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Stretch renderer

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Use a stretch renderer to enhance the visual contrast of raster data for analysis.

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Use case

An appropriate stretch renderer can enhance the contrast of raster imagery, allowing the user to control how their data is displayed for efficient imagery analysis.

How to use the sample

Choose one of the stretch parameter types:

  • Standard deviation - a linear stretch defined by the standard deviation of the pixel values
  • Min-max - a linear stretch based on minimum and maximum pixel values
  • Percent clip - a linear stretch between the defined percent clip minimum and percent clip maximum pixel values

Then configure the parameters and click 'Update renderer'.

How it works

  1. Create a Raster from a raster file.
  2. Create a RasterLayer from the Raster.
  3. Add the layer to the map.
  4. Create a StretchRenderer, specifying the stretch parameters and other properties.
  5. Apply the Renderer to the raster layer.

Relevant API

  • ColorRamp
  • MinMaxStretchParameters
  • PercentClipStretchParameters
  • Raster
  • RasterLayer
  • StandardDeviationStretchParameters
  • StretchParameters
  • StretchRenderer

Offline data

This sample downloads the following items from ArcGIS Online automatically:

About the data

This sample uses a raster imagery tile of an area of forested mountainous terrain and rivers.

Additional information

See Stretch function in the ArcMap documentation for more information about the types of stretches that can be performed.

Tags

analysis, deviation, histogram, imagery, interpretation, min-max, percent clip, pixel, raster, stretch, symbology, visualization

