NITF raster type

In ArcGIS, a raster type is used when adding data to a mosaic dataset. The purpose of each raster type is to identify and extract image metadata, also known as image support data (ISD). The ISD is used to support catalog querying and provide the path to pixel data to support visualization and analysis. For example, the ISD for the NITF raster type is stored in the footprint attribute table of the mosaic dataset.

NITF ISD stored in the footprint attribute table of the mosaic dataset.
A footprint attribute table of a mosaic dataset displays some of the values from an image product in NITF format. Courtesy of Maxar.

NITF raster type schema

The mosaic dataset footprint attribute table, for the NITF raster type schema, includes the following NITF-specific fields:

Field nameAliasValueData type

FileID

File ID

NITF: FTITLE

Text (80)

ImageID

Image ID

NITF: IID2

Text (80)

ImageKey

Image Key

NITF: IID1

Text (80)

Format

File Format

NITF: FHDR

Text (12)

FormatVer

File Version

NITF: FVER

Text (12)

Originator

Originator

NITF: ONAME

Text (24)

OriginatorPhone

Originator Phone

NITF: OPHONE

Text (18)

SecurityClassification

Security Classification

NITF: FSCLAS

Text (1)

ClassificationSystem

Classification System

NITF: FSCLSY

Text (2)

ClassificationCodewords

Classification Codewords

NITF: FSCODE

Text (40)

ClassificationControl

Classification Control

NITF: FSCTLH

Text (40)

ClassificationRelease

Classification Release

NITF: FSREL

Text (40)

Bands

Bands

NITF: NBANDS

Long

ImageRepresentation

Image Representation

NITF: IREP

Text (50)

ImageCategory

Image Category

NITF: ICAT

Text (50)

TargetID

Target ID

NITF: TGTID

Text (50)

ImageSource

Image Source

NITF: ISOURCE

Text (50)

Mission

Mission

NITF: MISSION

Text (50)

NIIRS

NIIRS

NITF: PREDICTED_NIIRS

Double

CircularError

Circular Error

NITF: CIRCL_ERR

Double

LinearError

Linear Error

NITF: LINEAR_ERR

Double

SensorMode

Sensor Mode

NITF: SENSMODE

Text (14)

MeanGSD

Mean GSD

NITF: MEANGSD

Double

AcquisitionDate

Acquisition Date

NITF: ACQUISITION_DATE

Date

SensorName

Sensor Name

NITF: SENSNAME

Text (14)

CloudCover

Cloud Cover

NITF: CLOUDCVR

Double

SunAzimuth

Sun Azimuth

NITF: SUN_AZIMUTH

Double

SunElevation

Sun Elevation

NITF: SUN_ELEVATION

Double

SatAzimuth

Sat Azimuth

NITF: SAT_AZIMUTH

Double

SatElevation

Sat Elevation

NITF: AZ_OF_OBLIQUITY

Double

OffNadir

Off Nadir

NITF: OBLIQUITY ANGLE

Double

Add NITF files to a mosaic dataset

You can add NITF files to a mosaic dataset using the Add Rasters to Mosaic Dataset geoprocessing tool, or through the ArcPy interface. See Add Rasters To Mosaic Dataset for details about each method.

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