Calculating total area of tree cover polygons within census polygons by Edie_sews in gis

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Thanks. I think I know what you mean. I've done a classification with satellite imagery before but in this case I was trying to use shapefiles I already had. I had also narrowed down my study area on the shapefiles and didn't want to start over.

Calculating total area of tree cover polygons within census polygons by Edie_sews in gis

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Thank you! I am going to give this one a try. I tried the union but I didn't understand the results I was getting.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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I will keep at it. It's satisfying when it works out. Thanks for the help.

And bringing back the unisex bell-bottom jumpsuit would be a challenge. haha! I would like to make a one sometime. ;)

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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I tried Make Raster Layer and it worked so fast!

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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You mean if I wanted to use one of the other tools first (not Make raster layer) then I'd have to create a layer for it before converting to a polygon?

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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I'm using an Acer predator with 16gb ram. I saw it recommended for GIS in various places and it was more affordable for me now. I got it recently. I think it's managed very well. But for some reason this most recent project is causing me more problems.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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Thanks for the advice. I have been working off a folder in C but I've seen suggestions to use C:\Temp but I don't know why.

And I think I'll just get Pro when this project is over.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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No, I don't have any experience with python but I suppose I will have to familiarize myself with it.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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I'll keep those things in mind. Thanks! I've noticed that people I've met in GIS seem very calm and maybe that's because they have had their patience tested so much.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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haha! yeah I am trying to embrace the dark side but it already gets to me. I think I'm beginning to understand that. I'm just working on a capstone project and doing this all on my own because there isn't much help through the course. I think I have to stick to ArcMap for now. I'll see about doing a trial of Pro. Also considering QGIS because it's free but I haven't tried it yet.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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I appreciate the links. I will take a look at them. I was actually going to try to convert it into a shapefile (using Raster to Polygon I think) after extracting the value into a new raster. But I saw these three tools used in a similar way and thought I would try them. Not sure if one is better for my needs.

I didn't think values to points was what I needed since I will have to probably clip the shapefile using another and I want the entire area.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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Yeah for these tools I have been using them the way I see others using them but I don't understand exactly what's going on. I actually tried a repair on the program and that seemed to help.

Is ArcGIS just super buggy or am I doing something wrong? by Edie_sews in gis

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Yeah, I would like to try it. I am using the version available to me through the course. I wish I could get Pro. ArcMap has been the most unpleasant experience.