arcgis.raster.functions.gbl module

boundary_clean

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.boundary_clean(input_raster, sort_type='NO_SORT', number_of_runs='TWO_WAY')

The boundary_clean function smooths the boundary between zones in a raster. Function available in ArcGIS Image Server 10.9 and higher.

Parameter	Description
input_raster	Required. The input raster for which the boundary between zones will be smoothed. It must be of integer type.
sort_type	Optional string. Specifies the type of sorting to use in the smoothing process. The sorting determines the priority by which cells can expand into their neighbors. The sorting can be done based on zone value or zone area. The available choices are: [‘NO_SORT’, ‘DESCEND’, ‘ASCEND’] The default is: ‘NO_SORT’. NO_SORT - The zones are not sorted by size. Zones with larger values will have a higher priority to expand into zones with smaller values in the smoothed output. This is the default. DESCEND - Sorts zones in descending order by size. Zones with larger total areas have a higher priority to expand into zones with smaller total areas. This option will tend to eliminate or reduce the prevalence of cells from smaller zones in the smoothed output. ASCEND - Sorts zones in ascending order by size. Zones with smaller total areas have a higher priority to expand into zones with larger total areas. This option will tend to preserve or increase the prevalence of cells from smaller zones in the smoothed output.
number_of_runs	Optional String or Boolean. Specifies the number of times the smoothing process will take place, twice or once. TWO_WAY (true) - Performs an expansion and shrinking operation two times. For the first time the operation is performed according to the specified sorting type. Then an additional expansion and shrinking operation is performed, but with the priority reversed. This is the default. ONE_WAY (false) - Performs the expansion and shrinking operation once, according to the sorting type.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

# Usage Example:
boundary_clean_output =  boundary_clean(input_raster = imagery_layer, sort_type = "NO_SORT", number_of_runs="TWO_WAY")

boundary_clean_item = boundary_clean_output.save()

calculate_distance

calculate_travel_cost

corridor

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.corridor(in_distance_raster1, in_distance_raster2)

Calculates the sum of accumulative costs for two input accumulative cost rasters.

Parameter	Description
in_distance_raster1	Required. The first input distance raster. It should be an accumulated cost distance output from a distance function such as cost_distance or path_distance.
in_distance_raster2	Required. The second input distance raster. It should be an accumulated cost distance output from a distance function such as cost_distance or path_distance.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

cost_allocation

cost_backlink

cost_distance

cost_path

distance_accumulation

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.distance_accumulation(in_source_data, in_barrier_data=None, in_surface_raster=None, in_cost_raster=None, in_vertical_raster=None, vertical_factor='BINARY 1 -30 30', in_horizontal_raster=None, horizontal_factor='BINARY 1 45', source_initial_accumulation=None, source_maximum_accumulation=None, source_cost_multiplier=None, source_direction='FROM_SOURCE', distance_method='PLANAR', output_back_direction_raster_name=None, output_source_direction_raster_name=None, output_source_location_raster_name=None)

Calculates the least accumulative cost distance for each cell from or to the least-cost source over a cost surface, preserving euclidean distance metric