Sample Code

ChangeStretchRenderer.xaml.csChangeStretchRenderer.xaml.csChangeStretchRenderer.xaml
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See the License for the specific // language governing permissions and limitations under the License.  using ArcGIS.Samples.Managers; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Rasters; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows;  namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.ChangeStretchRenderer {  [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(  name: "Stretch renderer",  category: "Layers",  description: "Use a stretch renderer to enhance the visual contrast of raster data for analysis.",  instructions: "Choose one of the stretch parameter types:",  tags: new[] { "analysis", "deviation", "histogram", "imagery", "interpretation", "min-max", "percent clip", "pixel", "raster", "stretch", "symbology", "visualization" })]  [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.OfflineData("95392f99970d4a71bd25951beb34a508")]  public partial class ChangeStretchRenderer  {  public ChangeStretchRenderer()  {  InitializeComponent();   // Create the UI, setup the control references and execute initialization  _ = Initialize();  }   private async Task Initialize()  {  // Initialize the GUI controls appearance  RendererTypes.Items.Add("Min Max");  RendererTypes.Items.Add("Percent Clip");  RendererTypes.Items.Add("Standard Deviation");  RendererTypes.SelectedIndex = 0;   // Add an imagery basemap  MyMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImageryStandard);   // Get the file name  string filepath = GetRasterPath();   // Load the raster file  Raster myRasterFile = new Raster(filepath);   // Create the layer  RasterLayer myRasterLayer = new RasterLayer(myRasterFile);   // Add the layer to the map  MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers.Add(myRasterLayer);   try  {  // Wait for the layer to load  await myRasterLayer.LoadAsync();   // Set the viewpoint  await MyMapView.SetViewpointGeometryAsync(myRasterLayer.FullExtent);  }  catch (Exception e)  {  MessageBox.Show(e.ToString(), "Error");  }  }   private void OnUpdateRendererClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)  {  // Convert the text to doubles and return if they're invalid.  double input1;  double input2;  try  {  input1 = Convert.ToDouble(FirstParameterInput.Text);  input2 = Convert.ToDouble(SecondParameterInput.Text);  }  catch (Exception ex)  {  MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  return;  }   // Get the user choice for the raster stretch render  string myRendererTypeChoice = RendererTypes.SelectedValue.ToString();   // Create an IEnumerable from an empty list of doubles for the gamma values in the stretch render  IEnumerable<double> myGammaValues = new List<double>();   // Create a color ramp for the stretch renderer  ColorRamp myColorRamp = ColorRamp.Create(PresetColorRampType.DemLight, 1000);   // Create the place holder for the stretch renderer  StretchRenderer myStretchRenderer = null;   switch (myRendererTypeChoice)  {  case "Min Max":   // This section creates a stretch renderer based on a MinMaxStretchParameters  // TODO: Add you own logic to ensure that accurate min/max stretch values are used   // Create an IEnumerable from a list of double min stretch value doubles  IEnumerable<double> myMinValues = new List<double> { input1 };   // Create an IEnumerable from a list of double max stretch value doubles  IEnumerable<double> myMaxValues = new List<double> { input2 };   // Create a new MinMaxStretchParameters based on the user choice for min and max stretch values  MinMaxStretchParameters myMinMaxStretchParameters = new MinMaxStretchParameters(myMinValues, myMaxValues);   // Create the stretch renderer based on the user defined min/max stretch values, empty gamma values, statistic estimates, and a predefined color ramp  myStretchRenderer = new StretchRenderer(myMinMaxStretchParameters, myGammaValues, true, myColorRamp);   break;   case "Percent Clip":   // This section creates a stretch renderer based on a PercentClipStretchParameters  // TODO: Add you own logic to ensure that accurate min/max percent clip values are used   // Create a new PercentClipStretchParameters based on the user choice for min and max percent clip values  PercentClipStretchParameters myPercentClipStretchParameters = new PercentClipStretchParameters(input1, input2);   // Create the percent clip renderer based on the user defined min/max percent clip values, empty gamma values, statistic estimates, and a predefined color ramp  myStretchRenderer = new StretchRenderer(myPercentClipStretchParameters, myGammaValues, true, myColorRamp);   break;   case "Standard Deviation":   // This section creates a stretch renderer based on a StandardDeviationStretchParameters  // TODO: Add you own logic to ensure that an accurate standard deviation value is used   // Create a new StandardDeviationStretchParameters based on the user choice for standard deviation value  StandardDeviationStretchParameters myStandardDeviationStretchParameters = new StandardDeviationStretchParameters(input1);   // Create the standard deviation renderer based on the user defined standard deviation value, empty gamma values, statistic estimates, and a predefined color ramp  myStretchRenderer = new StretchRenderer(myStandardDeviationStretchParameters, myGammaValues, true, myColorRamp);   break;  }   // Get the existing raster layer in the map  RasterLayer myRasterLayer = (RasterLayer)MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers[0];   // Apply the stretch renderer to the raster layer  myRasterLayer.Renderer = myStretchRenderer;  }   private void RendererTypes_SelectionChanged(object sender, System.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs e)  {  // Get the user choice for the raster stretch render  string myRendererTypeChoice = e.AddedItems[0].ToString();   switch (myRendererTypeChoice)  {  case "Min Max":   // This section displays/resets the user choice options for MinMaxStretchParameters   // Make sure all the GUI items are visible  FirstParameterLabel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  SecondParameterLabel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  FirstParameterInput.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  SecondParameterInput.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;   // Define what values/options the user sees  FirstParameterLabel.Text = "Minimum value (0 - 255):";  SecondParameterLabel.Text = "Maximum value (0 - 255):";  FirstParameterInput.Text = "10";  SecondParameterInput.Text = "150";   break;   case "Percent Clip":   // This section displays/resets the user choice options for PercentClipStretchParameters   // Make sure all the GUI items are visible  FirstParameterLabel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  SecondParameterLabel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  FirstParameterInput.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  SecondParameterInput.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;   // Define what values/options the user sees  FirstParameterLabel.Text = "Minimum (0 - 100):";  SecondParameterLabel.Text = "Maximum (0 - 100)";  FirstParameterInput.Text = "0";  SecondParameterInput.Text = "50";   break;   case "Standard Deviation":   // This section displays/resets the user choice options for StandardDeviationStretchParameters   // Make sure that only the necessary GUI items are visible  FirstParameterLabel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  SecondParameterLabel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;  FirstParameterInput.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;  SecondParameterInput.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;   // Define what values/options the user sees  FirstParameterLabel.Text = "Factor (.25 to 4):";  FirstParameterInput.Text = "0.5";   break;  }  }   private static string GetRasterPath()  {  return DataManager.GetDataFolder("95392f99970d4a71bd25951beb34a508", "shasta", "ShastaBW.tif");  }  } }

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