topic Re: Unable to create raster in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Unable to create raster

MarieJ — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:30:57 GMT

I want to convert a shapefile into a raster to run weighted overlay but I'm unable to do so without z- and m- coordinates. How do I enable this?

I've already tried the work around from https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000012300 but had no luck.

Re: Unable to create raster

DanPatterson — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:19:15 GMT

You need a field's value to convert to a raster, it need not be z or m it could be anything numeric,

Do you have a field that you want to use? The field just needs to have numeric values that you want to represent as a raster.

Re: Unable to create raster

MarieJ — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:41:57 GMT

Thanks for your reply, Dan.

I think I was able to create a raster but with only the z-coordinates and no m- coordinates. Will this be an issue when running weighted overlay?

Thanks

Re: Unable to create raster

DanPatterson — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:49:20 GMT

a raster cell can only contain one value, so your z values would be appropriate. So whatever z is, you now have a map showing the distribution of z over an area.

Re: Unable to create raster

MarieJ — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:50:34 GMT

I also want to resclassify the rasters before the weighted overlay, would having just the z be an issue?

Re: Unable to create raster

MarieJ — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:56:36 GMT

Perfect, thank you