There are many ways to clip out a part of an image or raster in ArcGIS. What you choose may depend on what you’re doing. For example, if you’re 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.
To help you decide what to use, here are the different options and the results you will get.
| Clipping Option |
Remove Inside |
Remove Outside |
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Data > Export Data (or Image Analysis window > Export)- Using Selected Graphics (clipping) |
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Data > Export Data (or Image Analysis window > Export)- Using Selected Graphics (clipping) + Clip Inside |
X | |
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| . | X* (envelope) |
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Written by: Melanie Harlow
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