topic calculating raster pixel area for each individual raster pixel in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/calculating-raster-pixel-area-for-each-individual/m-p/72271#M4160 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am currently trying to calculate population sum for a raster layer which is in density per square kilometer for the entire earth's surface. Since raster pixels are not the same and change based on the latitude, I would like to calculate the individual raster cell area so I can then multiply population density per km by the total cell area. Ideally, I would like to assign this cell area value to the raster cell so I can multiply population density per km by the cell area to get total sum of population in that cell. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My question to put it simply is how do I calculate individual cell sizes of a raster and then assign it to it's pixel. (I am using&nbsp; the Projected Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere) </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:53:30 GMT AdrianoNicolucci 2013-09-27T14:53:30Z calculating raster pixel area for each individual raster pixel https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/calculating-raster-pixel-area-for-each-individual/m-p/72271#M4160 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am currently trying to calculate population sum for a raster layer which is in density per square kilometer for the entire earth's surface. Since raster pixels are not the same and change based on the latitude, I would like to calculate the individual raster cell area so I can then multiply population density per km by the total cell area. Ideally, I would like to assign this cell area value to the raster cell so I can multiply population density per km by the cell area to get total sum of population in that cell. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My question to put it simply is how do I calculate individual cell sizes of a raster and then assign it to it's pixel. (I am using&nbsp; the Projected Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere) </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:53:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/calculating-raster-pixel-area-for-each-individual/m-p/72271#M4160 AdrianoNicolucci 2013-09-27T14:53:30Z