Summary
Keeps your mosaic dataset up to date. In addition to syncing data, you can update overviews if the underlying imagery has been changed, generate new overviews and cache, and restore the original configuration of mosaic dataset items. You can also remove paths to source data with this tool. To repair paths, you need to use the Repair Mosaic Dataset Paths tool.
Synchronization is a one-way operation: changes in the source data can be synchronized to the mosaic dataset’s attribute table, thereby updating the mosaic dataset's attribute table. Changes in the mosaic dataset's attribute table will not affect the source data.
Usage
You can use a selection set with this tool to limit the raster items that are updated. When there is a selection or query, only those items will be processed.
The synchronization can add new items, update existing items, or remove items.
Stale items refer to source rasters that have been changed since the mosaic dataset has been created or the last time the mosaic dataset was synchronized. For instance, the georeferencing may have been updated or the pyramids may have been built.
Since the raster items are reconstructed, any modifications made to these items since the last time they were built would be lost, such as editing functions or content in the attribute table.
If you choose to remove items that have broken data sources, make sure all your network connections are working properly—this tool will remove any items that cannot be accessed.
This tool can also build pyramids and calculate statistics on the source rasters as well as create thumbnails and raster cache for the raster items.
This tool is particularly useful for keeping mosaic datasets up to date. If new raster datasets have been added to the workspaces that this mosaic dataset accesses, the new raster datasets can be added to the mosaic dataset. Mosaic datasets that are populated using tables that reside in an externally managed database can also be updated with this tool.
Once the synchronization has completed, the operations listed in Mosaic Dataset Options will take place.
This tool can be used to generate the cache for an item in the mosaic dataset. Items that can always be cached are created from the following data: LAS files, LAS dataset, and terrains. Items can also be cached using the Cached Raster function.
Database fragmentation and frequent data manipulation can dramatically increase the size of your mosaic dataset. If your database size is inflated due to constant transactions, run the Compact tool.
Syntax
SynchronizeMosaicDataset_management (in_mosaic_dataset, {where_clause}, {new_items}, {sync_only_stale}, {update_cellsize_ranges}, {update_boundary}, {update_overviews}, {build_pyramids}, {calculate_statistics}, {build_thumbnails}, {build_item_cache}, {rebuild_raster}, {update_fields}, {fields_to_update}, {existing_items}, {broken_items}, {skip_existing_items}, {refresh_aggregate_info}, estimate_statistics)| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_mosaic_dataset | The mosaic dataset you want to synchronize. | Mosaic Layer |
where_clause (Optional) | An SQL expression to select which mosaic dataset items will be synchronized. If an expression is not provided, all dataset items will be updated. | SQL Expression |
new_items (Optional) | Choose whether to include new items when synchronizing and specify which options to use to update the new items. If you choose to use this option, the item's workspace will be searched for new data. When data is added to the mosaic dataset, it will use the same raster type as the other items in the same workspace.
| Boolean |
sync_only_stale (Optional) | Choose whether to update mosaic dataset items where the underlying raster datasets have been modified due to synchronizing. For example, building pyramids or updating the georeferencing of rasters will affect how the overviews are rendered.
| Boolean |
update_cellsize_ranges (Optional) | Choose whether to update the cell size ranges.
| Boolean |
update_boundary (Optional) | Choose whether to update the boundary.
| Boolean |
update_overviews (Optional) | Choose whether to update any obsolete overviews. The overview becomes obsolete if any underlying rasters have been modified due to synchronizing.
| Boolean |
build_pyramids (Optional) | Choose whether to build pyramids for the specified mosaic dataset items. Pyramids can be built for each raster item in the mosaic dataset. Pyramids can improve the speed at which each raster is displayed.
Pyramids will not be built for items that were added due to synchronization. | Boolean |
calculate_statistics (Optional) | Choose whether to calculate statistics for the specified mosaic dataset items. Statistics are required for your mosaic dataset when performing certain tasks, such as applying a contrast stretch.
