Help Creating a Slope Feature (utilizing the slope tool) from a 1 meter contour class.

Question

Hey Esri Community, was curious if anyone knew a workaround for creating a slope class from contour lines. I have used DEMs before to create them, but for my current project I have a much more accurate contour class and don't have access to a decent DEM. Just curious if there's any tools that can perform similarly or if I'm missing something.  I have access to all license extensions for Pro so anything works for me.

Hillary_E · Accepted Answer

Hi Tristen,

There is a tool called Topo to Raster that can convert your contour lines to a DEM for use in creating a slope class. Please see the article below for more information. Note* the Topo to Raster and Slope tools do require a Spatial Analyst or 3D Analyst License.

https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-create-a-slope-map-from-contour-lines-in-arcgis-000023285#:~:text=To%20convert%20the%20contour%20lines,Analyst%20or%203D%20Analyst%20license.

I hope this helps!