Parameter	Description
in_source_data	Required. The input source locations. This is a layer that identifies the cells or locations from or to which the least accumulated cost distance for every output cell location is calculated. This parameter can have either a raster layer input or a feature layer input. For rasters, the input type can be integer or floating point.
in_barrier_data	Optional. The input layer that defines the barriers. This parameter can have either a raster layer input or a feature layer input. The dataset must contain NoData where there are no barriers. Barriers are represented by valid values including zero. The barriers can be defined by an integer or floating-point raster.
in_surface_raster	Optional. A raster defining the elevation values at each cell location. The values are used to calculate the actual surface distance covered when passing between cells.
in_cost_raster	Optional. A raster defining the impedance or cost to move planimetrically through each cell. The value at each cell location represents the cost-per-unit distance for moving through the cell. Each cell location value is multiplied by the cell resolution while also compensating for diagonal movement to obtain the total cost of passing through the cell. The values of the cost raster can be integer or floating point, but they cannot be negative or zero (you cannot have a negative or zero cost).
in_horizontal_raster	Optional. A raster defining the horizontal direction at each cell. The values on the raster must be integers ranging from 0 to 360, with 0 degrees being north, or toward the top of the screen, and increasing clockwise. Flat areas should be given a value of -1. The values at each location will be used in conjunction with the {horizontal_factor} to determine the horizontal cost incurred when moving from a cell to its neighbors.
in_vertical_raster	Optional. A raster defining the vertical (z) value for each cell. The values are used for calculating the slope used to identify the vertical factor incurred when moving from one cell to another.
horizontal_factor	Optional. The Horizontal Factor defines the relationship between the horizontal cost factor and the horizontal relative moving angle.
vertical_factor	Optional. The Vertical Factor defines the relationship between the vertical cost factor and the vertical relative moving angle (VRMA)
maximum_distance	Optional. Defines the threshold that the accumulative cost values cannot exceed. If an accumulative cost distance value exceeds this value, the output value for the cell location will be NoData. The maximum distance defines the extent for which the accumulative cost distances are calculated. The default distance is to the edge of the output raster.
distance_method	Optional String; Determines whether to calculate the distance using a planar (flat earth) or a geodesic (ellipsoid) method. Planar - Planar measurements use 2D Cartesian mathematics to calculate length and area. The option is only available when measuring in a projected coordinate system and the 2D plane of that coordinate system will be used as the basis for the measurements. This is the default. Geodesic - The shortest line between two points on the earth’s surface on a spheroid (ellipsoid). Therefore, regardless of input or output projection, the results do not change. Note One use for a geodesic line is when you want to determine the shortest distance between two cities for an airplane’s flight path. This is also known as a great circle line if based on a sphere rather than an ellipsoid.
source_initial_accumulation	Optional. The starting cost from which to begin the cost calculations. Allows for the specification of the fixed cost associated with a source. Instead of starting at a cost of zero, the cost algorithm will begin with the value set by source_start_cost. The values must be zero or greater. The default is 0.
source_maximum_accumulation	Optional. The cost capacity for the traveler for a source. The cost calculations continue for each source until the specified capacity is reached. The values must be greater than zero. The default capacity is to the edge of the output raster.
source_cost_multiplier	Optional. Multiplier to apply to the cost values. Allows for control of the mode of travel or the magnitude at a source. The greater the multiplier, the greater the cost to move through each cell. The values must be greater than zero. The default is 1.
source_direction	Optional. Defines the direction of the traveler when applying horizontal and vertical factors, the source resistance rate, and the source starting cost. Possible values: FROM_SOURCE, TO_SOURCE. Default value is FROM_SOURCE.
output_back_direction_raster_name	Optional string, determines whether back_direction_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter, in order to generate the back_direction_raster. If set, the output of the function will be a named tuple.
output_source_direction_raster_name	Optional string. Name of the source_direction_raster. This parameter determines whether source_direction_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter, in order to generate the source_direction_raster. If set, the output of the function will be a named tuple.
output_source_location_raster_name	Optional string. Name of the source_location_raster.This paramter determines whether source_location_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter, in order to generate the source_location_raster. If set, the output of the function will be a named tuple.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

distance_allocation

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.distance_allocation(in_source_data, in_barrier_data=None, in_surface_raster=None, in_cost_raster=None, in_vertical_raster=None, vertical_factor='BINARY 1 -30 30', in_horizontal_raster=None, horizontal_factor='BINARY 1 45', source_field=None, source_initial_accumulation=None, source_maximum_accumulation=None, source_cost_multiplier=None, source_direction='FROM_SOURCE', distance_method='PLANAR', output_distance_accumulation_raster_name=None, output_back_direction_raster_name=None, output_source_direction_raster_name=None, output_source_location_raster_name=None)

Calculates, for each cell, its least-cost source based on the least accumulative cost over a cost surface, avoiding network distance distortion.

Parameter	Description
in_source_data	Required. The input source locations. This is a layer that identifies the cells or locations from or to which the least accumulated cost distance for every output cell location is calculated. This parameter can have either a raster layer input or a feature layer input. For rasters, the input type can be integer or floating point.
in_barrier_data	Optional. The input layer that defines the barriers. This parameter can have either a raster layer input or a feature layer input. The dataset must contain NoData where there are no barriers. Barriers are represented by valid values including zero. The barriers can be defined by an integer or floating-point raster.
in_surface_raster	Optional. A raster defining the elevation values at each cell location. The values are used to calculate the actual surface distance covered when passing between cells.
in_cost_raster	Optional. A raster defining the impedance or cost to move planimetrically through each cell. The value at each cell location represents the cost-per-unit distance for moving through the cell. Each cell location value is multiplied by the cell resolution while also compensating for diagonal movement to obtain the total cost of passing through the cell. The values of the cost raster can be integer or floating point, but they cannot be negative or zero (you cannot have a negative or zero cost).
in_vertical_raster	Optional. A raster defining the vertical (z) value for each cell. The values are used for calculating the slope used to identify the vertical factor incurred when moving from one cell to another.
vertical_factor	Optional. The Vertical Factor defines the relationship between the vertical cost factor and the vertical relative moving angle (VRMA)
in_horizontal_raster	Optional. A raster defining the horizontal direction at each cell. The values on the raster must be integers ranging from 0 to 360, with 0 degrees being north, or toward the top of the screen, and increasing clockwise. Flat areas should be given a value of -1. The values at each location will be used in conjunction with the {horizontal_factor} to determine the horizontal cost incurred when moving from a cell to its neighbors.
horizontal_factor	Optional. The Horizontal Factor defines the relationship between the horizontal cost factor and the horizontal relative moving angle.
source_field	Optional. The field used to assign values to the source locations. It must be an integer type. If the Value Raster has been set, the values in that input will take precedence over any setting for the source field.
source_initial_accumulation	Optional. The starting cost from which to begin the cost calculations. Allows for the specification of the fixed cost associated with a source. Instead of starting at a cost of zero, the cost algorithm will begin with the value set by source_start_cost. The values must be zero or greater. The default is 0.
source_maximum_accumulation	Optional. The cost capacity for the traveler for a source. The cost calculations continue for each source until the specified capacity is reached. The values must be greater than zero. The default capacity is to the edge of the output raster.
source_cost_multiplier	Optional. Multiplier to apply to the cost values. Allows for control of the mode of travel or the magnitude at a source. The greater the multiplier, the greater the cost to move through each cell. The values must be greater than zero. The default is 1.
source_direction	Optional. Defines the direction of the traveler when applying horizontal and vertical factors, the source resistance rate, and the source starting cost. Possible values: FROM_SOURCE, TO_SOURCE. Default value is FROM_SOURCE.
distance_method	Optional String; Determines whether to calculate the distance using a planar (flat earth) or a geodesic (ellipsoid) method. Planar - Planar measurements use 2D Cartesian mathematics to calculate length and area. The option is only available when measuring in a projected coordinate system and the 2D plane of that coordinate system will be used as the basis for the measurements. This is the default. Geodesic - The shortest line between two points on the earth’s surface on a spheroid (ellipsoid). Therefore, regardless of input or output projection, the results do not change. Note One use for a geodesic line is when you want to determine the shortest distance between two cities for an airplane’s flight path. This is also known as a great circle line if based on a sphere rather than an ellipsoid.
output_back_direction_raster_name	Optional string, determines whether back_direction_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter, in order to generate the back_direction_raster. If set, the output of the function will be a named tuple.
output_source_direction_raster_name	Optional string. Name of the source_direction_raster. This parameter determines whether source_direction_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter, in order to generate the source_direction_raster. If set, the output of the function will be a named tuple.
output_source_location_raster_name	Optional string. Name of the source_location_raster.This paramter determines whether source_location_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter, in order to generate the source_location_raster. If set, the output of the function will be a named tuple.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

