one by pressing CTRL or SHIFT when making the selection. Neither adding ArcSDE raster catalogs nor pointing to the ArcSDE database and adding all raster datasets within is supported.

Steps:

1. On the Image Service Definition Editor toolbar, click the Image Service drop-down menu, point to Advanced, then click Add Raster Dataset.
2. Click ArcSDE Raster Datasets and click OK.
3. Click the Select files browse button.
4. Click the Look in drop-down arrow and click Database Connections.
5. Either connect to the ArcSDE database or double-click the preexisting connection to view its contents.

   To learn about connecting to an ArcSDE geodatabase, see the information on connecting to database servers.

6. Click the raster dataset to add to the image service.

   Press CTRL or SHIFT to select more than one.

7. Click Add.
8. Click OK.
9. Optionally, click the Default spatial reference drop-down arrow and choose a spatial reference system.
10. Optionally, uncheck Force default spatial reference.
11. Optionally, click the Enhancement tab.

    To improve the appearance of the data, you should define a stretch method. To learn about these parameters, see Applying an enhancement to data added to an image service definition.

12. Click OK.