I am trying to create a raster data set from county level polygon data for the US. I have successfully created one raster from a dataset, but when attempting another, it does not work. I am wondering if I am missing something. It's in ArcMap 10, I have tried moving the cell size up to 100 (it took the recommended cell size for the other data set) and have also changed any NULL values to zero. I get the "999999 : Error executing function". I have also tried the Feature to Raster tool. Same error message. Any ideas or troubleshooting tips would be great! Thanks.
[GIS] Polygon to Raster Tool Problem
arcgis-10.0arcgis-desktoppolygonraster
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I'd try the following methodology to get your result:
Create a new field (NO_DATA) in your vector file ("No Data Layer") for your no data values records, for example "-9999".
Convert your polygon ("No Data Layer") to raster, selecting the same pixel size of the raster data to overlap and the pixel value NO_DATA.
Mosaic both raster dataset to a new raster, putting your "No Data Layer" on the top of the list and select the option "mosaic_colormap_mode" to FIRST: The pixel value from the first raster dataset in the list will be applied to the output raster mosaic.
In your new raster, reclasiffy your No data value (for instance, -9999) to "No data"
You can do this in two steps. First, use Con (Spatial Analyst) to convert cells > 50 to 1 and all other cells to 0. Then use Zonal Statistics as Table (Spatial Analyst) to count the number of "1" cells within your polygon.
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Adding my comment as an answer since this seems to be a solution:
ArcMap 10 sometimes has issues with background processing on certain machines. If you have background processing enabled, try disabling it (Geoprocessing -> Geoprocessing Options -> Uncheck Enable under Background Processing). Try running your process again and see if that works.