euclidean_allocation

euclidean_back_direction

euclidean_direction

euclidean_distance

expand

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.expand(input_raster, number_of_cells, zone_values)

Expands specified zones of a raster by a specified number of cells. See Expand function

Parameter	Description
input_raster	Required. The input raster for which the identified zones are to be expanded. It must be of integer type.
number_of_cells	Required. The number of cells to expand by. The value must be integer, and can be 1 or greater.
zone_values	Required. The list of zones to expand. The zone values must be integer, and they can be in any order. The zone values can be specified as a list or as a string. If specified as a string and if it is required to specify multiple zones, use a semicolon (“;”) to separate the zone values.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

fill

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.fill(input_surface_raster, zlimit=None)

Fills sinks in a surface raster to remove small imperfections in the data

Parameter	Description
input_surface_raster	Required. The input raster representing a continuous surface.
zlimit	Optional. Data type - Double. Maximum elevation difference between a sink and its pour point to be filled. If the difference in z-values between a sink and its pour point is greater than the z_limit, that sink will not be filled. The value for z-limit must be greater than zero. Unless a value is specified for this parameter, all sinks will be filled, regardless of depth.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

flow_accumulation

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.flow_accumulation(input_flow_direction_raster, input_weight_raster=None, data_type='FLOAT', flow_direction_type='D8')

Replaces cells of a raster corresponding to a mask with the values of the nearest neighbors.

Parameter	Description
input_flow_direction_raster	Required. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell.
input_weight_raster	An optional input raster for applying a weight to each cell.
data_type	Optional. Choice List: INTEGER, FLOAT, DOUBLE

Returns:

output raster with function applied

flow_direction

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.flow_direction(input_surface_raster, force_flow='NORMAL', flow_direction_type='D8', generate_out_drop_raster=False)

The flow_direction task creates a raster of flow direction from each cell to its steepest downslope neighbor.

This task supports three flow modeling algorithms. Those are D8, Multi Flow Direction (MFD), and D-Infinity (DINF).

D8 flow modeling algorithm

The D8 flow method models flow direction from each cell to its steepest downslope neighbor.

The output of the FlowDirection task run with the D8 flow direction type is an integer raster whose values range from 1-255. The values for each direction from the center are the following:

For example, if the direction of steepest drop was to the left of the current processing cell, its flow direction would be coded at 16.

The following are additional considerations for using the D8 flow method:

• If a cell is lower than its eight neighbors, that cell is given the value of its lowest neighbor, and flow is defined toward this cell. If multiple neighbors have the lowest value, the cell is still given this value, but flow is defined with one of the two methods explained below. This is used to filter out one-cell sinks, which are considered noise.

• If a cell has the same change in z-value in multiple directions and that cell is part of a sink, the flow direction is referred to as undefined. In such cases, the value for that cell in the output flow direction raster will be the sum of those directions. For example, if the change in z-value is the same both to the right (flow direction = 1) and down (flow direction = 4), the flow direction for that cell is 5.

• If a cell has the same change in z-value in multiple directions and is not part of a sink, the flow directions is assigned with a lookup table defining the most likely direction. See Greenlee (1987).

