topic Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster in Imagery and Remote Sensing Questions

Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:48:57 GMT

I have downloaded an LAS dataset developed by NOAA for an area of Massachusetts. I am trying to convert this into a DEM I can use to make elevation contours. I have filtered the data so that only ground points are showing. Then, when I try to run the LAS Dataset to Raster tool in ArcGIS Pro 2.3, I receive Error 000210: Cannot create output "filepath".

I have looked at the online help for this error and it looks like a data locking or file path issue. I have closed all other software I had open to make sure something else wasn't locking the data. I have restarted ArcGIS Pro to see if this will help. I have tried saving to a test GDB on my desktop, and the issue still persists.

I have included a screenshot of the parameters I'm using for the tool and LAS properties below. Please let me know if there is a solution to this problem.

Kind regards,

David

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:54:47 GMT

Did you try saving as a *.tif in a folder? seems to be an esri preferred raster format now

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

JayJohnsonWashoeCounty — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:01:17 GMT

Have you tried a shorter output file name or outputting to a tif rather than an ESRI GRID format? The input las filename is also really long - maybe try renaming it to something shorter. Some tools seem to have issues with long paths and/or long names.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:07:49 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I tried saving as a TIF to a folder and still receive the same error message.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:09:02 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I relocated all of my work to the desktop to shorten the file path, and renamed the LAS files to something shorter (~10 characters). I changed the output name and file type to test.tif. Despite all of this, I am still receiving the same error.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:10:54 GMT

What is the path then?

is it to a local folder?

try c:\Temp\raster.tif to rule out file and path issue for the destination file... it may be the input that is at issue, although the error suggests otherwise

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:22:55 GMT

I tried saving the input LAS file to C:\Temp and renamed it as input.las, and I chose C:\Temp\raster.tif as the output file, as you suggested. I also restarted my computer before doing this - but I am still receiving the error. I'm surprised none of this has worked.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

GuenterDoerffel — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:23:28 GMT

Hi David,
the first thing to look at would be: Why do you want to export the raster and then make contours? Have you tried creating a MosaicDataset from your data (regardless of las files direct or LAS dataset, and then ...

Use the contour function to create raster contours
OR export contours as vectors

Just to make sure there is no general issue, I just ran the tool on a LAS Dataset with a few GIG of LAS in it .... i set the Sampling Value high, though, to be quick. The tool ran smooth. These were my settings (the exclamation makr is because I took the screenshot after the tool finished:

I did not need to set any other environments ... and for output-data naming: Specify the extension and ArcGIS will honor this, if you need more settings, check environment

Regards
Guenter

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

GuenterDoerffel — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:25:21 GMT

And: it would help, if you could take a screenshot of the properties of your LAS-Dataset and the settings you have when running the tool

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:35:39 GMT

Hi Guenter,

I have included screenshots of my tool settings and my LAS dataset properties now.

Regards,

David

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:39:55 GMT

Hi Guenter,

I will attempt to make a MosaicDataset and see if that helps. I have tried creating contours directly from the LAS dataset using Surface Contour, but it does not produce results I am happy with (see below screenshots of tool settings and output). I thought creating a raster first, then converting to contours may produce better results.

You will notice that my cell size was set to 2 in my tool settings. To emulate what you ran, I tried running the tool with a cell size of 100 instead, but this did not fix my issue.

Thanks,

David

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

VinayViswambharan — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:04:28 GMT

Do you have your data in GCS and specified the cellsize of 2. It’s a highly inappropriate cellsize for the data. Assuming this is the problem I’d recommend the las file be projected first (e.g., via the ExtractLAS tool – by setting the output SR in the GP environment for the tool.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

DavidHorrocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:10:27 GMT

Hi Vinay,

Thanks for your response. I first used Extract LAS to convert the LAS file to NAD 1983 UTM and now it will convert to a raster.

David

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

GuenterDoerffel — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:04:05 GMT

Thats the advantage of a global company - one goes to sleep - another one takes over: Thanks Vinay and I am glad you solved it!

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

MarcoTorres1 — Thu, 13 May 2021 18:50:39 GMT

Amazing! I had the same problem and it worked!

Can you please place an enhancement and have the error message display something more descriptive.

For example, LASD must be projected in a PCS?

-Marco

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

AndileMposula — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:39:10 GMT

The reason you get this error is because your input is a las file data type instead of las dataset. Use your las file to create las dataset and all should work.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

AndileMposula — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:41:27 GMT

And don't forget to suffix with ".tif" when naming output.

Re: Receiving Error 000210 when running LAS Dataset To Raster

sandipriz — Fri, 09 May 2025 01:54:17 GMT

Hi David,

Thanks for this post as I was having trouble converting raster from .las file.

As suggested, I tried to export the .las file with projection but it throws an error again.

Any suggestion would be helpful.