Load a raster from a service, then apply a function to it.
      
  
    
Use case
Raster functions allow processing operations that can be applied to one or more rasters on the fly. Functions can be applied to rasters that come from a service. A land survey agency may apply hillshade and aspect functions to rasters with elevation data in order to better determine the topography of a landscape and to make further planning decisions.
How to use the sample
The raster function is applied automatically when the sample starts and the result is displayed.
How it works
- Create the 
ImageServiceRasterreferring to the image server URL. - Create the 
RasterFunctionfrom a JSON string. - Set the raster argument with 
rasterFunction.setRaster(rasterName, imageServiceRaster). - Create a new 
Rasterreferring to the raster function. - Create a 
RasterLayerto visualize the computed raster. - Display the raster.
 
Relevant API
- ImageServiceRaster
 - Raster
 - RasterFunction
 - RasterFunctionArguments
 - RasterLayer
 
About the data
The sample applies a hillshade function to a raster produced from the National Land Cover Database, NLCDLandCover2001. You can learn more about the hillshade function in the ArcMap documentation.
Additional information
The raster function computation happens locally on the client device.
Tags
function, layer, raster, raster function, service
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=RasterFunctionService, Category=Layers]
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import QtQuick 2.6
import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime 100.15
import Esri.ArcGISExtras 1.1
Rectangle {
    id: rootRectangle
    clip: true
    width: 800
    height: 600
    readonly property string dataPath: System.userHomePath + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/raster/"
    MapView {
        id: mapView
        anchors.fill: parent
        Component.onCompleted: {
            // Set the focus on MapView to initially enable keyboard navigation
            forceActiveFocus();
        }
        Map {
            // create a basemap from a tiled layer and add to the map
            Basemap {
                initStyle: Enums.BasemapStyleArcGISStreets
            }
            // create and add a raster layer to the map
            RasterLayer {
                // create the raster layer from an image service raster
                ImageServiceRaster {
                    id: imageServiceRaster
                    url: "https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/NLCDLandCover2001/ImageServer"
                    // zoom to the extent of the raster once it's loaded
                    onLoadStatusChanged: {
                        if (loadStatus === Enums.LoadStatusLoaded) {
                            const scale = 50000000;
                            mapView.setViewpointCenterAndScale(imageServiceRaster.serviceInfo.fullExtent.center, scale);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    // Create a button to apply the raster function
    Rectangle {
        id: button
        property bool pressed: false
        anchors {
            right: parent.right
            bottom: parent.bottom
            rightMargin: 20
            bottomMargin: 40
        }
        width: 45
        height: width
        color: pressed ? "#959595" : "#D6D6D6"
        radius: 100
        border {
            color: "#585858"
            width: 1
        }
        Image {
            anchors {
                centerIn: parent
            }
            width: 26
            height: width
            source: "qrc:/Samples/Layers/RasterFunctionService/RasterImageAnalysisHillshade.png"
        }
        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onPressed: button.pressed = true
            onReleased: button.pressed = false
            onClicked: applyRasterFunction()
        }
    }
    function applyRasterFunction() {
        if (!hillShadeJson.exists) {
            console.log("JSON file for the raster function does not exist");
            return;
        }
        //! [ImageServiceRaster Apply a raster function]
        // create raster function
        const rasterFunction = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("RasterFunction", {path: dataPath + "/hillshade_simplified.json"});
        // get the arguments
        const rasterFunctionArguments = rasterFunction.arguments;
        // set the raster
        rasterFunctionArguments.setRaster("raster", imageServiceRaster);
        // create the raster from the raster function
        const raster = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("Raster", { rasterFunction: rasterFunction });
        // create raster layer from raster
        const rasterLayer = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("RasterLayer", { raster: raster });
        //! [ImageServiceRaster Apply a raster function]
        // add raster to map
        mapView.map.operationalLayers.clear();
        //! [ImageServiceRaster qml add raster operational]
        mapView.map.operationalLayers.append(rasterLayer);
        //! [ImageServiceRaster qml add raster operational]
    }
    FileInfo {
        id: hillShadeJson
        url: dataPath + "/hillshade_simplified.json"
    }
}