Raster Dataset properties (arcpy)

Summary

The Describe function returns the following properties for Raster Datasets. Dataset Properties are also supported. Single-band raster datasets also support Raster Band Properties.

A Raster Dataset returns a dataType of "RasterDataset".

Properties

Property	Explanation	Data Type
bandCount (Read Only)	The number of bands in the raster dataset.	Integer
compressionType (Read Only)	The compression type LZ77 JPEG JPEG2000 None	String
format (Read Only)	The raster format Grid ERDAS IMAGINE TIFF	String
permanent (Read Only)	Indicates the permanent state of the raster: False if the raster is temporary and True if the raster is permanent.	Boolean
sensorType (Read Only)	The sensor type used to capture the image.	String

Code Sample

Raster Dataset properties example (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script displays some properties for a raster dataset.

import arcpy

# Create a Describe object from the raster dataset
#
desc = arcpy.Describe("C:/data/preston.img")

# Print some raster dataset properties
# 
print "Band Count:       %d" % desc.bandCount
print "Compression Type: %s" % desc.compressionType
print "Raster Format:    %s" % desc.format