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Get Raster Properties

Summary

Retrieves information from the metadata and descriptive statistics about a raster dataset.

Usage

  • The property returned is displayed in the Results window.

  • The Python result of this tool is a geoprocessing Result object. In order to obtain the string value, use the Result object's getOutput method.

Syntax

GetRasterProperties_management (in_raster, {property_type}, {band_index})
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_raster

The raster containing the properties to retrieve.

Composite Geodataset
property_type
(Optional)

The property to be obtained from the input raster.

  • MINIMUM —Smallest value of all cells in the input raster.
  • MAXIMUM —Largest value of all cells in the input raster.
  • MEAN —Average of all cells in the input raster.
  • STD —Standard deviation of all cells in the input raster.
  • UNIQUEVALUECOUNT —Number of unique values in the input raster.
  • TOP —Top or YMax value of the extent.
  • LEFT —Left or XMin value of the extent.
  • RIGHT —Right or XMax value of the extent.
  • BOTTOM —Bottom or YMin value of the extent.
  • CELLSIZEX —Cell size in the x-direction.
  • CELLSIZEY —Cell size in the y-direction.
  • VALUETYPE —Type of the cell value in the input raster:
    • 0 = 1-bit
    • 1 = 2-bit
    • 2 = 4-bit
    • 3 = 8-bit unsigned integer
    • 4 = 8-bit signed integer
    • 5 = 16-bit unsigned integer
    • 6 = 16-bit signed integer
    • 7 = 32-bit unsigned integer
    • 8 = 32-bit signed integer
    • 9 = 32-bit floating point
    • 10 = 64-bit double precision
    • 11 = 8-bit complex
    • 12 = 16-bit complex
    • 13 = 32-bit complex
    • 14 = 64-bit complex
  • COLUMNCOUNT —Number of columns in the input raster.
  • ROWCOUNT —Number of rows in the input raster.
  • BANDCOUNT —Number of bands in the input raster.
  • ANYNODATA —Returns whether there is NoData in the raster.
  • ALLNODATA —Returns whether all the pixels are NoData. This is the same as ISNULL.
  • SENSORNAME —Name of the sensor.
  • PRODUCTNAME —Product name related to the sensor.
  • ACQUISITIONDATE —Date that the data was captured.
  • SOURCETYPE —Source type.
  • CLOUDCOVER —Amount of cloud cover as a percentage.
  • SUNAZIMUTH —Sun azimuth, in degrees.
  • SUNELEVATION —Sun elevation, in degrees.
  • SENSORAZIMUTH —Sensor azimuth, in degrees.
  • SENSORELEVATION —Sensor elevation, in degrees.
  • OFFNADIR —Off-nadir angle, in degrees.
  • WAVELENGTH —Wavelength range of the band, in nanometers.
String
band_index
(Optional)

Choose the band name from which to get the properties. If no band is chosen, then the first band will be used.

String

Derived Output

NameExplanationData Type
property

Code sample

GetRasterProperties example 1 (Python window)

This is a Python sample for GetRasterProperties.

import arcpy
#Get the geoprocessing result object
elevSTDResult = arcpy.GetRasterProperties_management("c:/data/elevation", "STD")
#Get the elevation standard deviation value from geoprocessing result object
elevSTD = elevSTDResult.getOutput(0)
GetRasterProperties example 2 (stand-alone script)

This is a Python script sample for GetRasterProperties.

import arcpy
#Get the geoprocessing result object
elevSTDResult = arcpy.GetRasterProperties_management("c:/data/elevation", "STD")
#Get the elevation standard deviation value from geoprocessing result object
elevSTD = elevSTDResult.getOutput(0)

Environments

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS Desktop Basic: Yes
  • ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Yes
  • ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Yes

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