Does it usually take extremely long time to execute geoprocessing functions when working with big files?

Question

Hi,

I have been working with a DEM of size 35GB geotiff file of a watershed and have been experiencing extremely long processing times to execute different geoprocessing tools such as flow direction, accumulation, stream orders, and even conversion from raster to other formats. I am using ArcMap 10.4, 10.6, and Pro. Is it normal to experience so? If there is anything that I could do differently to solve the issue, please recommend and I will be very thankful.

Sincerely,

Min

MarcTristanCaysipFernandez · Answer

I have the same problem, maybe you found a solution?

SantiagoVictoriaSierra · Answer

I'm having the same problem. Did you solved it? Does it just take too long time? or it wasn't working?

Anonymous User · Answer

I have also been running into this problem with the 'Stream Order' tool. I was able to use the Sink, Flow Direction, and Flow Accumulation tools with no problem (each one took from a few minutes to several hours). But for 'Stream Order' the tool has been stuck at 8% (Updating Stream Order). I even let the tool run all night and it still didn't change. I have Pro 2.9.

Is the tool stuck or does it just take a really long time? The Stream Order tool doesn't have the Parallel Processing environment setting. I'm not opposed to waiting a long time but I can't even tell if the tool is working.