An overview of the From Raster toolset

With the tools in the From Raster toolset, you can convert the information in a raster dataset to a different type of data structure, such as a feature class, or to a different type of file, such as a binary or text file.

When converting data, make sure you use the appropriate tool for the format to which you're converting.

Tools in the From Raster conversion toolset

Tool	Description
Raster to ASCII	Converts a raster dataset to an ASCII text file representing raster data.
Raster to Float	Converts a raster dataset to a file of binary floating-point values representing raster data.
Raster to Point	Converts a raster dataset to point features.
Raster to Polygon	Converts a raster dataset to polygon features.
Raster to Polyline	Converts a raster dataset to polyline features.