Using ArcCatalog

Metadata view will show a description of the entire raster catalog.
When no records are selected, the other views will show nothing.
Select a raster dataset by clicking the gray button to the left of its
record in the table. Selected records are highlighted in the table.
Once a raster dataset has been selected, all views can be used to
show information. The Overview tab in Geography view draws
the raster dataset in the context of the entire raster catalog; the
raster dataset draws within the appropriate extent rectangle in the
wire frame. The Selection tab in Geography view displays the
raster dataset on its own. The Metadata, Properties, and Bands
views show information describing the individual raster dataset.
view metadata, properties, or the bands for one raster dataset at a
time.
Querying the geodatabase raster catalog
You can select more than one by holding the Ctrl key on the
keyboard and clicking the buttons next to additional records in
the table. When many raster datasets are selected, the Overview
tab displays all the selected rasters on the wire frame. The
Selection tab draws the selected rasters without the wire frame.
For the other views, a selection counter appears next to the
dropdown list; use it to navigate through the selected set and
You can select several raster datasets at the same time by
querying the raster catalog; any information in the raster
catalog’s table can be used in the query. Either type a query in the
Query text box or click the Query Builder button and use the Build
Query dialog box. Check Use Results to Select Rows to select the
raster datasets that satisfy your query in the table. Click Apply to
execute the query. You can change the table’s view to show all
records or only those that are selected.
To learn more about the geodatabase raster catalog file format,
see Building a Geodatabase.
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