How To View Satellite Image In ArcMap

Viewing Satellite Map in Arc Map "Are you interested to study satellite image, go to google and search for freely available online satellite images" 

Image by Daryl Govan from Pixabay 

Download them, i have added tmrect.bil named imagery here 

Bands Added In ArcMap 

Right Click tmrect.bil in ArcCatalog

Select preview section and examine tmrect.bil

What is tmrect: It is Landsat TM image with 5 bands.

Right Click on tmrect and select properties

All information of satellite image is available in Raster section.

Explore tmrect.bil by expanding it you will see 5 bands in drop down

Now Launch Arc Map

Insert a new Data Frame by clicking on insert as shown

Spatial Reference Dialogue 

Now to Add Data

Right Click Task Data Frame and click Add Data

Select tmrect.bil a window “Unknown Spatial Reference” is displayed.

Click OK

Arc map will display Raster Image as shown in fig below

Visualizing Raster Images 

Right Click on tmrect.bil and select properties

Layer Properties dialogue box will open as shown

Changing Symbology of Raster 

Specify

•  Red = Band 3
•  Green = Band 2
•  Blue = Band 1

Click Apply and then click OK

Image will be displayed as photograph as shown

Raster Visualization 

Now Specify, Red = Band 4, Green = Band 3 and Blue = Band 2

Image will be displayed as infrared.