• The output drop raster is calculated as the difference in z-value divided by the path length between the cell centers, expressed in percentages. For adjacent cells, this is analogous to the percent slop between cells. Across a flat area, the distance becomes the distance to the nearest cell of lower elevation. The result is a map of percent rise in the path of steepest descent from each cell.

• When calculating a drop raster in flat areas, the distance to diagonally adjacent cells (1.41421 * cell size) is approximated by 1.5 * cell size for improved performance.

• With the forceFlow parameter set to the default value False, a cell at the edge of the surface raster will flow towards the inner cell with the steepest z-value. If the drop is less than or equal to zero, the cell will flow out of the surface raster.

MFD flow modeling algorithm

The MFD algorithm, described by Qin et al. (2007), partitions flow from a cell to all downslope neighbors. A flow-partition exponent is created from an adaptive approach based on local terrain conditions and is used to determine fraction of flow draining to all downslope neighbors.

When the MFD flow direction output is added to a map, it only displays the D8 flow direction. As MFD flow directions have potentially multiple values tied to each cell (each value corresponds to proportion of flow to each downslope neighbor), it is not easily visualized. However, an MFD flow direction output raster is an input recognized by the FlowAccumulation task that would utilize the MFD flow directions to proportion and accumulate flow from each cell to all downslope neighbors.

DINF flow modeling algorithm

The DINF flow method, described by Tarboton (1997), determines flow direction as the steepest downward slope on eight triangular facets formed in a 3x3 cell window centered on the cell of interest. The flow direction output is a floating-point raster represented as a single angle in degrees going counter-clockwise from 0 (due east) to 360 (also due east).

Parameter	Description
input_surface_raster	Required. The input raster representing a continuous surface.
force_flow	Optional string. Specifies if edge cells will always flow outward or follow normal flow rules. Choice list: [‘NORMAL’, ‘FORCE’] The default value is ‘NORMAL’.
flow_direction_type	Optional string. Specifies the flow direction type to use. Choice list: [‘D8’, ‘MFD’, ‘DINF’] D8 is for the D8 flow direction type. This is the default. MFD is for the Multi Flow Direction type. DINF is for the D-Infinity type. The default value is ‘D8’.
generate_out_drop_raster	Optional Boolean, determines whether out_drop_raster should be generated or not. Set this parameter to True, in order to generate the out_drop_raster. If set to true, the output will be a named tuple with name values being output_flow_direction_service and output_drop_service.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

# Usage Example: To add an image to an existing image collection.
flow_direction_output =  flow_direction(input_surface_raster=in_raster,
                                        force_flow="NORMAL",
                                        flow_direction_type="D8",
                                        generate_out_drop_raster=True)

out_var = flow_direction_output.save()

out_var.output_flow_direction_service  # gives you the output flow direction imagery layer item

out_var.output_drop_service # gives you the output drop raster imagery layer item

flow_distance

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.flow_distance(input_stream_raster, input_surface_raster, input_flow_direction_raster=None, distance_type='VERTICAL', flow_direction_type='D8', statistics_type='MINIMUM')

This function computes, for each cell, the minimum downslope horizontal or vertical distance to cell(s) on a stream or river into which they flow. If an optional flow direction raster is provided, the down slope direction(s) will be limited to those defined by the input flow direction raster.

Parameter	Description
input_stream_raster	Required. An input raster that represents a linear stream network
input_surface_raster	Required. The input raster representing a continuous surface.
input_flow_direction_raster	Optional. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell.
distance_type	Optional. VERTICAL or HORIZONTAL distance to compute; if not specified, VERTICAL distance is computed.
flow_direction_type	Optional String; Defines the type of the input flow direction raster. D8 - The input flow direction raster is of type D8. This is the default. MFD - The input flow direction raster is of type Multi Flow Direction (MFD). Dinf - The input flow direction raster is of type D-Infinity (DINF).
statistics_type	Optional String; Determines the statistics type used to compute flow distance over multiple flow paths. If there is only a single flow path from each cell to a cell on the stream, all statistics types produce the same result. MINIMUM - Where multiple flow paths exist, minimum flow distance in computed. This is the default. WEIGHTED_MEAN - Where multiple flow paths exist, a weighted mean of flow distance is computed. Flow proportion from a cell to its downstream neighboring cells are used as weights for computing weighted mean. MAXIMUM - When multiple flow paths exist, maximum flow distance is computed.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

flow_length

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.flow_length(input_flow_direction_raster, direction_measurement='DOWNSTREAM', input_weight_raster=None)

Creates a raster layer of upstream or downstream distance, or weighted distance, along the flow path for each cell.

A primary use of the Flow Length function is to calculate the length of the longest flow path within a given basin. This measure is often used to calculate the time of concentration of a basin. This would be done using the Upstream option.

The function can also be used to create distance-area diagrams of hypothetical rainfall and runoff events using the weight raster as an impedance to movement downslope.

