Posted on February 17, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Reclassify raster based on Z-values in Arcmap 10.4.1

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How do you reclassify raster values in ArcMap?

Click the Input raster dropdown arrow and click the raster with the values you want to reclassify. Click the Reclass field dropdown arrow and click the field you want to use. Click the Classify button. Click the Method dropdown arrow and choose a classification method to reclassify your input data.
Jan 13, 2012

How do I change raster values in ArcGIS?

Start an edit session



Add the data you want to edit as a layer in a map. Select the raster layer in the Contents Pane. Go to the Imagery tab and click the Pixel Editor button found in the Tools group. When you start an edit session you will get a new Pixel Editor tab containing all the tools to edit your data.
Oct 14, 2019

How do I remove Z coordinates in ArcGIS?

Clear or edit z-values

  1. On the Edit tab, choose your snapping preferences, and show the Modify Features pane.
  2. Expand Reshape and click Vertices .
  3. In the pane, click Select.
  4. Clear or edit z-values in the geometry properties table.
  5. To finish the feature, right-click and click Finish.


What are Z-values in ArcMap?

In Between – Not Including Bounds—The z-value is between the number of units specified in the Lower Bound (minimum) and Upper Bound (maximum) text boxes. For example, if the lower bound is 1 and the upper bound is 10, features with a z-value of 2 through 9 are returned as results.

How do I convert XYZ to raster?

Use the Point to Raster tool from the Conversion toolbox to convert the point feature class to raster.

  1. In the Point to Raster geoprocessing pane, for Input Features, click the drop-down list, and select the output feature class created in Step 2.
  2. Specify a name for Output Raster Dataset.

How do I change Spatial Reference of raster?

In ArcCatalog or the Catalog window, right-click the raster whose coordinate system you want to define and click Properties. Scroll down to the Spatial Reference section, and click Edit. On the Spatial Reference Properties dialog box, do either of the following: Click Select and choose a predefined coordinate system.

Can you edit raster data?

With Raster Design, you can modify raster data in your images, insert images into an AutoCAD drawing and correlate them with other data in the drawing, save images to another format, export images to create external correlation files, and convert raster data to vector data and vice versa.
Mar 21, 2018

Why do rasters need to be reclassified?

Reclassification is useful when you want to replace the values in the input raster with new values. This could be due to finding out that the value of a cell should actually be a different value, for example, the land use in an area changed over time.

What does reclassifying a raster do?

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What is raster reclassification?

Reclassification is the process of reassigning one or more values in a raster dataset to new output values. The Reclassify tool is available in the Spatial Analyst extension in both ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro.
Oct 9, 2020

How do I use reclassify in ArcGIS?

Usage

  1. Edit or select a field for the reclass field to invoke a new default reclassification.
  2. Select and delete the remap entries and manually add the new values.
  3. Select the unique or classification options to generate a new reclassification.


Why do rasters need to be reclassified?

Reclassification is useful when you want to replace the values in the input raster with new values. This could be due to finding out that the value of a cell should actually be a different value, for example, the land use in an area changed over time.