Mosaic tool arcmap

These methods include sorting by attributes, using a seamline, and more. Learn about the mosaic methods. There are also several options to determine how to handle a color map if the raster dataset uses one. You can keep the color map of the first or last raster dataset used in the mosaic or make sure the colors in the final color map are all unique.

You can also choose to reject any rasters with a color map from being mosaicked. Learn more about the color map options. You can also choose to perform color corrections on the raster datasets being mosaicked by either choosing to color balance or color match the raster datasets. Color balancing uses a dodging technique to perform the color correction.

In this technique, a global gamma value and contrast adjustment are determined for each band, then these values are used to determine the output value for each pixel.

This is available when viewing a raster catalog in ArcMap, or on a mosaic dataset, and can be permanently applied when using the Raster Catalog To Raster Dataset tool. Color matching adjusts the pixel values colors of the overlap areas between the reference raster to the source rasters. Once the matching algorithm is determined in the overlap areas, it is applied to the source rasters. Color matching can use one of three methods to interpolate the proper color match from the reference raster to the source rasters:.

Color matching can be performed on a raster catalog when displayed in ArcMap, when using the mosaicking tools, or when viewing a mosaic dataset. Learn more about color correcting. If you are creating a single, large mosaic of many raster datasets, it is recommended that you rebuild pyramids and recalculate statistics on the final mosaicked raster dataset rather than update these items after each input raster dataset is added.

This means recalculating statistics on file-based raster datasets, raster datasets within a file geodatabase, or those within a personal geodatabase on the final mosaicked raster dataset. The number of bands that the raster datasets in the mosaic dataset will have. Set the bit depth, or radiometric resolution, of the mosaic dataset. If not defined, it will be taken from the first raster dataset.

Select a template that is either specific to the type of imagery you are working with, or is generic. The generic options are as follows:. Arc GIS for Desktop. The values can be 0 or 1. The values supported can be from 0 to The values supported can be from to The values can range from 0 to 65, The values can range from , to 32, The values can range from 0 to 4,,, The values can range from -2,,, to 2,,, The generic options include the standard raster data types as follows: NONE —No band ordering is specified for the mosaic dataset.

This is the default. This is designed for natural color imagery.