For more information, see Flow Length function

Parameter	Description
input_flow_direction_raster	Required. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell. The flow direction raster can be created by running the Flow Direction function.
direction_measurement	Optional String. The direction of measurement along the flow path. DOWNSTREAM - Calculates the downslope distance along the flow path, from each cell to a sink or outlet on the edge of the raster. this is the default. UPSTREAM - Calculates the longest upslope distance along the flow path, from each cell to the top of the drainage divide.
input_weight_raster	An optional input raster for applying a weight to each cell. If no weight raster is specified, a default weight of 1 will be applied to each cell.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

kernel_density

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.kernel_density(in_features, population_field, cell_size=None, search_radius=None, area_unit_scale_factor='SQUARE_MAP_UNITS', out_cell_values='DENSITIES', method='PLANAR', in_barriers=None)

Calculates a magnitude-per-unit area from point or polyline features using a kernel function to fit a smoothly tapered surface to each point or polyline. For more information, see Kernel Density function

Parameter	Description
in_features	Required. The input point or line features for which to calculate the density
population_field	Required. Field denoting population values for each feature. The Population Field is the count or quantity to be spread across the landscape to create a continuous surface. Values in the population field may be integer or floating point.
cell_size	Optional. The pixel size for the output raster dataset. If the Cellsize has been set in the geoprocessing Environments it will be the default.
search_radius	Optional. The search radius within which to calculate density. Units are based on the linear unit of the projection.
area_unit_scale_factor	Optional. The desired area units of the output density values. SQUARE_MAP_UNITS-For the square of the linear units of the output spatial reference. SQUARE_MILES-For (U.S.) miles. SQUARE_KILOMETERS-For kilometers. ACRES For (U.S.) acres. HECTARES-For hectares. SQUARE_METERS-For meters. SQUARE_YARDS-For (U.S.) yards. SQUARE_FEET-For (U.S.) feet. SQUARE_INCHES-For (U.S.) inches. SQUARE_CENTIMETERS-For centimeters. SQUARE_MILLIMETERS-For millimeters.
out_cell_values	Optional. Determines what the values in the output raster represent. DENSITIES-The output values represent the predicted density value. This is the default. EXPECTED_COUNTS-The output values represent the predicted amount of the phenomenon within each pixel. Since the pixel value is linked to the specified Cellsize, the resulting raster cannot be resampled to a different pixel size and still represent the amount of the phenomenon.
method	Optional. Determines whether to use a shortest path on a spheroid (geodesic) or a flat earth (planar) method. PLANAR-Uses planar distances between the features. This is the default. GEODESIC-Uses geodesic distances between features. This method takes into account the curvature of the spheroid and correctly deals with data near the poles and the International dateline.
in_barriers	Optional. The dataset that defines the barriers. The barriers can be a feature layer of polyline or polygon features. (Parameter available in ArcGIS Image Server 10.9 and higher.)

Returns:

output raster

least_cost_path

nibble

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.nibble(input_raster, input_mask_raster, nibble_values='ALL_VALUES', nibble_no_data='PRESERVE_NODATA', input_zone_raster=None)

Replaces cells of a raster corresponding to a mask with the values of the nearest neighbors.

Parameter	Description
input_raster	Required. The input rater to nibble. The input raster can be either integer or floating point type.
input_mask_raster	Required. The input raster to use as the mask
nibble_values	Optional. possbile options are “ALL_VALUES” and “DATA_ONLY”. Default is “ALL_VALUES”
nibble_no_data	Optional. PRESERVE_NODATA or PROCESS_NODATA possible values; Default is PRESERVE_NODATA.
input_zone_raster	Optional. The input raster that defines the zones to use as the mask.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

optimal_path_as_raster

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.optimal_path_as_raster(in_destination_data, in_distance_accumulation_raster, in_back_direction_raster, destination_field=None, path_type='EACH_ZONE')

Calculates, for each cell, its least-cost source based on the least accumulative cost over a cost surface, avoiding network distance distortion.

Parameter	Description
in_destination_data	Required layer. A layer that identifies locations from which the optimal path is determined to the least costly source. This parameter can have either a raster layer input or a feature layer input. If the input is a raster, it must consists of cells that have valid values (zero is a valid value), and the remaining cells must be assigned NoData.
in_distance_accumulation_raster	Required raster layer. The distance accumulation raster is used to determine the optimal path from the sources to the destinations. The distance accumulation raster is usually created with the distance_accumulation or distance_allocation functions. Each cell in the distance accumulation raster represents the minimum accumulative cost distance over a surface from each cell to a set of source cells.
in_back_direction_raster	Required raster layer. The back direction raster contains calculated directions in degrees. The direction identifies the next cell along the optimal path back to the least accumulative cost source while avoiding barriers.
destination_field	Optional string. The field to be used to obtain values for the destination locations.
path_type	Optional string. A keyword defining the manner in which the values and zones on the input destination data will be interpreted in the cost path calculations. EACH_ZONE - For each zone on the input destination data, a least-cost path is determined and saved on the output raster. With this option, the least-cost path for each zone begins at the cell with the lowest cost distance weighting in the zone. This is the default. BEST_SINGLE - For all cells on the input destination data, the least-cost path is derived from the cell with the minimum of the least-cost paths to source cells. EACH_CELL - For each cell with valid values on the input destination data, a least-cost path is determined and saved on the output raster. With this option, each cell of the input destination data is treated separately, and a least-cost path is determined for each from cell.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

path_distance

path_distance_allocation

path_distance_back_link

region_group

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.region_group(in_raster, number_of_neighbor_cells='FOUR', zone_connectivity='WITHIN', add_link='ADD_LINK', excluded_value=0)

Records, for each cell in the output, the identity of the connected region to which that cell belongs. A unique number is assigned to each region.

