Summary
Lets you set how mosaic dataset overviews are generated. The settings made with this tool are used by the Build Overviews tool.
Usage
This tool is used when there are specific parameters you need to set to generate your overviews, such as
- Defining the location to write the files
- Defining an extent that varies from the boundary
- Defining the properties of the overview images, such as the resampling or compression methods
- Defining the overview sampling factor
Use the Build Overviews tool to generate the overviews after they've been defined with this tool.
You can use a polygon feature class to define the footprint of the overview. If you do not wish to use all the polygons in the feature class you can make a selection on the layer in the table of contents or use a tool such as Select Layer By Attribute or Select Layer By Location to select the desired polygons.
The default tile size is 128 by 128. The tile size can be changed in the Environment Settings.
This tool can take a long time to run if the boundary contains a large number of vertices.
Syntax
arcpy.management.DefineOverviews(in_mosaic_dataset, {overview_image_folder}, {in_template_dataset}, {extent}, {pixel_size}, {number_of_levels}, {tile_rows}, {tile_cols}, {overview_factor}, {force_overview_tiles}, {resampling_method}, {compression_method}, {compression_quality})
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_mosaic_dataset | The mosaic dataset that you want to build overviews on. | Mosaic Layer |
overview_image_folder (Optional) | The folder or geodatabase to store the overviews. | Workspace |
in_template_dataset (Optional) | A raster dataset or feature class to define the extent of the overviews. | Raster Layer; Feature Layer |
extent (Optional) | Set the extent using minimum and maximum x and y coordinates. This is specified as space delimited in the following order: X-minimum X-maximum Y-minimum Y-maximum. The mosaic dataset boundary will determine the extent of the overviews if you do not define an extent. | Envelope |
pixel_size (Optional) | If you prefer not to use all the raster's pyramids, specify a base pixel size at which your overviews will be generated. The units for this parameter are the same as the spatial reference of the mosaic dataset. | Double |
number_of_levels (Optional) | Specify the number of levels of overviews that you want to generate overviews. A value of -1 will determine an optimal value for you. | Long |
tile_rows (Optional) | Set the number of rows (in pixels) for each tile. Larger values will result in fewer, larger individual overviews, and increase the likelihood that you will need to regenerate lower level overviews. A smaller value will result in more, smaller files. | Long |
tile_cols (Optional) | Set the number of columns (in pixels) for each tile. Larger values will result in fewer, larger individual overviews, and increase the likelihood that you will need to regenerate lower level overviews. A smaller value will result in more, smaller files. | Long |
overview_factor (Optional) | Set a ratio to determine the size of the next overview. For example, if the cell size of the first level is 10, and the overview factor is 3, then the next overview pixel size will be 30. | Long |
force_overview_tiles (Optional) | Generate overviews at all levels, or only above existing pyramid levels.
| Boolean |
resampling_method (Optional) | Choose an algorithm for aggregating pixel values in the overviews.
| String |
compression_method (Optional) | Define the type of data compression to store the overview images.
| String |
compression_quality (Optional) | Choose a value from 1 - 100. Higher values generate better quality outputs, but they create larger files. | Long |
Derived Output
Name | Explanation | Data Type |
out_mosaic_dataset | The updated mosaic dataset. | Mosaic Layer |
Code sample
This is a Python sample for DefineOverviews.
import arcpy
arcpy.DefineOverviews_management("c:/workspace/fgdb.gdb/md01",
"c:/temp", "#", "#", "30", "6", "4000",
"4000", "2", "CUBIC", "JPEG", "50")
This is a Python script sample for DefineOverviews.
#Define Overviews to the default location
#Define Overviews for all levels - ignore the primary Raster pyramid
#Define Overviews compression and resampling method
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/Workspace"
arcpy.DefineOverviews_management("DefineOVR.gdb/md", "#", "#", "#", "#",
"#", "#", "#", "#", "FORCE_OVERVIEW_TILES",
"BILINEAR", "JPEG", "50")
Environments
Licensing information
- Basic: No
- Standard: Yes
- Advanced: Yes