topic Re: Loading a DEM into ArcMap in 3D Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191791#M1192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Victoria,</P><P></P><P>Sounds like an Esri grid... You can read more on Esri Grid formats here: <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//009t0000000w000000" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//009t0000000w000000">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A> </P><P></P><P>Please note that a raster in Esri Grid format consists of various files and folders. There will normally be a folder with the name of the raster, which contains like 5-7 ADF files and you will have an info folder with arc*.* files.</P><P></P><P>If there are not complete it is possible that you don't have all the files required for ArcGIS to recognize it as a raster.</P><P></P><P>Kind regards, Xander</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:10:45 GMT XanderBakker 2014-11-06T18:10:45Z Loading a DEM into ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191788#M1189 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to load a DEM into ArcMap, but I can only get the text file to show up when I connect to folder (even though I have all the necessary files, header, boundary, etc.).&nbsp; Any suggestions for loading this DEM?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:08:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191788#M1189 VICTORIAWINSOR 2014-11-06T13:08:53Z Re: Loading a DEM into ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191789#M1190 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What format is you DEM in? Could you specify the file name, format and source of the information?</P><P></P><P>Kind regards, Xander</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:15:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191789#M1190 XanderBakker 2014-11-06T13:15:33Z Re: Loading a DEM into ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191790#M1191 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The file name is simply 'dem', the format is all in adf files.&nbsp; The source is Parks Canada,</P><P>Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:41:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191790#M1191 VICTORIAWINSOR 2014-11-06T16:41:30Z Re: Loading a DEM into ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191791#M1192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Victoria,</P><P></P><P>Sounds like an Esri grid... You can read more on Esri Grid formats here: <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//009t0000000w000000" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//009t0000000w000000">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A> </P><P></P><P>Please note that a raster in Esri Grid format consists of various files and folders. There will normally be a folder with the name of the raster, which contains like 5-7 ADF files and you will have an info folder with arc*.* files.</P><P></P><P>If there are not complete it is possible that you don't have all the files required for ArcGIS to recognize it as a raster.</P><P></P><P>Kind regards, Xander</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:10:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191791#M1192 XanderBakker 2014-11-06T18:10:45Z Re: Loading a DEM into ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191792#M1193 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Try </P><P>the links below</P><P> <A href="http://support.esri.com/cn/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/27540" title="http://support.esri.com/cn/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/27540">27540 - How can I display ADF files from a coverage in ArcMap?</A> </P><P>and this tread <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/54775">How to view data in an ADF file?</A> </P><P></P><P>Also <A href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/21185/why-is-arcgis-crashing-when-i-try-to-load-adf-raster-data" title="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/21185/why-is-arcgis-crashing-when-i-try-to-load-adf-raster-data">Why is ArcGIS crashing when I try to load .adf raster data? - Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:12:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191792#M1193 CattyannCampbell 2014-11-06T19:12:04Z Re: Loading a DEM into ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191793#M1194 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sounds like you are missing the associated "info" folder</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:04:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/loading-a-dem-into-arcmap/m-p/191793#M1194 curtvprice 2014-11-07T06:04:38Z