Parameter	Description
in_raster	Required. The input raster for which unique connected regions of cells will be identified. It must be of integer type.
number_of_neighbor_cells	Optional. The number of neighboring cells to use when evaluating connectivity between cells that define a region. The default is FOUR. FOUR - Connectivity is evaluated for the four nearest (orthogonal) neighbors of each input cell. EIGHT - Connectivity is evaluated for the eight nearest neighbors (both orthogonal and diagonal) of each input cell.
zone_connectivity	Optional. Defines which cell values should be considered when testing for connectivity. The default is WITHIN. WITHIN - Connectivity for a region is evaluated for input cells that are part of the same zone (cell value). The only cells that can be grouped are cells from the same zone that meet the spatial requirements of connectivity specified by the number_of_neighbor_cells parameter (four or eight). CROSS - Connectivity for a region is evaluated between cells of any value, except for the zone cells identified to be excluded by the excluded_value parameter, and subject to the spatial requirements specified by the number_of_neighbor_cells parameter.
add_link	Optional. Specifies whether a link field will be added to the table of the output when the zone_connectivity parameter is set to WITHIN. It is ignored if that parameter is set to CROSS. ADD_LINK - A LINK field will be added to the table of the output raster. This field stores the value of the zone to which the cells of each region in the output belong, according to the connectivity rule defined in the number_of_neighbor_cells parameter. This is the default. NO_LINK - A LINK field will not be added. The attribute table for the output raster will only contain the Value and Count fields.
excluded_value	Optional. A value that excludes all cells of that zone value from the connectivity evaluation. If a cell location contains the value, no spatial connectivity will be evaluated, regardless of how the number of neighbors is specified. Cells with the excluded value will be treated in a similar way to NoData cells, and are eliminated from consideration in the operation. Input cells that contain the excluded value will receive 0 on the output raster. The excluded value is similar to the concept of a background value. If a zone in the input raster has a value of 0, to have that zone be included in the operation, specify a value for this parameter that is not present in the input. For example, if an input raster has values of 0, 1, 2, and 3, specify an excluded_value of 99. Otherwise, all cells of value 0 in the input will be 0 in the output, and will also not have their individual regions determined.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

shrink

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.shrink(input_raster, number_of_cells, zone_values)

Shrinks the selected zones by a specified number of cells by replacing them with the value of the cell that is most frequent in its neighborhood. See Shrink function

Parameter	Description
input_raster	Required. The input raster for which the identified zones are to be shrunk. It must be of integer type.
number_of_cells	Required. The number of cells by which to shrink each specified zone. The value must be integer, and can be 1 or greater.
zone_values	Required. The list of zones to shrink. The zone values must be integer, and they can be in any order. The zone values can be specified as a list or as a string. If specified as a string and if it is required to specify multiple zones, use a semicolon (“;”) to separate the zone values.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

sink

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.sink(input_flow_direction_raster)

Creates a raster layer identifying all sinks or areas of internal drainage.

The value type for the Sink function output raster layer is floating point.

For more information, see Sink function

Parameter	Description
input_flow_direction_raster	Required. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell. The flow direction raster can be created by running the Flow Direction function.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

snap_pour_point

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.snap_pour_point(in_pour_point_data, in_accumulation_raster=None, snap_distance=0, pour_point_field=None)

Snaps pour points to the cell of highest flow accumulation within a specified distance.

For more information, see Snap Pour Point function

Parameter	Description
in_pour_point_data	Required. The input pour point locations that are to be snapped. For an input raster layer, all cells that are not NoData (that is, have a value) will be considered pour points and will be snapped.
in_accumulation_raster	Optional raster; The input flow accumulation raster layer.
snap_distance	Optional. Maximum distance, in map units, to search for a cell of higher accumulated flow. Default is 0
pour_point_field	Optional. Field used to assign values to the pour point locations.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

stream_link

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.stream_link(input_raster, input_flow_direction_raster)

Assigns unique values to sections of a raster linear network between intersections

Parameter	Description
input_raster	Required. An input raster that represents a linear stream network.
input_flow_direction_raster	Required. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell

Returns:

output raster with function applied

stream_order

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.stream_order(input_stream_raster, input_flow_direction_raster=None, order_method='STRAHLER')

Creates a raster layer that assigns a numeric order to segments of a raster representing branches of a linear network.

