Creating a mosaic dataset from an existing raster catalog or mosaic dataset

This topic applies to ArcGIS for Desktop Standard and ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced only.

A mosaic dataset can be created to reference a raster catalog or another mosaic dataset.

Some reasons for choosing to create a mosaic dataset from a raster catalog

Some reasons for choosing to create a mosaic dataset from a mosaic dataset

When you create a mosaic dataset from an existing raster catalog or mosaic dataset, you cannot build overviews, calculate pixel size ranges, add functions at the raster level, or add new raster data.

To create a mosaic dataset from an existing raster catalog, you can right-click the raster catalog in ArcCatalog or the Catalog window and select Create Referenced Mosaic Dataset. This will open the Create Referenced Mosaic Dataset tool. Or, you can directly access and open the Create Referenced Mosaic Dataset tool.

You can create a mosaic dataset that references all the items in a raster catalog or mosaic dataset, or you can define a limited number of items, by

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