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Terrain to Points and Raster and TIN

Terrain to Points and Raster and TIN

Terrain to Points

How to use Terrain to Points Tool in Arc Toolbox ArcMap ArcGIS ??

Terrain to Points Tool
Terrain to Points

Terrain to Points Tool, From Terrain Toolset, Conversion Toolset, 3D Analyst Toolbox


Terrain to Points

Converts a terrain dataset into a new point or multipoint feature class.



1.    Input Terrain

The terrain dataset to process.

2.    Output Feature Class

The feature class that will be produced by this tool.

3.    Pyramid Level Resolution (optional)

The z-tolerance or window-size resolution of the terrain pyramid level that will be used by this tool. The default is 0, or full resolution.

4.    Input Embedded Feature Class (optional)

The name of the terrain dataset's embedded points to be exported. If an embedded feature is specified, only the points from the feature will be written to the output. Otherwise, all points from all data sources in the terrain will be exported.

5.    Output Feature Class Type (optional)

The geometry of the output feature class.

· MULTIPOINT—The output point features will be written to a multipoint feature class. This is the default.

· POINT—The output point features will be written to a point feature class.

Terrain to Raster

How to use Terrain to Raster Tool in Arc Toolbox ArcMap ArcGIS ??

Terrain to Raster Tool
Terrain to Raster

Terrain to Raster Tool, From Terrain Toolset, Conversion Toolset, 3D Analyst Toolbox


Terrain to Raster

Interpolates a raster using z-values from a terrain dataset.



The terrain dataset to process.

Output Raster

The location and name of the output raster. When storing a raster dataset in a geodatabase or in a folder such as an Esri Grid, no file extension should be added to the name of the raster dataset. A file extension can be provided to define the raster's format when storing it in a folder, such as .tif to generate a GeoTIFF or .img to generate an ERDAS IMAGINE format file.

If the raster is stored as a TIFF file or in a geodatabase, its raster compression type and quality can be specified using geoprocessing environment settings.

Output Data Type (optional)

Specifies the type of numeric values stored in the output raster.

Method (optional)

The interpolation method that will be used to calculate cell values.

Sampling Distance (optional)

The sampling method and distance used to define the cell size of the output raster.

Pyramid Level Resolution (optional)

The z-tolerance or window-size resolution of the terrain pyramid level that will be used by this tool. The default is 0, or full resolution.

1.    Input Terrain

The terrain dataset to process.

2.    Output Raster

The location and name of the output raster. When storing a raster dataset in a geodatabase or in a folder such as an Esri Grid, no file extension should be added to the name of the raster dataset. A file extension can be provided to define the raster's format when storing it in a folder, such as .tif to generate a GeoTIFF or .img to generate an ERDAS IMAGINE format file.

If the raster is stored as a TIFF file or in a geodatabase, its raster compression type and quality can be specified using geoprocessing environment settings.

3.    Output Data Type (optional)

Specifies the type of numeric values stored in the output raster.

· FLOAT—Output raster will use 32-bit floating point, which supports values ranging from -3.402823466e+38 to 3.402823466e+38. This is the default.

· INT—Output raster will use an appropriate integer bit depth. This option will round z-values to the nearest whole number and write an integer to each raster cell value.

4.    Method (optional)

The interpolation method that will be used to calculate cell values.

· LINEAR—Applies a distance based weight to the Z of each node in the triangle encompassing the center of a given cell, then sums the weighted values to assign the cell value. This is the default.

· NATURAL_NEIGHBORS—Applies an area based weighting scheme that uses Voronoi polygons to determine cell values.

5.    Sampling Distance (optional)

The sampling method and distance used to define the cell size of the output raster.

 

6.    Pyramid Level Resolution (optional)

The z-tolerance or window-size resolution of the terrain pyramid level that will be used by this tool. The default is 0, or full resolution.

 Terrain to TIN

How to use Terrain to TIN Tool in Arc Toolbox ArcMap ArcGIS ??

Terrain to TIN Tool
Terrain to TIN

Terrain to TIN Tool, From Terrain Toolset, Conversion Toolset, 3D Analyst Toolbox

 

Terrain to TIN

Converts a terrain dataset to a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset.



1.    Input Terrain

The terrain dataset to process.

2.    Output TIN

The TIN dataset that will be generated.

 

3.    Pyramid Level Resolution (optional)

 The z-tolerance or window-size resolution of the terrain pyramid level that will be used by this tool. The default is 0, or full resolution.

4.    Maximum Number of Nodes (optional)

The maximum number of nodes permitted in

the output TIN. The tool will return an error if the analysis extent and pyramid level would produce a TIN that exceeds this size. The default is 5 million.

5.    Clip to Extent (optional)

 Specifies whether the resulting TIN will be clipped against the analysis extent. This only has an effect if the analysis extent is defined and it's smaller than the extent of the input terrain.

· Checked—Clips the output TIN against the analysis extent. This is the default.

· Unchecked—Does not clip the output TIN against the analysis extent.


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