CreateSubrectsFromVector Task

This task creates a 2D array of subrects based on the spatial extent of individual vector records. A subrect is a bounding box used to spatially subset a raster. The number of resulting subrects will be equal to the number of separate vector records.

It is part of a sequence for dicing rasters:

Consider using ENVIDiceRasterByVector to perform these steps in one task.

Example

; Start the application

e = ENVI()

; Open an input file

File = Filepath('qb_boulder_msi', Subdir=['data'], $

Root_Dir=e.Root_Dir)

Raster = e.OpenRaster(File)

; Open a vector file

VectorFile = Filepath('qb_boulder_msi_vectors.shp', $

SUBDIRECTORY=['data'], ROOT_DIR=e.Root_Dir)

Vector = e.OpenVector(VectorFile)

; Get the task from the catalog of ENVITasks

Task = ENVITask('CreateSubrectsFromVector')

; Define inputs

Task.INPUT_VECTOR = Vector

Task.INPUT_RASTER = Raster

; Run the task

Task.Execute

; Get the resulting subrects

Subrects = Task.SUBRECTS

; Get a list of names that could be used for the subrect areas

SubNames = Task.SUBRECT_NAMES

; Print information about the subrects

Help, Subrects

IDL prints:

SUBRECTS LONG =Array[4, 22]

This shows that 22 subrects were created with four coordinate points each. Now pass the subrects to the DiceRasterBySubrects task:

; Dice raster by subrects

DiceTask = ENVITask('DiceRasterBySubrects')

; Define inputs

DiceTask.INPUT_RASTER = Raster

DiceTask.SUBRECT_ARRAY = Subrects

DiceTask.SUBRECT_NAMES = SubNames

; Run the task

DiceTask.Execute

; Export the rasters to disk

ExportTask = ENVITask('ExportRastersToDirectory')

; Define inputs

ExportTask.INPUT_RASTER = DiceTask.OUTPUT_RASTER

ExportTask.OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = Filepath('', /TMP)

; Run the task

ExportTask.Execute

Syntax

Result = ENVITask('CreateSubrectsFromVector')

Input properties (Set, Get): INPUT_RASTER, INPUT_VECTOR

Output properties (Get only): SUBRECTS, SUBRECT_NAMES

Properties marked as "Set" are those that you can set to specific values. You can also retrieve their current values any time. Properties marked as "Get" are those whose values you can retrieve but not set.