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Posted on February 10, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Raster Data set Size on Disc (ArcGIS)

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How do I change raster size in Arcgis?

Quote from video: So for this tutorial I'm going to increase the pixel size to be 150 by 150 meters. And the resampling technique I'm going to use the nearest neighbor.

How do I rescale raster data?

Procedure

  1. Open the Raster Calculator from the Spatial Analyst toolbar. The Single Output Map Algebra tool can also be used.
  2. Determine the maximum and minimum values used to scale the data.
  3. Use the following equation to scale the grid values: Rescaled grid = [(grid – Min value from grid) * (Max scale value – Min scale.


Should cell size always be small enough to capture details of the surface?

The cell must be small enough to capture the required detail but large enough so computer storage and analysis can be performed efficiently. More features, smaller features, or a greater detail in the extents of features can be represented by a raster with a smaller cell size. However, more is not often better.

How do I find raster size?

Displaying the raster’s spatial resolution

  1. Right-click the layer in the table of contents and click Properties.
  2. Click the Display tab.
  3. Check Display raster resolution in the table of contents.
  4. Click OK.


Can raster images be resized?

There are a few different ways to resize a raster image. You can use an image editing program like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP.

What is raster cell size?

Raster Resolution or “Cell Size”



Cell size = Spatial Resolution: the dimension of the area covered on the ground and represented by a single pixel (e.g., 10m). A LandSat image has a resolution of 30 meters which means each pixel is about 90 feet by 90 feet square.

Why do we need to rescale 1 255?

As rightly pointed out by you the rescale=1./255 will convert the pixels in range [0,255] to range [0,1]. This process is also called Normalizing the input. Scaling every images to the same range [0,1] will make images contributes more evenly to the total loss.
 

How do I change the size of a raster cell?

You can control the default size of the cells in your output rasters.



Other options available:

  1. Click the Spatial Analyst dropdown arrow and click Options.
  2. Click the Cell Size tab.
  3. Click the Analysis cell size dropdown arrow and choose the appropriate option.
  4. Click OK.

 

Does raster lose quality when resized?

Quote from video:

How do I reduce the size of a raster image?

Open the raster image in a raster editing software such as Microsoft Paint. Scale the raster image down to a smaller size.



Solution:

  1. Try a different file format, for example JPG, TIFF, or BMP.
  2. Reduce the complexity of the image by cropping the image.
  3. Copy the image from a different application.
  4. Scaled the image down:

 

How do I make a raster file smaller?

Quote from video: Color reduction is set on the save options tab color reduction refers to the number of colors that are saved in the output tiff.

How do I reduce the size of an image in Arcgis?

You can re-size the image by using the Scale Tool in the Georeferencing Toolbar.



Make an Image Smaller

  1. Select the Scale Tool from the Georeferencing Toolbar.
  2. Move the cursor to the corner of the image.
  3. Click and drag from the corner to the center of the image.
  4. Release the mouse. The image will resize.

 

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