Latest Contributions by SteveLynch

Lets say that you output to a raster with a cell size of 10 meters and it produces a raster with 5 columns and 5 rows. Geostatistical Analyst is making 25 predictions, each at the center of the output 10 meter cell. Now you change the cellsize to 5 m, now you have 100 predictions, and so on. Steve ... View more

Seth Please have a look at http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/geoprocessing/archive/2008/09/29/Understanding-Geostatistical-Analyst-Layers.aspx Steve ... View more

See TopoToRaster (it uses inter alia thin plate splines) or convert your contours to points. however, you might then have "steps" in your output surface. Steve ... View more

Please can you tell me which version of ArcGIS you're using and your operating system Steve ... View more

or you can use http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//0017000000m7000000.htm Steve ... View more

In version 9.3 and later you can: - copy to Windows metafile - save values to a table - save model as raster - save model as table Hope this answers your question. Steve ... View more

DJ This is a bug in 9.3 and 9.3.1 It is fixed in version 10. A work around woud be to have your feature data in a shapefile rather than a file geodatabase, viz., POINT C:\Data\DEM\PntFC3720452300WC20050817.shp Z POINT C:\Data\DEM\PntFC3720452400WC20050817.shp Z ... Sorry for the inconvenience Steve Lynch ESRI ... View more

John WRT random points within an area, see http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Create_Random_Points/00170000002r000000/ Steve ... View more

You can't. Do a "screen copy" and manipulate it in a Graphics package. Steve Lynch ESRI ... View more

We have a problem with some p-geodatabases in ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst in version 10. Please convert your data to f-geodatabase (or shapefile). We are hoping to have a fix available post version 10 Service Pack 2. Sorry for the inconvenience Steve Lynch ESRI ... View more

GrizJohnson What format are you data that cause the crash? I.e p-geodatabase or f-geodatabase or shapefile? Thanks Steve ... View more

Please can you email me the p-geodatabase (slynch@esri.com) and for the time being copy the featureclass to f -geodatabase or shapefile. Thanks Steve ... View more

- Can you reproduce the problem, i.e does it happen each time you try? - Have you applied Service Pack 1? - Are you using a joined field? - Can you send the data? Thanks Steve Lynch ESRI ... View more

Please see http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00300000000q000000.htm The raster can be created using Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst or any other program that'll create a raster with values between zero and one. Steve Lynch ESRI ... View more

Natural Neighbor interpolation in ArcGIS does not support a Mask. See help, viz. Environments supported Cell Size, Current Workspace, Output Coordinate System, Extent, Scratch Workspace, Snap Raster it also does not allow you to extrapolate outside the convex hull. Hope this helps. Steve Lynch ... View more