AHGW:Add to Raster Series

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Add to Raster Series dialog

The Add to Raster Series dialog is accessed by double-clicking on "ArcGIS Tool icon 10 5.png Add to Raster Series" under the "ArcGIS Toolset icon 10 5.png Groundwater Analyst" toolset under the "ArcGIS Toolbox icon 10 5.png Arc Hydro Groundwater Tools" toolbox. This tool imports a raster dataset into a raster catalog and attributes the raster with start and end dates/times. The start and end dates/times represent the time period of the data stored in the raster, and can be used for animating a series of rasters stored in the catalog.

The following fields are available. Required fields are marked with a ArcGIS required - green circle icon.png icon.

  • ArcGIS required - green circle icon.png Input Raster Dataset – Click the ArcGIS Browse button 10 5.png button to bring up the Input Raster Dataset dialog in order to specify the raster dataset to be imported.
  • ArcGIS required - green circle icon.png Destination Raster Catalog – Click the ArcGIS Browse button 10 5.png button to bring up the Destination Raster Catalog dialog in order to specify the destination raster catalog.
  • ArcGIS required - green circle icon.png Start Date Field – Select from the drop-down the date field representing the start date of the raster data.
  • ArcGIS required - green circle icon.png Start Date – Click the ArcGIS Select Date button.png button to select the start date/time value to assign to the start date field.
  • End Date Field – Optional. Select from the drop-down the date field representing the end date of the raster data.
  • End Date – Optional. Click the ArcGIS Select Date button.png button to select the start date/time value to assign to the start date field.


Batches and Automation

View of the Import Raster Series tool interface and the resulting raster stored and attributed in a raster catalog.

The AHGW Add to Raster Series tool loads a raster dataset into a raster catalog and attributes the raster with a start and end date/time. The start and end date/time represent the time period of the data stored in the raster, and can be used for animating a series of rasters stored in the catalog.

In addition to importing a single raster, the tool has a batch mode for importing a set of rasters into the catalog and attributing them with the appropriate date/time values.

Importing and attributing rasters in batch mode with the Import Raster Series tool.

To automate the process of generating a set of raster series from point features and time series data, the tool can be combined in a model with the Make Time Series Statistics tool. The following image shows a model that:

  1. Creates time series statistics from given points and tabular time series,
  2. Interpolates the points to a raster, and
  3. Imports the raster to a raster catalog and attributes the rasters with appropriate date/time values.
Linking together the Time Series Statistics and Import Raster Series tools.