Square (Spatial Analyst)

Available with Spatial Analyst license.

Available with Image Analyst license.

Summary

Calculates the square of the cell values in a raster.

Illustration

OutRas = Square(InRas1)

Usage

• Output values are floating point if the input values are floating point; if the input values are integer, the output values are integer.

• If the input is a multiband raster, the output will be a multiband raster. The tool will perform the operation on each band in the input.

• See Analysis environments and Spatial Analyst for additional details on the geoprocessing environments that apply to this tool.

Syntax

Square(in_raster_or_constant)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_raster_or_constant	The input values to find the square of. To use a number as an input for this parameter, the cell size and extent must first be set in the environment.	Raster Layer; Constant

Return Value

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_raster	The output raster. The cell values are the square of the input cell values.	Raster

Code sample

Square example 1 (Python window)

This example finds the square of the values in the input GRID raster.

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
from arcpy.sa import *
env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data"
outSquare = Square("degs")
outSquare.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/outsq")

Square example 2 (stand-alone script)

This example finds the square of the values in the input GRID raster.

# Name: Square_Ex_02.py
# Description: Calculates the square of cells in a raster
# Requirements: Spatial Analyst Extension

# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
from arcpy.sa import *

# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data"

# Set local variables
inRaster = "degs"

# Execute Square
outSquare = Square(inRaster)

# Save the output 
outSquare.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/outsquare")

Environments

Auto Commit, Cell Size, Cell Size Projection Method, Compression, Current Workspace, Extent, Geographic Transformations, Mask, Output CONFIG Keyword, Output Coordinate System, Scratch Workspace, Snap Raster, Tile Size

Licensing information

• Basic: Requires Spatial Analyst or Image Analyst
• Standard: Requires Spatial Analyst or Image Analyst
• Advanced: Requires Spatial Analyst or Image Analyst