topic Clipping a raster - is there an advantage to using Extract by Mask in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/clipping-a-raster-is-there-an-advantage-to-using/m-p/277050#M3928 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I've been experimenting with different methods of clipping a raster in ArcGIS 10. Extract by Mask seems to be the preferred option&nbsp; - "unless you don't have the spatial analyst extension". I do have the extension, but it seems very slow. Is there any advantage to using this to clip a raster, rather than Clip in Data Management, or exporting the data (after drawing the area with the draw tools). Both the second methods seem quick and effective. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The raster I'm clipping is a DEM (GRID file) if that makes a difference.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>TIA Rosie</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:01:28 GMT RosieBell 2012-11-26T05:01:28Z Clipping a raster - is there an advantage to using Extract by Mask https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/clipping-a-raster-is-there-an-advantage-to-using/m-p/277050#M3928 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I've been experimenting with different methods of clipping a raster in ArcGIS 10. Extract by Mask seems to be the preferred option&nbsp; - "unless you don't have the spatial analyst extension". I do have the extension, but it seems very slow. Is there any advantage to using this to clip a raster, rather than Clip in Data Management, or exporting the data (after drawing the area with the draw tools). Both the second methods seem quick and effective. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The raster I'm clipping is a DEM (GRID file) if that makes a difference.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>TIA Rosie</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:01:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/clipping-a-raster-is-there-an-advantage-to-using/m-p/277050#M3928 RosieBell 2012-11-26T05:01:28Z Re: Clipping a raster - is there an advantage to using Extract by Mask https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/clipping-a-raster-is-there-an-advantage-to-using/m-p/277051#M3929 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Does your output have a different extent with one method?&nbsp; It's been years since I used SA, but recall that the output fills the rest of the extent with NoData when one uses Extract by Mask...</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:16:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/clipping-a-raster-is-there-an-advantage-to-using/m-p/277051#M3929 MarkEllis 2012-11-26T18:16:55Z