How to set options when exporting a raster dataset to a geodatabase

Summary

When exporting a raster dataset to another raster dataset in a geodatabase, various options can be set depending on the data and loading requirements. This topic shows how to specify options when loading raster datasets to a geodatabase using the Copy Raster geoprocessing tool. Some of the options are applicable to exporting to a file-based raster dataset as well.

Setting options when exporting a raster dataset to a geodatabase

The following code shows the available options when loading a raster dataset to a geodatabase using the Copy Raster geoprocessing tool:

To connect to an ArcSDE geodatabase as shown in this code, an ArcGIS for Desktop Standard or Advanced license is required.

[C#]


        //Use the Copy Raster GP tool to load a single raster dataset to a GDB with options.
//Syntax: CopyRaster <in_raster> <out_rasterdataset> {config_keyword} {background_value} {nodata_value} {NONE | OneBitTo8Bit} {NONE | ColormapToRGB} 
//{1_BIT | 2_BIT | 4_BIT | 8_BIT_UNSIGNED | 8_BIT_SIGNED | 16_BIT_UNSIGNED | 16_BIT_SIGNED | 32_BIT_UNSIGNED | 32_BIT_SIGNED | 32_BIT_FLOAT | 64_BIT}
//Set parameters in the same order as the syntax shows, change any parameter to fit your 
//data and loading requirements.
IVariantArray parameters = new VarArrayClass();
//Set in_raster.
parameters.Add(@"c:\tempdata\air-photo-1.tif");
//Set out_rasterdataset.
parameters.Add(@"Database Connections\Connection to qian.sde\RASTER.a_load");
//Set config_keyword to default.
parameters.Add("#");
//Set ignore background value to 0.
parameters.Add(0);
//Set NoData value to empty.
parameters.Add("#");
//Set onebitto8bit to NONE.
parameters.Add("NONE");
//Set colormaptoRGB to NONE.
parameters.Add("NONE");
//Set output pixel type as default.
parameters.Add("#");
//Set geoprocessor for execution.
Geoprocessor geoprocessor = new Geoprocessor();
geoprocessor.Execute("CopyRaster", parameters, null);

[VB.NET]


        'Use the Copy Raster GP tool to load a single raster dataset to a GDB with options.
'Syntax: CopyRaster <in_raster> <out_rasterdataset> {config_keyword} {background_value} {nodata_value} {NONE | OneBitTo8Bit} {NONE | ColormapToRGB}
' {1_BIT | 2_BIT | 4_BIT | 8_BIT_UNSIGNED | 8_BIT_SIGNED | 16_BIT_UNSIGNED | 16_BIT_SIGNED | 32_BIT_UNSIGNED | 32_BIT_SIGNED | 32_BIT_FLOAT | 64_BIT}
'Set parameters in the same order as the syntax shows, change any parameter to fit your
'data and loading requirements.
Dim parameters As IVariantArray = New VarArrayClass()
'Set in_raster.
parameters.Add("c:\tempdata\air-photo-1.tif")
'Set out_rasterdataset.
parameters.Add("Database Connections\Connection to qian.sde\RASTER.a1_load")
'Set config_keyword to default.
parameters.Add("#")
'Set ignore background value to 0.
parameters.Add(0)
'Set NoData value to empty.
parameters.Add("#")
'Set onebitto8bit to NONE.
parameters.Add("NONE")
'Set colormaptoRGB to NONE.
parameters.Add("NONE")
'Set output pixel type as default.
parameters.Add("#")
'Set geoprocessor for execution.
Dim geoprocessor As Geoprocessor = New Geoprocessor()
geoprocessor.Execute("CopyRaster", parameters, Nothing)

To use the code in this topic, reference the following assemblies in your Visual Studio project. In the code files, you will need using (C#) or Imports (VB .NET) directives for the corresponding namespaces (given in parenthesis below if different from the assembly name):

Development licensing	Deployment licensing
ArcGIS for Desktop Basic	ArcGIS for Desktop Basic
ArcGIS for Desktop Standard	ArcGIS for Desktop Standard
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced	ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced
Engine Developer Kit	Engine