topic Working with raster land cover data in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/working-with-raster-land-cover-data/m-p/533535#M30197 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm working with the MRLC data for Virginia - it's raster land cover data. I want to compare the land cover in conservation easements with the land cover in the state as a whole. I have a shape file of the conservation easements in the state.&nbsp; I have clipped the 4 raster bands to the state boundary.&nbsp; They overlap, and I have not been able to find the right way to eliminate the duplicate rasters. That's my first question.&nbsp; Then I want to put all four bands into one dataset, and I am also not having any luck with that.&nbsp; That's number 2.&nbsp; Do I need to convert the raster data to polygons to find the realtionship between land cover and easements?&nbsp; I'm worried that will be too big a file.&nbsp; AND I'm wondering what operation&nbsp; (s) to use to associate the land cover data with each easement polygon.&nbsp; Any guidance is greatly appreciated!&nbsp; I'm working on a project that is beyond the level of training I've had (clearly!)</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:56:25 GMT DanaSquire 2012-02-29T17:56:25Z Working with raster land cover data https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/working-with-raster-land-cover-data/m-p/533535#M30197 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm working with the MRLC data for Virginia - it's raster land cover data. I want to compare the land cover in conservation easements with the land cover in the state as a whole. I have a shape file of the conservation easements in the state.&nbsp; I have clipped the 4 raster bands to the state boundary.&nbsp; They overlap, and I have not been able to find the right way to eliminate the duplicate rasters. That's my first question.&nbsp; Then I want to put all four bands into one dataset, and I am also not having any luck with that.&nbsp; That's number 2.&nbsp; Do I need to convert the raster data to polygons to find the realtionship between land cover and easements?&nbsp; I'm worried that will be too big a file.&nbsp; AND I'm wondering what operation&nbsp; (s) to use to associate the land cover data with each easement polygon.&nbsp; Any guidance is greatly appreciated!&nbsp; I'm working on a project that is beyond the level of training I've had (clearly!)</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:56:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/working-with-raster-land-cover-data/m-p/533535#M30197 DanaSquire 2012-02-29T17:56:25Z