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Raster Tools Clip
This tool clips out a subset of a larger raster geodata based on either a bounding extent or a polygon feature. The tool uses the standard ArcGIS ‘Clip (Raster)’ tool. For more detailed help see ESRI Help for the ‘Clip (Raster)’ tool.
- TIP: Note that the output raster alignment and cell size will always be the same as the input data and If the ‘Output Extent’ or ‘Clipping Feature’ do not align with the input raster geodata then the clipped raster will have a slightly different extent (usually one cell larger).
Table for Rasters: This is the input table, usually the results table generated by the Geodata > Search tool, but it can be any table with a field containing the full path to the rasters you want to clip. If the Input Table is a DBF, or a table in an ESRI File Geodatabase, then you can select a subset of rows in ArcMap and only those rows will be processed by the tool.
Field for Raster: Select the field from the 'Table for Rasters' that contains the full path to the raster items you want to clip.
- TIP: You will need to ensure that the clipping feature is in the same spatial projection as all of the input raster geodata listed in the ‘Table for Geodata’. The best method to check the projection of the raster geodata in the Raster List is to use the 'Geodata > Describe' tool.
Rectangle: You need to define the coordinates that define the area to be clipped out. This can be based on an existing layer, such as a mask or template raster, a feature, or you can manually enter the extent coordinates into the ‘Top, Bottom, Left & Right’ input boxes.
Format for output rasters: Raster format for output geodata. You can choose from: Esri Grid, img (ERDAS IMAGINE) or tif (GeoTIFF). If you select a file geodatabase for the Result Workspace then the output format will default to ‘Esri Grid’. When storing your raster geodata to a JPEG file, a JPEG 2000 file, a TIFF file, or a geodatabase, you can specify a compression type and compression quality within the ‘Environment Settings’.
Output Workspace: This is the location for the Grid Garage results table containing the list of geodata processed by the tool as well as any data outputs. If the tool encounters any errors when processing the input geodata then a second results table will be generated, with a ‘_FAIL’ suffix, listing the input geodata that failed and any ESRI error messages.
If you have set the ArcGIS ‘Workspace' parameter in the Geoprocessing > Environment Settings then this path will be used as the default. You can use this default path or click the folder button to select a new output location which can be a folder or File Geodatabase. If you specify a folder then the Results Table will be written to a comma-delimited (CSV) text file, if you specify a File Geodatabase it will be written as a Geodatabase Table.
Result Table Name: You can choose to use the default table name or specify a different name for the Grid Garage results table. The Grid Garage results table reports on a range of different properties for each of the geodata items in the 'Table for Geodata' input table. See the Grid Garage User Manual for a description of all the properties reported on.
If the tool encounters any errors when processing any of the geodata then a second results table will be generated, with a ‘_FAIL’ suffix, listing the input geodata that failed and any ESRI error messages. If you choose a folder for the Output Workspace then the result table will be written to a comma-delimited (CSV) text file which will not allow you to select rows for processing when using the table as input for other Grid Garage Tools.
Result Table file name: The default name will always take the form of ‘ClipRasterTool_date_time’, where ‘date’ and ‘time’ are the date and time that the tool was run.
Polygon feature dataset to clip by (optional): You also have the option of clipping out areas based on a polygon feature. The boundary of the polygons will define the area clipped out.
Value for ‘NoData’ (optional): You can assign a different value to ‘NoData’, instead of the default ‘NoData’.
Maintain clipping extent (optional): Options include:
- MAINTAIN_EXTENT — Adjust the number of columns and rows, then resample pixels so as to exactly match the clipping extent specified.
- NO_MAINTAIN_EXTENT — Maintain the cell alignment as the input raster and adjust the output extent accordingly.
- TIP: We recommend that you select ‘MAINTAIN_EXTENT’ if you want the output raster to align with your 'Geoprocessing > Environment Settings'.
Output File Workspace (optional): If you want the output geodata files to be saved in a different location to the ‘Output Workspace’ you can select a new location (folder or File Geodatabase, depending on the output file type). The result tables will still be written to the ‘Output Workspace’ specified above.
Output Filename Prefix (optional): Any text you enter in this input box will be added as a prefix (at the beginning) for all output file names.
Output Filename Suffix (optional): Any text you enter in this input box will be added as a suffix (at the end) for all output file names.