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One way to populate the Images table with data and rasters is one-by-one within an edit session in ArcMap.

• Start an edit session.
• Open the Images attribute table.
• A value must be placed in the Feature_ID field that matches a field value for the feature for which images will be linked (using a relate).
• To add the image to the field of type <Raster>, click in the cell and then click on the small button on the right edge; then right-click in the empty box and browse to the image file location.

• While adding a raster, it is easy to copy-and-paste the file name into an Image_Name field for reference, as well as entering a description.

• Any number records can be created that will link to a single feature, and they do not need to be entered in continuous order.
• Additional images can be added to the Images table and linked to new or existing features by entering the appropriate Feature_ID.
• Since the rasters are managed, they are stored in the Images table in the GDB, so the source rasters are no longer needed for the images to display properly.
• It should be possible to automate the building of the Images table using a script or Add-In. For instance, if each image had the Feature_ID either as part of the filename or in the image metadata, it would be possible to write a script to extract that information and easily build or update the Images table.

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