The OpenRaster function method creates a new ENVIRaster from a file.

Example

; Launch the application

e = ENVI()

; Open an ENVI file and display it

file1 = FILEPATH('qb_boulder_msi', ROOT_DIR=e.ROOT_DIR, $

  SUBDIR= ['data'])

raster1 = e.OpenRaster(file1)

view1 = e.GetView()

layer1 = view1.CreateLayer(raster1)

; Open a PNG file and display it

file2 = FILEPATH('avhrr.png', $

  SUBDIRECTORY = ['examples','data'])

raster2 = e.OpenRaster(file2)

view2 = e.CreateView()

layer2 = view2.CreateLayer(raster2)

Syntax

Result = ENVI.OpenRaster(URI [, Keywords=value])

Return Value

This method returns a reference to an ENVIRaster. If the associated file is a NITF multiple image segment file, this method returns an array of ENVIRaster objects. If the associated file is a NITF multiple image segment file, or a MIE4NITF file that contains multiple rasters, this method returns an array of ENVIRasterSeries objects.

Arguments

URI

For local datasets, specify a scalar string that is a fully-qualified file path to a raster on disk.

For remote datasets, specify a string with the direct URL of the dataset. This option is the same as the Open Remote Dataset dialog in the ENVI interface. You can connect directly to a geodatabase, IAS, JPIP, or OGC server, or to an Esri® Image Service. If you connect to a remote dataset that requires authentication, you must set the USERNAME and PASSWORD keywords. Or, optionally set the /PROMPT_USER keyword to enter the user name and password.

Keywords

Keywords are applied only during the initial creation of the object.

CUSTOM_TYPE

Use this keyword to define a custom file reader that will be used to open the raster. Set the keyword to a string with the name of the custom open procedure to call. You cannot use this keyword in conjunction with EXTERNAL_TYPE.

DATA_IGNORE_VALUE

Set this keyword to a pixel value that will be ignored when the raster is displayed. This overrides any data ignore values set in the metadata.

DATASET_INDEX

This keyword applies to the following file formats: ECRG, HDF5, Multi-page TIFF, NetCDF-4, NITF with multiple image segments, Proba-V, and SkySat-1. Specify a zero-based index number that corresponds to a specific raster dataset that you want to open within the file. For example, DATASET_INDEX=0 will open the first raster.

• Multi-page TIFF: Specify an index number with the specific page to open. For example, DATASET_INDEX=5 will open the sixth page.
• NITF: For files with multiple image segments, specify an index number corresponding to an individual image segment. DATASET_INDEX=0 will open the first image segment.
• Proba-V with radiometry:
  • DATASET_INDEX=0: VNIR band
  • DATASET_INDEX=1: SWIR band
  • DATASET_INDEX=2: NDVI band
  • DATASET_INDEX=3: Quality band
• Proba-V without radiometry:
  • DATASET_INDEX=0: NDVI band
  • DATASET_INDEX=1: Quality band

DATASET_NAME

This keyword applies to file formats with multiple datasets per file such as ECRG, generic HDF4, generic HDF5, Multi-page TIFF, NetCDF-3, NetCDF-4, and SkySat-1.

• Set this keyword to a string with the name of a raster dataset that you want to open within the file. Strings are case-sensitive.
• For NITF files with multiple image segments, use the DATASET_INDEX keyword instead.
• If you do not know the dataset names, use the Dataset Browser to open the files and obtain the names.

• You do not need to use this keyword for the following data types because ENVI reads them natively; however, you can still specify a dataset name to open an individual dataset from the file:

  • ASTER (HDF-EOS)
  • Cosmo-SkyMed (HDF5)
  • MODIS (HDF-EOS)
  • EO-1 ALI and Hyperion (HDF4)
  • MASTER (HDF4)
  • Proba-V (HDF5)
  • SeaWiFS (HDF4)
  • SPOT Vegetation (HDF4)
  • ResourceSat (HDF5)
  • SSOT (HDF5)
  • Suomi NPP VIIRS (HDF5)
• For Landsat-8, use one of the following strings to indicate a specific band group to open: Multispectral, Panchromatic, Cirrus, Thermal, or Quality. For example:

File = 'LC80430342015121LGN00_MTL.txt'

Raster = e.OpenRaster(File, DATASET_NAME='Multispectral')

You can also open Landsat-8 data by indicating the correct array element for a specific band group. See Metaspectral Datasets for more information.