For more information, see Stream Order function

Parameter	Description
input_stream_raster	Required. An input stream raster that represents a linear stream network.
input_flow_direction_raster	Optional. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell The flow direction raster can be created by running the Flow Direction function.
order_method	Optional. The method used for assigning stream order. STRAHLER - The method of stream ordering proposed by Strahler in 1952. Stream order only increases when streams of the same order intersect. Therefore, the intersection of a first-order and second-order link will remain a second-order link, rather than creating a third-order link. This is the default. SHREVE - The method of stream ordering by magnitude, proposed by Shreve in 1967. All links with no tributaries are assigned a magnitude (order) of one. Magnitudes are additive downslope. When two links intersect, their magnitudes are added and assigned to the downslope link.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

viewshed

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.viewshed(input_raster, input_observer_features, analysis_method='ALL_SIGHTLINES', analysis_type='FREQUENCY', vertical_error='0 Meters', refractivity_coefficient=0.13, surface_offset='0 Meters', observer_elevation=None, observer_offset='1 Meters', inner_radius=None, inner_radius_is_3d=False, outer_radius=None, outer_radius_is_3d=False, horizontal_start_angle=0, horizontal_end_angle=360, vertical_upper_angle=90, vertical_lower_angle=-90)

Determines the raster surface locations visible to a set of observer features using geodesic methods.

Parameter	Description
input_raster	Required. The input surface raster. It can be an integer or a floating-point raster. The input is transformed into a 3D geocentric coordinate system during the visibility calculation. NoData cells on the input raster do not block the visibility determination.
input_observer_features	Required. The input feature class that identifies the observer locations. It can be point, multipoint, or polyline features. The input feature class is transformed into a 3D geocentric coordinate system during the visibility calculation. Observers outside of the extent of the surface raster, or located on NoData cells, will be ignored in the calculation.
analysis_method	Choose the method by which the visibility will be calculated. This option allows you to trade some accuracy for increased performance. ALL_SIGHTLINES - A sightline is performed on every pixel in the raster in order to establish visible areas. This is the default method. PERIMETER_SIGHTLINES - Sightlines are only performed to the pixels on the perimeter of the visible areas in order to establish visibility areas. This method has a better performance than the ALL_SIGHTLINES method since less sightlines are in the calculation.
analysis_type	Choose which type of visibility analysis you wish to perform, either determining how visible each cell is to the observers, or identifying for each surface location which observers are visible. FREQUENCY - The number of times that each pixel location in the input surface raster can be seen by the input observation locations (as points or as vertices for polyline observer features). This is the default. OBSERVERS - The output identifies exactly which observer points are visible from each raster surface location. The allowed maximum number of input observers is 32 with this analysis type.
vertical_error	The amount of uncertainty, measured as Root Mean Square error (RMSE), in the surface elevation values. It is a floating-point value representing the expected error of the input elevation values. When this parameter is assigned a value greater than 0, the output visibility raster will be floating point. In this case, each pixel value on the output visibility raster represents the sum of probabilities that the cell is visible to any of the observers. When the Analysis Type is OBSERVERS or the Analysis Method is PERIMETER_SIGHTLINES, this parameter is not honoured.
refractivity_coefficient	Optional integer. Coefficient of the refraction of visible light in air. The default value is 0.13.
surface_offset	This value indicates a vertical distance (in surface units) to be added to the z-value of each target pixel as it is considered for visibility. It should be a positive integer or floating-point value. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
observer_elevation	This value is used to define the surface elevations of the observer points or vertices. It can be a field in the input input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is not specified, the observer elevation will be obtained from the surface raster using bilinear interpolation. If this parameter is set to a value, then that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
observer_offset	This value indicates a vertical distance (in surface units) to be added to observer elevation. It should be a positive integer or floating-point value. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
inner_radius	This value defines the start (minimum) distance from which visibility is determined. Pixels closer than this distance are considered not visible in the output but can still block visibility of the pixels between the inner_radius and the outer_radius. The default value is 0. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
inner_radius_is_3d	Type of distance for the inner radius parameter. False - Inner Radius is to be interpreted as a 2D distance. This is the default. True - Inner Radius is to be interpreted as a 3D distance.
outer_radius	This value defines the maximum distance from which visibility is determined. Pixels beyond this distance are excluded from the analysis. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
outer_radius_is_3d	Type of distance for the outer_radius parameter. False - outer_radius is to be interpreted as a 2D distance. This is the default. True - outer_radius is to be interpreted as a 3D distance.
horizontal_start_angle	This value defines the start angle of the horizontal scan range. The value should be specified in degrees from 0 to 360.0, where 0 is oriented to north. The default value is 0. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
horizontal_end_angle	This value defines the end angle of the horizontal scan range. The value should be specified in degrees from 0 to 360.0, where 0 is oriented to north. The default value is 360. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
vertical_upper_angle	This value defines the upper vertical angle limit of the scan above a horizontal plane. The value should be specified in degrees from 0 to 90.0, which can be integer or floating point. The default value is 90.0. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.
vertical_lower_angle	This value defines the lower vertical angle limit of the scan below a horizontal plane. The value should be specified in degrees from -90.0 to 0, which can be integer or floating point. The default value is -90.0. It can be a field in the input_observer_features or a numerical value. If this parameter is set to a value, that value will be applied to all the observers. To specify different values for each observer, set this parameter to a field in the input_observer_features.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

watershed

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.watershed(input_flow_direction_raster, input_pour_point_data, pour_point_field=None)

Replaces cells of a raster corresponding to a mask with the values of the nearest neighbors.

