topic Re: help on how to convert to shapefile in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621661#M35134 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Hi Charles,<BR />You convert it to a raster grid not a shapefile<BR /><BR />ArcToolbox &gt; Conversion Tools &gt; To Raster &gt; ASCII to Raster<BR /><BR />Should do the trick.<BR />Dave</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>If it is in Raster format, you can, if you want, convert it to a polygon. (Shapefile)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>AcrToolbox &gt; Conversion Tools &gt; From Raster &gt; To Polygon</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:22:06 GMT TerrySilveus 2011-06-30T15:22:06Z help on how to convert to shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621659#M35132 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello all, </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I have an elevation data in ArcInfo ASCII raster format which i downloaded from </SPAN><A href="http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org">http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org</A><SPAN>. Please i need assistance on how i can convert the data from ArcInfo ASCII format to a shapefile.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:35:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621659#M35132 CharlesOparah 2011-06-07T12:35:41Z Re: help on how to convert to shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621660#M35133 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Charles,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>You convert it to a raster grid not a shapefile</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>ArcToolbox &gt; Conversion Tools &gt; To Raster &gt; ASCII to Raster</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Should do the trick.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Dave</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:12:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621660#M35133 DavidWilliams 2011-06-30T09:12:07Z Re: help on how to convert to shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621661#M35134 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Hi Charles,<BR />You convert it to a raster grid not a shapefile<BR /><BR />ArcToolbox &gt; Conversion Tools &gt; To Raster &gt; ASCII to Raster<BR /><BR />Should do the trick.<BR />Dave</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>If it is in Raster format, you can, if you want, convert it to a polygon. (Shapefile)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>AcrToolbox &gt; Conversion Tools &gt; From Raster &gt; To Polygon</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:22:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/help-on-how-to-convert-to-shapefile/m-p/621661#M35134 TerrySilveus 2011-06-30T15:22:06Z