HDF5 example

For HDF5 files, you can use the IDL H5_LIST routine to list the dataset names. This example uses an HDF5 file included in the ENVI+IDL installation. Set xx to the correct version of IDL:

File = 'C:\Program Files\Harris\IDLxx\examples\data\hdf5_test.h5' 

H5_LIST, File

IDL prints:

% Loaded DLM: HDF5.

file        C:\Program Files\Harris\IDLxx\examples\data\hdf5_test.h5

dataset/2D int array                                                          H5T_INTEGER [50, 100]

dataset          /A note H5T_STRING [2]

group              /arrays

dataset          /arrays/2D float array H5T_FLOAT [50, 100]

dataset          /arrays/2D int array H5T_INTEGER [50, 100]

...

etc.

Then enter the following command:

Raster = e.OpenRaster(File, DATASET_NAME='/arrays/2D float array')

SkySat-1 example

Set the URI argument to a metadata file. Valid strings for DATASET_NAME include Panchromatic, Multispectral, or Pan Sharpened.

File = 's01_20140315T161938Z_metadata.txt'

Raster = e.OpenRaster(File, DATASET_NAME='Panchromatic')

SkySat rasters open in their native spatial reference (typically RPC). They do not reproject as they would in the ENVI user interface.

Proba-V S10 example

Valid strings include VNIR, SWIR, NDVI, and Quality.

File = 'PROBAV_S10_TOC_X19Y03_20131121_333M_V001.h5'

Raster = e.OpenRaster(file, DATASET_NAME='NDVI')

ERROR

Set this keyword to a named variable that will contain any error message issued during execution of this routine. If no error occurs, the ERROR variable will be set to a null string (''). If an error occurs and the routine is a function, then the function result will be undefined.

When this keyword is not set and an error occurs, ENVI returns to the caller and execution halts. In this case, the error message is contained within !ERROR_STATE and can be caught using IDL's CATCH routine. See IDL Help for more information on !ERROR_STATE and CATCH.

See Manage Errors for more information on error handling in ENVI programming.

EXTERNAL_TYPE

Use this keyword to open raster datasets in external file formats not natively supported by the ENVI software. Only use this keyword to open data files in the specific external file formats listed below—for all other raster datasets, this keyword should not be specified.

For example, to open a WorldView-2 dataset in TIFF format this keyword is not required; simply execute the OpenRaster method with the File argument. Consequently, the list of external file formats given below is not a comprehensive list of raster formats supported by the ENVI software.

Set this keyword to a string describing the type of the external file to open:

acres

alos

arcview

atsr

avhrr

avhrr_sharp

cadrg

cib

cosmo-skymed

dmc

dmsp_noaa 

ecw

envisat

er_mapper 

erdas_lan

eros_l1a

eros_l1b

ers

formosat-2

irs_fast 

irs_super_structured

jers 

landsat_ceos

landsat_fast

landsat_mrlc

landsat_nlaps

pci

pds

pict

radarsat

sicd

spot_cap_sisa 

spot_geospot 

srf

tims 

topsar

usgs_doq 

usgs_native_dem 

usgs_sdts_dem

xwd

INTERLEAVE

This keyword only applies to three-dimensional datasets and specifies the interleave of the dataset when an interleave is not specifically defined in the file (as with HDF5 datasets). Set this keyword to one of the following strings:

This keyword is optional and the default value 'bsq' is used if it is not set.

METADATA_OVERRIDE

Set this keyword to an ENVIRasterMetadata object (or an array of these objects, for files with multiple data groups). The metadata information for the newly created ENVIRaster will be taken from both the specified object and the ENVIRaster on disk (specified with URI).

If the ENVIRasterMetadata object specified by this keyword and the ENVIRaster specified by URI both have the same tag, the tag information from the ENVIRasterMetadata object will take precedence. Although this process only happens in memory, the information will be persisted to a header file if the ENVIRaster::WriteMetadata method is called.

If the ENVIRasterMetadata object contains the string 'read procedures,' then the ENVIRaster is opened using a custom read routine.