Statistics will not be calculated for items that were added due to synchronization. | Boolean |
build_thumbnails (Optional) | Choose whether to build thumbnails for the specified mosaic dataset items. Thumbnails are small, highly resampled images that can be created for each raster item in the mosaic definition. Thumbnails can be accessed when the mosaic dataset is accessed as an image service and will display as part of the item description.
Thumbnails will not be built for items that were added due to synchronization. | Boolean |
build_item_cache (Optional) | Choose whether to build a cache for the specified mosaic dataset items. A cache can be created when you've added data using the LAS, Terrain, or LAS Dataset raster types. Items can also be cached using the Cached Raster function.
The cache will not be built for items that were added due to synchronization. | Boolean |
rebuild_raster (Optional) | Choose whether to rebuild the raster items from the data source using the original raster type.
This will only affect items that will be synchronized. This parameter is not applicable if the new_items parameter has been set to UPDATE_WITH_NEW_ITEMS. | Boolean |
update_fields (Optional) | Choose whether to update the fields in the table. This will only affect items that will be synchronized.
If you choose to update the fields, you can control which fields are updated by specifying them in the fields_to_update parameter. If you made edits to some of the fields, you may want to remove them in the fields_to_update parameter. | Boolean |
fields_to_update [field_to_update,...] (Optional) | Specify which fields should be updated. This parameter is only valid if the option for the update_fields parameter is set to UPDATE_FIELDS. If you made edits to some of the fields, you may want to make sure they are not listed. The RASTER field can be refreshed, even if REBUILD_RASTER is not specified. However, if REBUILD_RASTER is specified, the RASTER field is rebuilt, even if this field is not specified. | String |
existing_items (Optional) | Choose whether to update existing items in your mosaic dataset. If you choose this option, you can then choose which existing parameters to update: sync_only_stale, build_pyramids, calculate_statistics, build_thumbnails, build_item_cache, update_fields, or fields_to_update.
| Boolean |
broken_items (Optional) | Choose whether to remove any broken links. Make sure that all your network connections are working properly—this tool will remove any items that cannot be accessed.
| Boolean |
skip_existing_items (Optional) | If UPDATE_WITH_NEW_ITEMS is specified in the new_items parameter, you can also choose whether to skip or update existing mosaic dataset items with the modified files from disk.
| Boolean |
refresh_aggregate_info (Optional) | Choose whether to include data that may have been removed from the mosaic dataset.
| Boolean |
estimate_statistics | Choose whether to estimate statistics on the mosaic dataset.
| Boolean |
Code sample
SynchronizeMosaicDataset example 1 (Python window)
This is a Python sample for the SynchronizeMosaicDataset tool.
import arcpy
arcpy.SynchronizeMosaicDataset_management(
"c:/data/syncmd.gdb/md", "Year>1999", "NO_NEW_ITEMS", "SYNC_STALE",
"#", "#", "#", "NO_PYRAMIDS", "NO_STATISTICS", "NO_THUMBNAILS",
"NO_ITEM_CACHE", "NO_RASTER", "NO_FIELDS", "#", "#")
SynchronizeMosaicDataset example 2 (stand-alone script)
This is a Python script sample for the SynchronizeMosaicDataset tool.
# Synchronize source and add new data
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/Workspace"
mdname = "syncmd.gdb/mdnew"
query = "#"
updatenew = "UPDATE_WITH_NEW_ITEMS"
syncstale = "SYNC_STALE"
updatecs = "#"
updatebnd = "#"
updateovr = "#"
buildpy = "NO_PYRAMIDS"
calcstats = "NO_STATISTICS"
buildthumb = "NO_THUMBNAILS"
buildcache = "NO_ITEM_CACHE"
updateras = "NO_RASTER"
updatefield = "NO_FIELDS"
fields = "#"
arcpy.SynchronizeMosaicDataset_management(
mdname, query, updatenew, syncstale, updatecs, updatebnd,
updateovr, buildpy, calcstats, buildthumb, buildcache,
updateras, updatefield, fields)
Environments
Licensing information
- ArcGIS Desktop Basic: No
- ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Yes
- ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Yes