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Adding one or more images in the background of your map adds context and gives
the map visual appeal.
Use the following raster image and surface types in your map.
FormatsRaster Type
DEM (Digital Elevation Model), ESRI Grid, or Digital Terrain El-
evation Data (DTED)
Raster-based surfaces
(page 441)
JPEG and JPEG2K (Joint Photographic Experts Group), PNG
(Portable Network Graphic), MrSID (Multi-Resolution Seamless
2D raster (page 443)
Image Database), TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), ECW (En-
hanced Compressed Wavelet)
Maps on a serverWMS raster (page
445)
BMP, CALS-I, ECW, FLIC, GeoSPOT, IG4, IGS, IKONOS, JFIF,
LANDSAT FAST, L7A, NITF, PCX, PICT, Quickbird TIFF, RLC 1
and 2 , TARGA
Other raster formats
(page 453)
NOTE Layers in the map are rendered based on the draw order of the layers in
Display Manager. To display drawing objects in front of the raster image, put the
raster image layer at the bottom of the list.
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