There are many satellite sensor products to choose from, and each has properties that can be refined to modify the processing applied to the imagery when it's added to a mosaic dataset. There are several defaults, but you can further modify these and save them for your own use at another time.
Each raster type below can be refined by defining the product type. You have the option to add all product types if you are unfamiliar with your data. This adds all your particular data, no matter how it was provided by the vendor. However, if you only want to add specific products to your mosaic dataset, choose the appropriate product type. For example, for QuickBird imagery, you can choose All, Basic, Standard, Standard Orthoready, and Orthorectified. Each of these options maps directly to a product provided by the vendor.
You can further refine how your data is added and processed by defining a processing template. These templates are specific to the type of data in each band. For example, in Landsat 7 ETM+ Level 1 products, there are nine bands. Band 8 is panchromatic and has the highest spatial resolution; bands 1 through 5 and 7 are multispectral bands (blue, green, red, and infrared) and have a lower spatial resolution than the panchromatic band; and bands 6a and 6b are thermal bands. For the Level 1 products, there are six processing templates:
- All Bands—The data is added and grouped in any or all of the processing templates that apply. For example, for Landsat 7, three entries will be created in the mosaic dataset for each scene: Panchromatic (band 8), Multispectral (bands 1 through 5 and 7), and Thermal (bands 6a and 6b). A field is added to the attribute table named Tag, which identifies the group each band belongs to, for example, Pan for panchromatic, MS for multispectral, and Thermal for the thermal bands.
- Panchromatic—Only the panchromatic band is added to the mosaic dataset. For example, for Landsat 7, only band 8 is added.
- Multispectral—The multispectral bands are added as a single raster dataset in the mosaic dataset. For example, for Landsat 7, there will be a single row in the mosaic dataset representing bands 1 through 5 and 7.
- Pansharpen—The bands used to generate the pan-sharpened product is added to the mosaic dataset. This generally results in a four-band mosaic dataset using the red, green, blue, infrared, and panchromatic bands.
- Pansharpen and Multispectral—The standard combination of multispectral and panchromatic bands added to the mosaic dataset. For example, for Landsat, a multispectral group will be added, but it will have a minimum pixel size set to the maximum pixel size of the panchromatic image. That way, the mosaicked image will not be pan sharpened when you zoom out beyond the resolution of the panchromatic image.
- Thermal—The thermal bands are added as a single raster dataset in the mosaic dataset. For example, for Landsat 7, there will be a single row in the mosaic dataset representing bands 6a and 6b.
In addition to these processing templates, Landsat 4-5 TM, Landsat 7 ETM+ and Landsat 8 raster types support Higher Level Science Data Products. See Landsat 7 ETM+ for information on the product types and processing templates that supports the Higher Level Science Data Products.
By default, the bands will be ordered sequentially—the first band in the source will be the first band in the raster added to the mosaic dataset, and so on. However, if you defined a Product Definition when creating the mosaic dataset, the data defined by these raster types will be added according to their wavelengths. For example, if the Product Definition was Natural Color (RGB), the bands with the wavelengths closest to the red, green, and blue wavelengths will be added to the raster in the mosaic dataset. If your dataset does not have a band of a particular wavelength, the closest wavelength will be chosen.
The default template is often the combined Pansharpen and Multispectral template.
DMCii
The DMCii raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the DMC satellites such as AlSat-1, Beijing-1, Deimos-1, NigeriaSat-1, UK-DMC, and UK-DMC2. To learn more, see DMC International Imaging
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| Product type | Product type descriptions | Processing templates |
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All | Both L1R and L1T products will be looked for when adding image data. |
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L1R | This applies to L1R, a band-registered product derived from raw satellite data. | |
L1T | Orthorectified product derived from L1R product. |
The metadata for L1R and L1T product types are stored within the DIMAP (.dim) files.
Use the Pseudocolor processing template to view the DMCii imagery as a natural color image.
DMCii spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 3 | 520–600 | Green |
MS | 2 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 1 | 770–900 | Near infrared |
FORMOSAT-2
The FORMOSAT-2 raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the FORMOSAT-2 satellite. To learn more about this sensor, see Airbus Defence and Space.
The FORMOSAT-2 products supported are the following:
- Level 1A—This product has had some radiometric correction applied to fix distortions due to differences in the sensitivity of the elementary detectors of the sensor. This product can be used with any processing template and a DEM should be specified within the raster type's properties.
- Level 2A—This product has had the same radiometric correction as applied in the Level 1A product and has been georeferenced to a UTM WGS84 projection (without using ground control points). This product can be used with any processing template.
