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Need to convert raster elevation data to polygons

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04-14-2013 09:42 AM
BradleySmith2
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I have a data set that I downloaded from the national elevation data set (NED).  The data is for a river meander reach.  Is there a way that I can convert the raster data to polygons, consistent with the way in which I have symbolized the data in the attached example?  The data is symbolized based on elevation ranges (z values) shown in the dialogue box.

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EricRice
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Reclassify comes first since it will result in an integer raster, then convert to polygons.  You can't convert floating point rasters into polygons.

Best,
Eric

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MarkChilcott
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You probably need to do a Polygon to Raster:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//001200000030000000

Followed by a Reclass:
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//009z000000sr000000

Licensing would require Spatial Analyst or 3D Analyst.
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EricRice
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Reclassify comes first since it will result in an integer raster, then convert to polygons.  You can't convert floating point rasters into polygons.

Best,
Eric
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