The DATA_IGNORE_VALUE keyword takes precedence over the METADATA_OVERRIDE keyword.

For NPP VIIRS files, only the I, M, DNB, or NCC bands (rasters) can be overridden. Metadata override is not allowed for the Latitude, Longitude, Height, or Quality bands.

PASSWORD

Set this keyword to a string with a valid password for opening a remote dataset that requires authentication.

PROMPT_USER

Set this keyword in an interactive session (not for use with batch mode) if you want ENVI to prompt you for certain input parameters instead of performing default actions.

If you set the PROMPT_USER keyword and open an NPP VIIRS dataset, the NPP VIIRS Parameters dialog will appear for you to select calibration options. If you do not set this keyword and you open an NPP VIIRS dataset, the dataset will be calibrated to radiance, by default.

SENSOR_MODEL

Specify a string with the sensor model use. An example is 'RSM' (replacement sensor model).

This keyword is only available with the ENVI Department of Defense (DoD) plug-in. This is a separate package that provides additional support in ENVI for data formats and sensor models that are commonly used by customers in the U.S. defense and intelligence community. It includes features such as Mensuration Services Program (MSP) integration, Community Sensor Model (CSM) support, TFRD, and additional NITF capabilities. Contact your sales representative for more information.

SPATIALREF_OVERRIDE

Set this keyword to an ENVINITFCSMRasterSpatialRef, ENVIPseudoRasterSpatialRef, ENVIRPCRasterSpatialRef, or ENVIStandardRasterSpatialRef object (or an array of these objects, for files with multiple data groups). The spatial reference information for the newly created ENVIRaster will be taken from the specified object (or array of objects), and not from the associated raster data file(s). Although this process only happens in memory, the information will be persisted to a header file if the ENVIRaster::WriteMetadata method is called.

If the ENVIRaster contains a combination of standard and auxiliary (RPCs or pseudo) map information, and you set SPATIALREF_OVERRIDE to an ENVIStandardRasterSpatialRef object, the original auxiliary map information will be lost.

Note: You cannot set this keyword to an object of type 'arbitrary'. Also, this keyword is not supported when opening a file using the EXTERNAL_TYPE keyword.

TEMPLATE

Set this keyword to a string with the name of a custom XML template used to open generic HDF4, generic HDF5 , NetCDF-3, and NetCDF-4 datasets. Creating and restoring templates can be helpful when you want to build the same raster and metadata structure from several source files. See Work with Templates for instructions on creating templates. Save templates to the directory specified by the Custom Code Directory preference. If you set this keyword, you cannot also set the DATASET_NAME keyword.

The following example code shows how to open an AVHRR sea surface temperature (SST) dataset using a template that resides in the Custom Code Directory.

file = '2014_290_1122_n19_eb.hdf'

raster = e.OpenRaster(file, TEMPLATE='NOAA-19 AVHRR SST')

TIME_OVERRIDE

Set this keyword to an ENVITime object (or an array of these objects, for files with multiple data groups). The time information for the newly created ENVIRaster will be taken from the specified object (or array of objects), and not from the associated raster data file(s). Although this process only happens in memory, the information will be persisted to a header file if the ENVIRaster::WriteMetadata method is called.

USER_HEIGHT (Init)

Specify a height value (in meters) to use for all file-to-map and map-to-file coordinate conversions for the spatial reference.

This keyword is only available with the ENVI Department of Defense (DoD) plug-in. This is a separate package that provides additional support in ENVI for data formats and sensor models that are commonly used by customers in the U.S. defense and intelligence community. It includes features such as Mensuration Services Program (MSP) integration, Community Sensor Model (CSM) support, TFRD, and additional NITF capabilities. Contact your sales representative for more information.

USERNAME

Set this keyword to a string with a valid user name for opening a remote dataset that requires authentication.

UVALUE

Use this keyword only in conjunction with the CUSTOM_TYPE keyword to indicate that the raster should be opened with a custom open procedure. The value set with this keyword will be passed into the custom open procedure's UVALUE keyword. If the custom open procedure does not accept the UVALUE keyword, then it will be ignored.

Version History

API Version

3.5

See Also

ENVI function, ENVI::GetView, ENVIView::CreateLayer, ENVIRaster