Converts features (Points, Polylines, Polygons) to a raster dataset.
Inputs:
- A feature layer (Point, Polygon, Points, Polylines, Polygons)
- Output raster name and format
- Cell Size of the output raster
- Value field - a field from the attribute table to be used as a source for the values of the raster. If the input is of PointZ or PolylineZ type, the Z values of the features can be used as source for the raster values
- Priority field (optional) - a field from the attribute table which values define how the values will be stored in the raster in case two or more features cover the same cell. If for example two overlapping polygons are converted to a raster, the polygon with the larger value in this field will be stored in the raster.
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- Extent from existing raster layer (optional). If selected the extent of an existing raster layer will be used for the output, otherwise the extent of the input feature class will be used.
Output
- A raster with data type depending on the input value field. If the field is Integer the result will be integer, if the field is Double, the result will be a floating point raster.
Notes:
- Initially the name of the output raster
defines the raster format
- no extension specified - ESRI binary GRID
- .img extension (for example raster1.img) - ERDAS IMAGINE image.
- .tif extension (for example raster1.tif - Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image.
- The initial output raster format can be changed by selecting the desired output in the dialog.
- Currently only file based rasters are supported. Rasters cannot be stored in a GeoDatabase. After you get the desired result, you can export the raster to a GeoDatabase using the standard ArcGIS tools.
- The feature class must be in a projected coordinate system
Command line syntax
ETS_GPFeaturesToRaster <Input Dataset> <Out Raster> <Value Field> < Cell Size> {Priority Field} {Extents Raster}
Parameters
| Expression | Explanation |
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| <Input Dataset> | A Polyline layer or feature class |
| <Out Raster> | A String - the full name of the output raster (A raster with the same full name should not exist). The output raster type depends on the extension of the output file(see Notes above) |
| <Value Field> | A String representing the name of the field which values are going to be used for interpolation. |
| <Cell Size> | A Double representing the cell size of the output raster. |
| {Priority Field} | A String representing the name of the field which values are going to be used define the priority of the features. See explanations above |
| {Extents Raster} | A raster layer or raster dataset to be used to define the extents of the output raster |
Scripting syntax
ETS_GPFeaturesToRaster (Input Dataset, Out Raster, Value Field, Cell Size, Priority Field, Extents Raster)
See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter
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