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"}],"short_description":"Getting to know the power of image analysis in ArcGIS Pro","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Imagery is no longer just a backdrop in GIS workflows. In ArcGIS Pro, it\u2019s a first-class data type – with powerful tools and workflows tailored for a wide range of imagery professionals, from GIS analysts, image analysts, to remote sensing professionals to perform image science. Whether you\u2019re correcting raw satellite data, working with drone video, or analyzing long time series of environmental data, ArcGIS Pro has built-in capabilities ready to support your needs.<\/p>\n
This post outlines the core and advanced imagery capabilities in ArcGIS Pro – what\u2019s already there, and how it\u2019s being used.<\/p>\n
Support for Diverse Imagery Modalities<\/strong><\/p>\n ArcGIS Pro supports imagery from over 70 raster formats<\/a> and more than 50 sensors<\/a>, including platforms like Landsat, Sentinel, Airbus, Maxar, and many others. These diverse data types\u2014ranging from high-resolution satellite scenes to drone, aerial, 3D, stereo, hyperspectral, oriented, and video imagery\u2014can be visualized and processed in seconds thanks to raster products.<\/p>\n Raster products are smart data models that leverage on-the-fly raster function chains behind the scenes. They dynamically apply sensor-specific corrections (e.g., radiometric calibration, orthorectification, projection) without modifying the raw source, allowing immediate analysis with no preprocessing delay.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2930411,"id":2930411,"title":"imagemodalities","filename":"imagemodalities.jpg","filesize":243382,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/imagemodalities.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/imagery\/image-analysis-in-arcgis-pro\/imagemodalities","alt":"","author":"8452","description":"","caption":"","name":"imagemodalities","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2929311,"date":"2025-08-15 06:40:42","modified":"2025-08-15 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Tailored Viewers and Analysis Experiences for Every Data Type<\/strong><\/p>\n ArcGIS Pro offers uniquely optimized viewing and analysis environments depending on the modality of imagery being used:<\/p>\n Stereo imagery: Use stereo map viewers<\/a> for precise 3D feature collection, inspection, and measurement.<\/p>\n 3D and voxel data: Visualize and analyze scientific or topographic datasets in true 3D space using voxel cubes and 3D scenes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oriented imagery: Navigate ground-level or oblique imagery (e.g., from street cameras or UAVs) in the Oriented Imagery viewer<\/a>, linked to the map for spatial awareness.<\/p>\n Full Motion Video: Step through and analyze video frame-by-frame while extracting georeferenced features, using the FMV-enabled player<\/a>.<\/p>\n Multidimensional data: Analyze atmospheric or oceanographic phenomena using slices and profiles over time or depth using the Multidimensional tab<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2930421,"id":2930421,"title":"experiences","filename":"experiences.jpg","filesize":260657,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/experiences.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/imagery\/image-analysis-in-arcgis-pro\/experiences","alt":"","author":"8452","description":"","caption":"","name":"experiences","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2929311,"date":"2025-08-15 07:02:49","modified":"2025-08-15 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These tailored viewers are exposed through contextual tabs, ribbon groups, wizards, and add-ins, dynamically adapting to the type of imagery selected – ensuring users always have the right tools at the right time.<\/p>\n Exploration and Exploitation Tools for Pixel-Level Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n ArcGIS Pro provides a rich set of tools that allow analysts to move beyond visual interpretation and directly interrogate imagery at the pixel level – unlocking deeper insights for time, spectral, and change analysis. Key capabilities include:<\/p>\n These tools are critical in defense and intelligence, disaster response, agriculture, and other domains where analysts need to extract actionable information directly from pixels\u2014transforming raw imagery into meaningful intelligence.<\/p>\n Analysis Using Raster Functions.<\/strong><\/p>\n In ArcGIS, raster functions are quick, on-the-fly processes you apply to imagery or raster data without permanently changing the original file. They run in memory, so you see results right away, and you can chain multiple functions together to create a series of steps, such as calculating NDVI, adjusting colors, and clipping to an area. Because they don\u2019t create a new file unless you choose to save the result, raster functions make it easy to experiment, analyze, and visualize imagery quickly without using extra storage or processing time.<\/p>\n Out of the box, ArcGIS Pro includes more than 160 raster functions<\/a> for performing common image analysis tasks. These include:<\/p>\n Multiple functions can be chained to accomplish complex tasks. Raster functions are ideal for quick inspection or prototyping of image analysis before committing to more intensive batch processing with geoprocessing tools.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2930351,"id":2930351,"title":"function2","filename":"function2.png","filesize":45203,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/imagery\/image-analysis-in-arcgis-pro\/function2","alt":"raster function UI","author":"10352","description":"","caption":"","name":"function2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2929311,"date":"2025-08-15 04:08:39","modified":"2025-08-15 04:09:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":470,"height":236,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":233,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","medium_large-width":470,"medium_large-height":236,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","large-width":470,"large-height":236,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","1536x1536-width":470,"1536x1536-height":236,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","2048x2048-width":470,"2048x2048-height":236,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","card_image-width":470,"card_image-height":236,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/function2.png","wide_image-width":470,"wide_image-height":236}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\n
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