Create and use a raster layer made from a local raster file.
      
  
    
Use case
Rasters can be digital aerial photographs, imagery from satellites, digital pictures, or even scanned maps. An end-user will frequently need to import raster files acquired through various data-collection methods into their map to view and analyze the data.
How to use the sample
When the sample starts, a raster will be loaded from a file and displayed in the map view.
How it works
- Create a 
Rasterfrom a raster file. - Create a 
RasterLayerfrom the raster. - Add it as an operational layer with 
Map.OperationalLayers.Add(layer). 
Relevant API
- Raster
 - RasterLayer
 
Offline data
This sample downloads the following items from ArcGIS Online automatically:
- raster-file.zip - Tif raster file
 
Additional information
See the topic What is raster data? in the ArcMap documentation for more information about raster images.
Tags
data, image, import, layer, raster, visualization
Sample Code
// Copyright 2017 Esri.
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using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Widget;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Rasters;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Managers;
namespace ArcGISRuntime.Samples.RasterLayerFile
{
    [Activity (ConfigurationChanges=Android.Content.PM.ConfigChanges.Orientation | Android.Content.PM.ConfigChanges.ScreenSize)]
	[ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.OfflineData("7c4c679ab06a4df19dc497f577f111bd")]
    [ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Raster layer (file)",
        category: "Layers",
        description: "Create and use a raster layer made from a local raster file.",
        instructions: "When the sample starts, a raster will be loaded from a file and displayed in the map view.",
        tags: new[] { "data", "image", "import", "layer", "raster", "visualization" })]
    public class RasterLayerFile : Activity
    {
        // Reference to the MapView used in the sample
        private MapView _myMapView;
        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
        {
            base.OnCreate(bundle);
            Title = "Raster layer (file)";
            // Create the layout
            CreateLayout();
            // Initialize the app
            Initialize();
        }
        private void CreateLayout()
        {
            // Create a stack layout
            LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this) { Orientation = Orientation.Vertical };
            // Add the mapview to the layout
            _myMapView = new MapView(this);
            layout.AddView(_myMapView);
            // Set the layout as the sample view
            SetContentView(layout);
        }
        private async void Initialize()
        {
            // Add an imagery basemap
            Map myMap = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImageryStandard);
            // Get the file name
            string filepath = GetRasterPath();
            // Load the raster file
            Raster myRasterFile = new Raster(filepath);
            // Create the layer
            RasterLayer myRasterLayer = new RasterLayer(myRasterFile);
            // Add the layer to the map
            myMap.OperationalLayers.Add(myRasterLayer);
            // Add map to the mapview
            _myMapView.Map = myMap;
            try
            {
                // Wait for the layer to load
                await myRasterLayer.LoadAsync();
                // Set the viewpoint
                await _myMapView.SetViewpointGeometryAsync(myRasterLayer.FullExtent);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                new AlertDialog.Builder(this).SetMessage(e.ToString()).SetTitle("Error").Show();
            }
        }
        private string GetRasterPath()
        {
            return DataManager.GetDataFolder("7c4c679ab06a4df19dc497f577f111bd", "raster-file", "Shasta.tif");
        }
    }
}