- Ortho—This product has had the same radiometric correction as applied in the Level 1A product, and has been orthorectified based on ground control points and a digital elevation model to eliminate distortions due to relief. This product can be used with any processing template.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 2 | 520–600 | Green |
MS | 3 | 450–520 | Blue |
MS | 4 | 770–900 | Near infrared |
Pan | 1 | 450–900 | Panchromatic |
GeoEye-1
The GeoEye-1 raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the GeoEye-1 satellite sensor and the OrbView-3 satellite sensor. To learn more about these sensors, see DigitalGlobe.
| Product type | Product type descriptions | Processing templates |
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All | All products will be looked for when adding the image data. |
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Geo |
This applies to the Geo product suite. This also includes the Geo Ortho Kit, which contains RPCs for orthorectification and the GeoStereo product. | |
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GeoProfessional |
Consists of orthorectified imagery products. |
Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Pan | 1 | 450–800 | Panchromatic |
MS | 1 | 450–510 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 510–580 | Green |
MS | 3 | 655–690 | Red |
MS | 4 | 780–920 | Near infrared |
IKONOS
The IKONOS raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the IKONOS satellite sensor. To learn more about this sensor, see DigitalGlobe.
| Product type | Processing templates |
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Pan | 1 | 526–929 | Panchromatic |
MS | 1 | 445–516 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 506–595 | Green |
MS | 3 | 632–698 | Red |
MS | 4 | 757–863 | Near infrared |
KOMPSAT-2
The KOMPSAT-2 raster type allows you to add raster data collected from KOMPSAT-2 (KOrean MultiPurpose SATellite). To learn more about this sensor, see Airbus Defence and Space.
The KOMPSAT-2 products are generated in KARI and DIMAP format. The two KOMPSAT-2 product types include the following:
- Level 1A—This product has had some radiometric correction applied to fix distortions due to differences in the sensitivity of the elementary detectors of the sensor.
- Level 2A—This product has had the same radiometric correction as applied in the Level 1A product and has been georeferenced to a UTM WGS84 projection (without using ground control points).
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 450–520 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 520–600 | Green |
MS | 3 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 4 | 760–900 | Near infrared |
Pan | 1 | 500–900 | Panchromatic |
Spectral range
Landsat 1–5 MSS
The Landsat 1–5 MSS raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) instrument. The MSS instrument operated on the first five Landsat satellite spacecrafts. To learn more about this, see Landsat science.
| Product type | Processing template |
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Use the Pseudocolor processing template to view the Landsat 1–5 MSS imagery as a natural color image.
Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 500–600 | Green |
MS | 2 | 600–700 | Red |
MS | 3 | 700–800 | Near infrared 1 |
MS | 4 | 800–1100 | Near infrared 2 |
Thermal | 1 | 10400–12500 | Thermal |
Landsat 4–5 TM
The Landsat 4–5 TM raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) instrument. To learn more about this and Landsat Higher Level Science Data Products, see Landsat science and Landsat Higher Level Science Data Products.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 450–520 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 520–600 | Green |
MS | 3 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 4 | 760–900 | Near infrared 1 |
MS | 5 | 1550–1750 | Near infrared 2 |
MS | 6 | 2080–2350 | Mid infrared |
Thermal | 1 | 10400–12500 | Thermal |
Landsat 7 ETM+
The Landsat 7 ETM+ raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) instrument. To learn more about this and Landsat Higher Level Science Data Products, see Landsat science and Landsat Higher Level Science Data Products.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 450–520 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 520–600 | Green |
MS | 3 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 4 | 770–900 | Near infrared 1 |
MS | 5 | 1550–1750 | Near infrared 2 |
MS | 6 | 2080–2350 | Mid infrared |
Thermal | 1 | 10400–12500 | Thermal 1 |
Thermal | 2 | 10400–12500 | Thermal 2 |
Pan | 1 | 520–900 | Panchromatic |
Landsat 8
The Landsat 8 raster type allows you to add raster data collected from Landsat 8, the latest in the Landsat series of remote sensing satellites started as part of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission. To learn more about this and Landsat Higher Level Science Data Products, see Landsat science and Landsat Higher Level Science Data Products.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 430–450 | Coastal Aerosol |
MS | 2 | 450–510 | Blue |
MS | 3 | 530–590 | Green |
MS | 4 | 640–670 | Red |
MS | 5 | 850–880 | Near infrared |
MS | 6 | 1570–1650 | Shortwave infrared 1 |
MS | 7 | 2110–2290 | Shortwave infrared 2 |
MS | 8 | 1360–1380 | Cirrus |
Thermal | 1 | 10600–11190 | Thermal Infrared 1 |
Thermal | 2 | 11500–12510 | Thermal Infrared 2 |
Pan | 1 | 500–680 | Panchromatic |
NCDRD
NCDRD is an acronym for NITF Version 2.1 Commercial Dataset Required Document. The NCDRD raster type allows you to add NITF images that follow NCDRD specifications into mosaic datasets. This raster type supports NCDRD products from many satellites: GeoEye-1, IKONOS, QuickBird, WorldView-1, and WorldView-2.
