topic Re: Running Point To Raster has output coordinate system different from input? in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281158#M3971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Output the raster to a file geoDB (or tiff or something else) instead of GRID format.</P><P>It is probably a limitation of the rather old grid format which is causing the description of the output raster SR to change.</P><P>I believe it hasn't really changed the SR, just described it in terms that are not quite the same as the input points.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:48:25 GMT NeilAyres 2014-11-07T08:48:25Z Running Point To Raster has output coordinate system different from input? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281155#M3968 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I need to transform a DEM from a Point-Feature-Class (Shape) to raster (GRID). For that I'm using the tool 'point to raster' and it works perfectly.</P><P>The only problem is that it seems to change the coordinate system, so that my resulting GRID has another system than my Shape.</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>The Shape has DHDN_3_Degree_Gauss_Zone_3 (which I want to keep), but the resulting GRID has Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz_Transverse_Mercator.</P><P><SPAN class="comment-copy">My data frame has the (desired) coordinate system DHDN_3_Degree_Gauss_Zone_3, as well as my output FC. The output coordinate system in the environments is set to 'same as input'. Even though, my output GRID continues to have the Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz_Transverse_Mercator as space reference... <SPAN aria-label="Plain" class="emoticon_plain emoticon-inline" style="height:16px;width:16px;"></SPAN><BR /></SPAN></P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Can anyone tell me why that is and how I can prevent it?</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Or is there any way to transform the Transverse_Mercator-system back to Gauss? </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 07:08:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281155#M3968 ChristinaKreim 2014-11-07T07:08:55Z Re: Running Point To Raster has output coordinate system different from input? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281156#M3969 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Add the point file that has the correct coordinate system to a new data frame without any other data in it.&nbsp; It should set the coordinate system of the dataframe automatically.&nbsp; ensure that this is the case...perform the transformation in that data frame with no other data analyzed.&nbsp; it is not possible that Arc randomly picks a coordinate system for output, it is either the system for the input file or the dataframe</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:14:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281156#M3969 DanPatterson_Retired 2014-11-07T08:14:03Z Re: Running Point To Raster has output coordinate system different from input? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281157#M3970 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for your answer. Unfortunatelly, this brings the exact same result... <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/shocked.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:34:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281157#M3970 ChristinaKreim 2014-11-07T08:34:05Z Re: Running Point To Raster has output coordinate system different from input? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281158#M3971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Output the raster to a file geoDB (or tiff or something else) instead of GRID format.</P><P>It is probably a limitation of the rather old grid format which is causing the description of the output raster SR to change.</P><P>I believe it hasn't really changed the SR, just described it in terms that are not quite the same as the input points.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:48:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281158#M3971 NeilAyres 2014-11-07T08:48:25Z Re: Running Point To Raster has output coordinate system different from input? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281159#M3972 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yeah, it worked! <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /> Thank you!!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:37:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/running-point-to-raster-has-output-coordinate/m-p/281159#M3972 ChristinaKreim 2014-11-07T13:37:04Z