{"id":120071,"date":"2011-10-05T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/clipping-an-image-or-raster-in-arcgis\/"},"modified":"2011-10-05T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T16:18:00","slug":"clipping-an-image-or-raster-in-arcgis","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/analytics\/clipping-an-image-or-raster-in-arcgis","title":{"rendered":"Clipping an image or raster in ArcGIS"},"author":4061,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,23851,22931],"tags":[25311,37631,27971,24321,24651,26011,23011,37671,24661],"industry":[],"product":[],"class_list":["post-120071","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-data-management","category-imagery","tag-arcgis-10","tag-clip","tag-editing","tag-geoprocessing","tag-image-analysis","tag-image-services","tag-raster","tag-raster-data","tag-raster-functions"],"acf":{"short_description":"\n\nThere are many ways to clip out a part of an image or raster in ArcGIS. What you choose may depend on what you\u2019re doing. For example,...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/MappingCenter2007\/blog\/Apr12Images\/IBP_ClippingAnImageOrRaster.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Thumbnail\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to clip out a part of an image or raster in ArcGIS. What you choose may depend on what you\u2019re doing. For example, if you\u2019re using ArcMap and have a graphic, you can use the Clip button on the Image Analysis window. Or if you want to clip something as part of an automated process you can write a script or model that uses the Clip tool.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To help you decide what to use, here are the different options and the results you will get.<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Clipping Option<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Remove Inside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_25609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_25609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2011\/10\/dev_25609.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Remove Outside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_25610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_25610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2011\/10\/dev_25610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Exporting_a_raster_in_ArcMap\/009t00000063000000 \/\">Data &gt; Export Data<\/a> (or <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Export_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_w indow\/009t00000064000000\/\">Image Analysis <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Export_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_w indow\/009t00000064000000\/\">window &gt; Export)- Using Selected Graphics (clipping)<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Exporting_a_raster_in_ArcMap\/009t00000063000000 \/\">Data &gt; Export Data<\/a> (or <a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Export_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_w indow\/009t00000064000000\/\">Image Analysis <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Export_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_w indow\/009t00000064000000\/\">window &gt; Export)- Using Selected Graphics (clipping) + Clip Inside<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Clip_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_win dow\/009t000000n2000000\/\">Image Analysis <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Clip_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_win dow\/009t000000n2000000\/\">window &gt; Clip button<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Mask_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_win dow\/009t0000008t000000\/\">Image Analysis <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Using_the_Mask_button_on_the_Image_Analysis_win dow\/009t0000008t000000\/\">window &gt; Mask button<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Clip_function\/009t00000048000000\/\">Clip function (Inside)<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Clip_function\/009t00000048000000\/\">Clip function (Outside)<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Extract_by_Mask\/009z0000002n000000\/\">Extract By Mask tool<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Clip\/00170000009n000000\/\">Clip tool (w Output Extent)<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X* (envelope)<a href=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_25608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads2.esri.com\/blogs\/images\/dev_25608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2011\/10\/dev_25608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Clip\/00170000009n000000\/\">Clip tool (w Output Extent + Selection Extent)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/help.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgisdesktop\/10.0\/help\/index.html#\/Clip\/00170000009n000000\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Written by: Melanie Harlow<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4061,"user_firstname":"Simon","user_lastname":"Woo","nickname":"Simon Woo","user_nicename":"simo3919","display_name":"Simon W","user_email":"swoo@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:15:40","user_description":"Simon is an Esri product engineer on the Raster team. 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