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Create a raster layer from a raster image service.

Image of raster layer URL

Use case

Accessing a raster image from an online service can be useful for analysing the most up-to-date data available for an area. For example, retrieving recent results of bathymetry surveys within a shipping channel monitored for its sediment build-up would allow planners to assess dredging needs.

How to use the sample

Simply launch the sample to see a raster from an image service being used on a map.

How it works

To add a RasterLayer as an operational layer from an ImageServiceRaster:

  1. Create an ImageServiceRaster using the service’s URL
  2. Create a RasterLayer from the raster
  3. Add it as an operational layer with map.getOperationalLayers().add(rasterLayer)

Relevant API

  • ImageServiceRaster
  • RasterLayer

About the data

This sample uses a NOAA raster image service. The service computes a hillshade image from the depth (in meters) of U.S. coastal waters.

Tags

image service, raster

Sample Code

module-info.java module-info.java RasterLayerURLSample.java
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module com.esri.samples.raster_layer_url {
// require ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java module
requires com.esri.arcgisruntime;
// handle SLF4J http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#StaticLoggerBinder
requires org.slf4j.nop;
// require JavaFX modules that the application uses
requires javafx.graphics;
requires javafx.controls;
exports com.esri.samples.raster_layer_url;
}