Parameter	Description
input_flow_direction_raster	Required raster layer. The input raster that shows the direction of flow out of each cell.
input_pour_point_data	Required raster layer. This raster represents cells above which the contributing area, or catchment, will be determined. All cells that are not NoData will be used as source cells.
pour_point_field	Optional string. Field used to assign values to the pour point locations. For a raster pour point dataset, Value is used by default.

Returns:

output raster with function applied

zonal_statistics

arcgis.raster.functions.gbl.zonal_statistics(in_zone_data, zone_field, in_value_raster, ignore_nodata=True, statistics_type='MEAN', process_as_multidimensional=None, percentile_value=90, percentile_interpolation_type='AUTO_DETECT', circular_calculation=False, circular_wrap_value=360)

Calculates statistics on values of a raster within the zones of another dataset. For more information see, Zonal Statistics function

Parameter	Description
in_zone_data	Required raster layer. Dataset that defines the zones. The zones can be defined by an integer raster
zone_field	Required string or integer. Field that holds the values that define each zone. It can be an integer or a string field of the zone raster.
in_value_raster	Required raster layer. Raster that contains the values on which to calculate a statistic.
ignore_no_data	Optional bool. Denotes whether NoData values in the Value Raster will influence the results of the zone that they fall within. True - Within any particular zone, only pixels that have a value in the Value Raster will be used in determining the output value for that zone. NoData pixels in the Value Raster will be ignored in the statistic calculation. This is the default. False - Within any particular zone, if any NoData pixels exist in the Value Raster, it is deemed that there is insufficient information to perform statistical calculations for all the pixels in that zone; therefore, the entire zone will receive the NoData value on the output raster.
statistics_type	Optional string. Statistic type to be calculated. Default is MEAN MEAN-Calculates the average of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. MAJORITY-Determines the value that occurs most often of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. MAJORITY_COUNT-Calculates the frequency of all cells that contain the majority value in the value raster that belong to the same zone as the output cell. MAJORITY_PERCENT-Calculates the percentage of cells that contain the majority value in the value raster that belong to the same zone as the output cell. MAXIMUM-Determines the largest value of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. MEDIAN-Calculates the median value of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. MINIMUM-Determines the smallest value of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. MINORITY-Determines the value that occurs least often of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. MINORITY_COUNT-Calculates the frequency of all cells that contain the minority value in the value raster that belong to the same zone as the output cell. MINORITY_PERCENT-Calculates the percentage of cells that contain the minority value in the value raster that belong to the same zone as the output cell. PERCENTILE-Calculates a percentile of all cells in the value raster that belong to the same zone as the output cell. The 90th percentile is calculated by default. You can specify other values (from 0 to 100) using the percentile_value parameter. RANGE-Calculates the difference between the largest and smallest value of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. STD-Calculates the standard deviation of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. SUM-Calculates the total value of all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel. VARIETY-Calculates the number of unique values for all pixels in the Value Raster that belong to the same zone as the output pixel.
process_as_multidimensional	Optional bool, Process as multidimensional if set to True. (If the input is multidimensional raster.)
percentile_value	Optional Double, The percentile to calculate. The default is 90, for the 90th percentile. The values can range from 0 to 100. The 0th percentile is essentially equivalent to the Minimum statistic, and the 100th percentile is equivalent to Maximum. A value of 50 will produce essentially the same result as the Median statistic. This parameter is honoured only if the statistics_type parameter is set to PERCENTILE.
percentile_interpolation_type	Optional string. Specifies the method of interpolation to be used when the specified percentile value lies between two input cell values. AUTO_DETECT - If the input value raster has integer pixel type, the NEAREST method is used. If the input value raster has floating point pixel type, then the LINEAR method is used. This is the default. NEAREST - Nearest value to the desired percentile. In this case, the output pixel type is same as that of the input value raster. LINEAR - Weighted average of two surrounding values from the desired percentile. In this case, the output pixel type is floating point. Parameter available in ArcGIS Image Server 10.9 and higher.
circular_calculation	Optional bool. Denotes whether the statistics calculations will be arithmetic or circular. False - Calculates arithmetic statistics. This is the default. True - Calculates circular statistics that are appropriate for cyclic quantities, such as compass direction in degrees, daytimes, and fractional parts of real numbers. Parameter available in ArcGIS Image Server 11 and higher.
circular_wrap_value	Optional float. The possible highest value (upper bound) in the cyclic data. It is a positive number, and the default is 360. This value also represents the same quantity as the possible lowest value (lower bound). This parameter is honored only if the circular_calculation parameter is set to True. Parameter available in ArcGIS Image Server 11 and higher.

Returns:

output raster with function applied