Raster layer (file)

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

1. Create a Raster from a raster file.
2. Create a RasterLayer from the raster.
3. 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

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<UserControl x:Class="ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.RasterLayerFile.RasterLayerFile"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:esri="http://schemas.esri.com/arcgis/runtime/2013">
    <Grid>
        <esri:MapView x:Name="MyMapView" />
    </Grid>
</UserControl>