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The Default processing template adds and groups data in all of the processing templates that apply. A field is added to the attribute table named Tag, which identifies within which the group each band belongs:
- Pan—Panchromatic
- MS—Multispectral
- Thermal—Thermal Bands
Images added to a mosaic dataset via NCDRD raster type will have metadata columns extracted from the NITF header as well as key metadata from satellite sensors, such as Sun Azimuth, Sun Elevation, and so on.
Pléiades
The Pléiades raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the Pléiades satellite sensor. To learn more about this sensor, see Airbus Defence and Space
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Pléiades spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 450–530 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 510–590 | Green |
MS | 3 | 620–700 | Red |
MS | 4 | 775–915 | Near infrared |
Pan | 1 | 450–530 | Panchromatic |
Spectral range
QuickBird
The QuickBird raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the QuickBird satellite sensor. The product types in the ArcGIS application map to the similar product name provided by the vendor. Standard Orthoready is also known as Ortho Ready Standard Imagery.
To learn more about this sensor, see DigitalGlobe.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Pan | 1 | 450–900 | Panchromatic |
MS | 1 | 450–520 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 520–600 | Green |
MS | 3 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 4 | 760–900 | Near infrared |
RADARSAT-2
RADARSAT-2 data can be added to a mosaic dataset using the RADARSAT-2 raster type. The RADARSAT-2 products consist of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image or Signal data in addition to the metadata. The basic product generated by the RADARSAT-2 processor contains a product information file and image pixel data files. The RADARSAT-2 satellite differentiates the products by the beam mode and by the level of processing that has been applied to the data.
These datasets have information of the polarimetric data. The product information file for the various product types is encoded in XML format. The RADARSAT-2 raster type allows you to create a mosaic dataset where you can query the mosaic dataset attribute table for the imagery according to the metadata in the attribute table.
To learn more about this sensor, see MDA.
The following product types of RADARSAT-2 can be added using this raster type:
| Product type | Processing templates |
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SLC is a complex product type where each pixel is represented by a complex value. When applying a Speckle filter on an SLC product, intensity (magnitude) of the pixel value is used.
There are two processing templates that can be used depending on the level of processing required.
- Raw—The data will be added without applying any functions. This is the default template and is used for basic visualization.
- Despeckle—The data will be added with the Speckle function applied. The output is a speckle-filtered, smoothed image.
The following are the polarizations available with RADARSAT-2 products:
- HH—The radar signals are transmitted horizontally and received horizontally.
- VV—The radar signals are transmitted vertically and received vertically.
- HV—The radar signals are transmitted horizontally and received vertically.
- VH—The radar signals are transmitted vertically and received horizontally.
The RADARSAT-2 product can be single, dual, or Quad polarized, depending on the beam mode. The beam modes are distinguished by a specific beam elevation angle and width used for transmitting and receiving signals. The various beam modes include the following:
- Single Beam—Standard, Wide, Fine, Multi-Look Fine, Ultra-Fine, Extended High, Extended Low, Standard Quad Polarization, and Fine Quad Polarization
- ScanSAR—ScanSAR Narrow and ScanSAR Wide
- Spotlight—Spotlight A
RapidEye
The RapidEye raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the RapidEye satellite sensors. To learn more about this sensor, see BlackBridge.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 440–510 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 520–590 | Green |
MS | 3 | 630–685 | Red |
MS | 4 | 690–730 | Red edge |
MS | 5 | 760–850 | Near infrared |
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 spacecraft has a Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) that collects data in spectral bands spanning from the visible and the near infrared to the shortwave infrared spectra at 3 different resolutions:
- 4 bands at 10m
- 6 bands at 20m
- 3 bands at 60m
Sentinel-2 MSI data is available as different product types and are systematically processed from Level-0 to Level-1C. Currently ArcGIS supports Level 1C products.
Level 1 – This corresponds to Level-1C processing level. The product results from using a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to project the image in cartographic coordinates. Per-pixel radiometric measurements are provided in Top Of Atmosphere (TOA) reflectances with all parameters to transform them into radiances. Level-1C products are resampled with a constant Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) of 10, 20 and 60 m depending on the native resolution of the different spectral bands. In Level-1C products, pixel coordinates refer to the upper left corner of the pixel.
To learn more about this sensor, see European Space Agency.
