Stretch renderer | ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java | Esri Developer
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Use a stretch renderer to enhance the visual contrast of raster data for analysis.

Image of stretch renderer

Use case

An appropriate stretch renderer can enhance the contrast of raster imagery, allowing the user to control how their data is displayed for efficient imagery analysis.

How to use the sample

Choose one of the stretch parameter types from the drop down menu:

  • Std Deviation - a linear stretch defined by the standard deviation of the pixel values
  • Min Max - a linear stretch based on minimum and maximum pixel values
  • Percent Clip - a linear stretch between the defined percent clip minimum and percent clip maximum pixel values

Then configure the parameters and click ‘Update’.

How it works

  1. Create a Raster from a raster file.
  2. Create a RasterLayer from the raster.
  3. Create a Basemap from the raster layer with Basemap(rasterLayer) and set it to the map with ArcGISMap(basemap).
  4. Create a StretchRenderer, specifying the stretch parameters and other properties.
  5. Set the stretch renderer on the raster layer with rasterLayer.setRasterRenderer(stretchRenderer).

Relevant API

  • MinMaxStretchParameters
  • PercentClipStretchParameters
  • Raster
  • RasterLayer
  • StandardDeviationStretchParameters
  • StretchParameters
  • StretchRenderer

About the data

The raster used in this sample shows an area in the south of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California.

Additional information

See Stretch function in the ArcMap documentation for more information about the types of stretches that can be performed.

Tags

analysis, deviation, histogram, imagery, interpretation, min-max, percent clip, pixel, raster, stretch, symbology, visualization

Sample code

StretchRendererController.java StretchRendererController.java StretchRendererSample.java
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package com.esri.samples.stretch_renderer;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Collections;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Spinner;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.RasterLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Basemap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.raster.MinMaxStretchParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.raster.PercentClipStretchParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.raster.Raster;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.raster.StandardDeviationStretchParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.raster.StretchParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.raster.StretchRenderer;
public class StretchRendererController {
@FXML private HBox stdDeviationGroup;
@FXML private GridPane minMaxGroup;
@FXML private VBox percentClipGroup;
@FXML private MapView mapView;
@FXML private ComboBox<String> stretchTypeComboBox;
@FXML private Spinner<Integer> factorSpinner;
@FXML private Spinner<Integer> minPercentSpinner;
@FXML private Spinner<Integer> maxPercentSpinner;
@FXML private Spinner<Integer> minSpinner;
@FXML private Spinner<Integer> maxSpinner;
private RasterLayer rasterLayer;
public void initialize() {
// create raster
Raster raster = new Raster(new File(System.getProperty("data.dir"), "./samples-data/raster/ShastaBW.tif").getAbsolutePath());
// create a raster layer
rasterLayer = new RasterLayer(raster);
// create a basemap from the raster layer
Basemap basemap = new Basemap(rasterLayer);
ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(basemap);
// set the map to the map view
mapView.setMap(map);
// set stretch types
stretchTypeComboBox.getItems().addAll("Min Max", "Percent Clip", "Std Deviation");
// hide options based on selected stretch type
stretchTypeComboBox.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(e -> {
String type = stretchTypeComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
minMaxGroup.setVisible("Min Max".equals(type));
percentClipGroup.setVisible("Percent Clip".equals(type));
stdDeviationGroup.setVisible("Std Deviation".equals(type));
});
// set up sliders to match constraint min + max <= 100
minPercentSpinner.valueProperty().addListener(e -> {
if (minPercentSpinner.getValue() + maxPercentSpinner.getValue() > 100) {
maxPercentSpinner.getValueFactory().setValue(100 - minPercentSpinner.getValue());
}
});
maxPercentSpinner.valueProperty().addListener(e -> {
if (minPercentSpinner.getValue() + maxPercentSpinner.getValue() > 100) {
minPercentSpinner.getValueFactory().setValue(100 - maxPercentSpinner.getValue());
}
});
stretchTypeComboBox.getSelectionModel().select(0);
updateRenderer();
}
/**
* Updates the raster layer renderer according to the chosen property values.
*/
public void updateRenderer() {
StretchParameters stretchParameters;
switch (stretchTypeComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem()) {
case "Min Max":
stretchParameters = new MinMaxStretchParameters(Collections.singletonList(minSpinner.getValue().doubleValue()),
Collections.singletonList(maxSpinner.getValue().doubleValue()));
break;
case "Percent Clip":
stretchParameters = new PercentClipStretchParameters(minPercentSpinner.getValue(), maxPercentSpinner.getValue());
break;
default:
stretchParameters = new StandardDeviationStretchParameters(factorSpinner.getValue());
}
// create blend renderer
StretchRenderer stretchRenderer = new StretchRenderer(stretchParameters, null, true, null);
rasterLayer.setRasterRenderer(stretchRenderer);
}
/**
* Stops and releases all resources used in application.
*/
void terminate() {
if (mapView != null) {
mapView.dispose();
}
}
}