Esri ArcGIS Pro Foundation Certification Practice Test

What tool would you use to convert a raster data format into a vector format in ArcGIS Pro?

1. Clip

2. Convert to Polygon

3. Merge

4. Extract Values by Points

The correct answer is: Convert to Polygon

To change raster data into vector format in ArcGIS Pro, the appropriate tool is the one that specifically enables the conversion of raster data to polygon features, which is indeed the tool referred to in the answer. This tool typically analyzes the raster data and creates polygon features that represent areas of equal values or characteristics, effectively converting the pixel-based information found in raster datasets into a geometric format that can be used in vector analysis. The resulting vector features can be more easily manipulated, analyzed, and incorporated into various spatial analyses as they maintain specific geometric properties unlike raster data. Other tools mentioned do not perform this function: the tool that involves extracting or filtering data without converting from raster to vector is not suitable for this conversion task. Similarly, tools that combine multiple datasets into one do not alter the data format from raster to vector. Thus, the conversion to polygon is the necessary process for achieving vector data from raster datasets in this context.