topic Issue with converting raster to polygon in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issue-with-converting-raster-to-polygon/m-p/320361#M18339 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to convert a raster file into a polygon using 'raster to polygon' in conversion tools. Unfortunately, this is not working. ArcGIS just returns the following error message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Error 999999: Error executing function</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My raster is a 16-BIT file with a signed integer pixel type, which indicates to me that the data is in integer format as required, however the raster file is large- 2.15GB. I am wondering whether this may be the issue? The conversion always quits at 26%.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The raster file is of topographic land data, however all I require in an output polygon is the shape/outline of the land (i.e. I don't need to retain the high resolution topographic data). </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am relatively new to ArcGIS so any suggestion / help would be much appreciated.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Many thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:31:46 GMT RhiannonMeier 2013-09-06T15:31:46Z Issue with converting raster to polygon https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issue-with-converting-raster-to-polygon/m-p/320361#M18339 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to convert a raster file into a polygon using 'raster to polygon' in conversion tools. Unfortunately, this is not working. ArcGIS just returns the following error message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Error 999999: Error executing function</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My raster is a 16-BIT file with a signed integer pixel type, which indicates to me that the data is in integer format as required, however the raster file is large- 2.15GB. I am wondering whether this may be the issue? The conversion always quits at 26%.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The raster file is of topographic land data, however all I require in an output polygon is the shape/outline of the land (i.e. I don't need to retain the high resolution topographic data). </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am relatively new to ArcGIS so any suggestion / help would be much appreciated.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Many thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:31:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issue-with-converting-raster-to-polygon/m-p/320361#M18339 RhiannonMeier 2013-09-06T15:31:46Z Re: Issue with converting raster to polygon https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issue-with-converting-raster-to-polygon/m-p/320362#M18340 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>resample to a lower resolution first might help</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:19:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issue-with-converting-raster-to-polygon/m-p/320362#M18340 DanPatterson_Retired 2013-09-06T23:19:58Z