Since the Sentinel-2 Level 1C MSI data is distributed in 3 different resolutions, ArcGIS generates 3 different types of composite products based on the resolutions.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Multispectral (60m) | 1 | 433–453 | B1 |
Multispectral (10m) | 1 | 458–522 | B2 |
Multispectral (10m) | 2 | 543–577 | B3 |
Multispectral (10m) | 3 | 650–680 | B4 |
Multispectral (20m) | 1 | 698–712 | B5 |
Multispectral (20m) | 2 | 733–747 | B6 |
Multispectral (20m) | 3 | 773–793 | B7 |
Multispectral (10m) | 4 | 784–899 | B8 |
Multispectral (20m) | 4 | 855–875 | B8A |
Multispectral (60m) | 2 | 935–955 | B9 |
Multispectral (60m) | 3 | 1360–1390 | B10 |
Multispectral (20m) | 5 | 1565–1655 | B11 |
Multispectral (20m) | 6 | 2100–2280 | B12 |
SPOT 5
The SPOT 5 raster type allows you to add raster data collected from the SPOT 5 satellite. To learn more about this sensor, see Airbus Defence and Space
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There are three SPOT 5 products supported:
- Level 1A—This product has had some radiometric correction applied to fix distortions due to differences in the sensitivity of the elementary detectors of the sensor. This product should be used with the Orthorectify processing template and a DEM should be specified within the raster type's properties.
- Level 2A—This product has had the same radiometric correction as applied in the Level 1A product and has been georeferenced to a UTM WGS84 projection (without using ground control points). You can use this product with the Panchromatic, Multispectral, Pseudocolor, or Pansharpen processing templates.
- SPOTView Ortho—This product has had the same radiometric correction as applied in the Level 1A product and has been orthorectified based on ground control points and a digital elevation model to eliminate distortions due to relief. You can use this product with the Panchromatic, Multispectral, Pseudocolor, or Pansharpen processing templates.
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Use the Pseudocolor processing template to view the SPOT imagery as a natural colored image.
Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 500–590 | Green |
MS | 2 | 610–680 | Red |
MS | 3 | 790–890 | Near infrared |
MS | 4 | 1580–1750 | Short wave infrared |
Pan | 1 | 510–730 | Panchromatic |
SPOT 6 and SPOT 7
The SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 raster types allow you to add raster data collected from the SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 satellites. To learn more about this sensor, see Airbus Defence and Space
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There are two products supported: ORTHO and PRIMARY.
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Spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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MS | 1 | 450–520 | Blue |
MS | 2 | 530–590 | Green |
MS | 3 | 625–695 | Red |
MS | 4 | 760–890 | Near Infrared |
Pan | 1 | 450–745 | Panchromatic |
WorldView-1, WorldView-2, and WorldView-3
The WorldView raster types allow you to add raster data collected from the WorldView-1, WorldView-2, or WorldView-3 satellite sensors. To learn more about these sensors, see DigitalGlobe. Currently, raster type for WorldView-3 only includes support for the visible, near infrared, and short wave infrared (SWIR) bands, but not for CAVIS.
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WorldView-1 spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Pan | 1 | 400–900 | Panchromatic |
WorldView-2 spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Pan | 1 | 450–800 | Panchromatic |
MS | 1 | 400–450 | Coastal blue |
MS | 2 | 450–510 | Blue |
MS | 3 | 510–580 | Green |
MS | 4 | 585–625 | Yellow |
MS | 5 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 6 | 705–745 | Red edge |
MS | 7 | 770–895 | Near infrared 1 |
MS | 8 | 860–1040 | Near infrared 2 |
WorldView-3 spectral range
| Tag | Band order | Wavelength (nm) | Description |
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Pan | 1 | 450–800 | Panchromatic |
MS | 1 | 400–450 | Coastal blue |
MS | 2 | 450–510 | Blue |
MS | 3 | 510–580 | Green |
MS | 4 | 585–625 | Yellow |
MS | 5 | 630–690 | Red |
MS | 6 | 705–745 | Red edge |
MS | 7 | 770–895 | Near infrared 1 |
MS | 8 | 860–1040 | Near infrared 2 |
SWIR | 1 | 1195–1225 | Short wave infrared 1 |
SWIR | 2 | 1550–1590 | Short wave infrared 2 |
SWIR | 3 | 1640–1680 | Short wave infrared 3 |
SWIR | 4 | 1710–1750 | Short wave infrared 4 |
SWIR | 5 | 2145–2185 | Short wave infrared 5 |
SWIR | 6 | 2185–2225 | Short wave infrared 6 |
SWIR | 7 | 2235–2285 | Short wave infrared 7 |
SWIR | 8 | 2295–2365 | Short wave infrared 8 |