Tile size
Release 9.2 Last modified September 4, 2007	Print all topics in : "Raster Storage settings"

Specifies the width and the height of the desired tile size data stored in blocks.

This setting is used for tools that create raster datasets in ArcGIS. Please refer to the Raster Storage Matrix to see which raster storage formats can be controlled when using this setting. The default tile size is 128 by 128 pixels.

Usage tips

• When rasters are stored as block of data, they store raster datasets in a data type known as a binary large object, or BLOB. The tile size option lets you control the number of pixels that are stored in each BLOB and, therefore, lets you control the size of each BLOB. It is specified as the number of pixels in X (tile width) and Y (tile height).
  
• The default tile size is 128 by 128 pixels.
  
• Please refer to the Raster Storage Matrix to see which raster formats can be controlled when using this setting.
  
• Learn more about specifying raster storage settings
  
• Learn more about environment settings
  
• Learn more about environment levels and hierarchy
  

Command line syntax

An overview of the command line window

tileSize <tileSize>

Parameters	Explanation	Datatype
<tileSize>	Specifies the width and the height of the desired tile size in pixels. Width—The width of the desired tile size. The default value is 128. Height—The height of the desired tile size. The default value is 128.	String

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Command line example

TileSize "100 100"

Scripting syntax

An overview of scripting in geoprocessing

tileSize (tileSize)

Parameters	Explanation	Datatype
tileSize (Required)	Specifies the width and the height of the desired tile size in pixels. Width—The width of the desired tile size. The default value is 128. Height—The height of the desired tile size. The default value is 128.	String

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Script example

import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

gp.TileSize = "100 100"

except:
    # If an error occurred print the message to the screen
    print gp.GetMessages()

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