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How do I display CDL category names for a .tif image in ESRIs ArcGIS ArcMap application?

April 26, 2017application ArcGIS arcmap category CDL display image names

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How do I display CDL category names for a .tif image in ESRIs ArcGIS ArcMap application?

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The CDL .tif file contains the category values but not the category names. For ESRIs ArcGIS ArcMap application to display the category names, download the file: generic_cdl_attributes.tif.vat.dbf. This generic file contains all possible CDL colors and category names. As long as the .tif file and the .tif.vat.dbf file have the same file name, then the category names will load automatically in ArcMap. So change the file name (not extension) of the generic_cdl_attributes.tif.vat.dbf to match the file name of the downloaded CDL .tif file. Then add the .tif file as a layer in ArcMap. The category names will display in the Table of Contents window. Example 1 – If the downloaded .tif file is: _NASS_DATA_CACHE_CDL_2010_clip_20110307142903_862761787.tif Change the generic_cdl_attributes.tif.vat.dbf file name to: _NASS_DATA_CACHE_CDL_2010_clip_20110307142903_862761787.tif.vat.dbf Example 2 If you renamed the downloaded .tif file to MyCDL.tif, then rename the generic_cdl_attributes.tif.vat.dbf fi