Latest Contributions by RickMoore1

I am trying to split a larger polygon into smaller polygons at the location of the smallest width of the polygon finger.  The original polygon is a representation of the flat land above a dendritic landscape.  I am trying to split the "fingers" or "peninsula" of the polygon at the location where the valleys pinch or where the finger ends and the upper landscape starts getting wider. In the images that accompanies this post, the red lines are representative of the locations I want to split the larger polygon.  I have tried "Split Narrow Polygons" but it is trial and error to find the right values for min width and min length.  Also the tool is in Production Mapping extension and would require others to purchase this tool. If there are any ideas or tools that I am missing that could do this type of geoprocessing, I would welcome them.  I have experiment with the NEAR tool and some buffering but am not getting the result I want.  Thanks in advance. ... View more

I am trying to create contours in ArcGIS Pro and I am having issues with outputs from the tool not matching the inputs (from what I can see).  I am starting with a 3 meter DEM and I am creating half foot contours (i know I am not supposed to create half foot contours on a 3 meter DEM but that is not my issue, I believe).   The process I am using is starting with the output from the Contour function under the Raster Functions in ArcGIS Pro.  The image below is the output from the Raster Function with the defaults.  The contour lines are the output from Contour under Raster Functions.  The DEM below it is also a product of the Contour tool under Raster Functions.  It is the Smoothed Surface Only output.  The two together match up very well and I like the output. The problem I have is when I try to run the Contour tool from the Spatial Analyst Toolbox on the Smoothed Surface Only layer (the colored DEM from above), i get Contours that do not match the original DEM or the Smoothed Surface DEM, as seen below. I was hoping for the type of contours that are produced from the Contour tool under Raster Functions.  I would like the vector output similar to the Raster Function Contour but the Contour tool under Spatial Analyst is not producing the same contours.  Am I doing something wrong in these steps?  The Adaptive Filtering of the Raster Function Contour produces a product that i like but I can produce it in a vector format from the Smooth Surface Output from the same tool. Thanks, Rick ... View more