Exporting maps from ArcView (with Spatial Analyst) to RAMAS GIS

(by Chastity Jock, University of New Haven)

1. In ArcView, load the extension Spatial Analyst.
2. Add the theme that you are interested in to the view.
3. In the view, make this theme active. From the Analysis pull-down menu, select "Analysis Properties". Set the "Analysis extent" to this theme, and set the cell size to what you wish. Click "OK". (This will automatically establish the number of rows and columns.)
4. Under the Theme pull-down menu, select "Convert to grid".
5. Select the field that you are interested in.
6. Select "no" to adding all of the information to the table, and select "yes" to adding the theme to the view.
7. Under the File pull-down menu, select "Export Data Source".
8. Select "ASCII Raster".
9. Navigate to where the grid you just created is and select it, and click "OK".
10. Give the file a name and navigate to where you want the file, and click "OK".
11. In RAMAS GIS, start the "Spatial data" program (if it is not already running).
12. Select "Input maps" under the Model menu.
13. Add a map (see RAMAS GIS help for more information), and give it a name. For "File", enter the filename you have specified in Step 10. For "Format", specify ARC/INFO. Click "View".