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I have mosaicked modis09 rasters that have areas of NoData values displayed in black, I have used every option possible from raster con and set null conditions in raster calculator to setting the NoData values to 0 in properties but the black spaces would not erase. Is there any other option available in ArcGIS 10.2 for solving this issue?
In ArcMap, NoData values default to transparent. However, you have the option to change them to something else. Are you sure they are truly NoData values and not something else? One way to test it to set the NoData values to a particular color (see screenshot). You can also use the ID button and click on the areas that are black to determine the actual value being used.
If you are willing and able to share the file, I will take a look, too. Sometimes it is easier to work with the actual data to determine what is amiss.
Good luck.
If there is nodata then how can you remove them, there is nothing to remove? Even if you convert them to a zero value you just end up with the large blank areas coded as zero rather than nodata (which is a legitimate value). If you have created a mosaic dataset as opposed to mosaicking a set of rasters into a new single raster dataset then you may have overlapping rasters where nodata cells obscure underlying rasters and you end up with what you are showing. If this is the case you can set the draw order of the mosaic dataset by changing the property Default Mosaic Operator to MAX. Areas with overlap will show the maximum cell value from all overlapping cells.
I think it is better to use raster calculator to remove this Nodata pixels first you should know the smallest pixel value say it will be Zero then you will use a 'Con' function as follows:
Con("B1" >= 0,"B1")
assuming that your band name is 'B1'
Looking at the image above, it appears that the images you mosaicked were "collared." Did you do the initial mosaic? If so, it may be easier to re-mosaic them in a manner to ensure there is no "collar." There's actually a couple of ways to do this, but specifying the appropriate method is often dependent on the source data.
On that note, did you download these data. If so, if you could send me a link, I will take a look and try to come up with the best way to do this.
nodatavalues into zero? So zero does not exist as a value in the rest of the data? What do you intend to do when its converted to zero?