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Bug

In ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap, the Raster to ASCII (COnversion) tool does not honor the Output Coordinate System environment variable when converting from geographic coordinate systems (GCS) to projected coordinate systems (PCS).

Last Published: July 10, 2018 ArcGIS for Desktop
Bug ID Number BUG-000114368
SubmittedJune 1, 2018
Last ModifiedJune 5, 2024
Applies toArcGIS for Desktop
Version found10.5.1
Operating SystemWindows OS
Operating System Version10.0 64 Bit
StatusKnown Limit

Additional Information

Many of the less modern raster formats rely on the ArcInfo Workstation code. The WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere coordinate system definition is not supported in the PRJ file format that is used by ArcInfo Workstation. There are no plans to change this. However, if Africa_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic coordinate system, for example, is used as the outpt coordinate system, the output have a defined coordinate system. The following coordinate systems are also not supported: Workstation, GCS, DATUM "AFG", PE_GCS_AFGOOYE, PE_D_AFGOOYE "AGD84", PE_GCS_AGD_1984, PE_D_AGD_1984 "AIA", PE_GCS_ANTIGUA_1943, PE_D_ANTIGUA_1943 "AMA", PE_GCS_SAMOA_1962, PE_D_SAMOA_1962 "ANO", PE_GCS_ANNA_1_1965, PE_D_ANNA_1_1965 "ASC", PE_GCS_ASCENSION_ISLAND_1958, PE_D_ASCENSION_ISLAND_1958 "ASM", PE_GCS_MONTSERRAT_1958, PE_D_MONTSERRAT_1958 "ASQ", PE_GCS_ASTRO_1952, PE_D_ASTRO_1952 "ATF", PE_GCS_BEACON_E_1945, PE_D_BEACON_E_1945 "BAT", PE_GCS_BATAVIA, PE_D_BATAVIA, "BER", PE_GCS_BERMUDA_1957, PE_D_BERMUDA_1957 "BID", PE_GCS_BISSAU, PE_D_BISSAU "BOO", PE_GCS_BOGOTA, PE_D_BOGOTA "BOR", PE_GCS_BUKIT_RIMPAH, PE_D_BUKIT_RIMPAH "BUR", PE_GCS_BUKIT_RIMPAH, PE_D_BUKIT_RIMPAH "CAC", PE_GCS_CAPE_CANAVERAL, PE_D_CAPE_CANAVERAL "CAI", PE_GCS_CAMPO_INCHAUSPE, PE_D_CAMPO_INCHAUSPE "CAO", PE_GCS_CANTON_1966, PE_D_CANTON_1966 "CAP", PE_GCS_CAPE, PE_D_CAPE "CAZ", PE_GCS_CAMP_AREA, PE_D_CAMP_AREA "CCD", PE_GCS_S_JTSK, PE_D_S_JTSK "CGE", PE_GCS_CARTHAGE, PE_D_CARTHAGE "CHI", PE_GCS_CHATHAM_ISLAND_1971, PE_D_CHATHAM_ISLAND_1971 "CHU", PE_GCS_CHUA, PE_D_CHUA "COA", PE_GCS_CORREGO_ALEGRE, PE_D_CORREGO_ALEGRE "DAL", PE_GCS_DABOLA_1981, PE_D_DABOLA "DEI", PE_GCS_DECEPTION_ISLAND, PE_D_DECEPTION_ISLAND "DID", PE_GCS_DECEPTION_ISLAND, PE_D_DECEPTION_ISLAND "DOB", PE_GCS_GUX_1, PE_D_GUX_1 "EAS", PE_GCS_EASTER_ISLAND_1967, PE_D_EASTER_ISLAND_1967 "ENW", PE_GCS_WAKE_ENIWETOK_1960, PE_D_WAKE_ENIWETOK_1960 "EST", PE_GCS_ESTONIA_1937, PE_D_ESTONIA_1937 "FAH", PE_GCS_FAHUD, PE_D_FAHUD "FLO", PE_GCS_OBSERV_METEOR_1939, PE_D_OBSERV_METEOR_1939 "FOT", PE_GCS_FORT_THOMAS_1955, PE_D_FORT_THOMAS_1955 "GAA", PE_GCS_GAN_1970, PE_D_GAN_1970 "GDA94", PE_GCS_GDA_1994, PE_D_GDA_1994 "GEO", PE_GCS_NZGD_1949, PE_D_NZGD_1949 "GIZ", PE_GCS_DOS_1968, PE_D_DOS_1968 "GRA", PE_GCS_GRACIOSA_1948, PE_D_GRACIOSA_1948 "GSE", PE_GCS_GUNUNG_SEGARA, PE_D_GUNUNG_SEGARA "GSF", PE_GCS_GUNUNG_SEGARA, PE_D_GUNUNG_SEGARA "GUA", PE_GCS_GUAM_1963, PE_D_GUAM_1963 "HEN", PE_GCS_HERAT_NORTH, PE_D_HERAT_NORTH "HER", PE_GCS_HERMANNSKOGEL, PE_D_HERMANNSKOGEL "HIT", PE_GCS_HITO_XVIII_1963, PE_D_HITO_XVIII_1963 "HJO", PE_GCS_HJORSEY_1955, PE_D_HJORSEY_1955 "HK80", PE_GCS_HONG_KONG_1980, PE_D_HONG_KONG_1980 "HKD", PE_GCS_HONG_KONG_1963_67, PE_D_HONG_KONG_1963_67 "HPGN", PE_GCS_NAD_1983_HARN, PE_D_NAD_1983_HARN "HTN", PE_GCS_HU_TZU_SHAN, PE_D_HU_TZU_SHAN "IBE", PE_GCS_BELLEVUE, PE_D_BELLEVUE "IND_B", PE_GCS_EVEREST_BANGLADESH, PE_D_EVEREST_BANGLADESH "IND_I", PE_GCS_EVEREST_INDIA_NEPAL, PE_D_EVEREST_INDIA_NEPAL "IRL", PE_GCS_TM65, PE_D_TM65 "ISG", PE_GCS_ISTS_061_1968, PE_D_ISTS_061_1968 "IST", PE_GCS_ISTS_073_1969, PE_D_ISTS_073_1969 "JGD2000", PE_GCS_JGD_2000, PE_D_JGD_2000 "JOH", PE_GCS_JOHNSTON_ISLAND_1961, PE_D_JOHNSTON_ISLAND_1961 "KAN", PE_GCS_KANDAWALA, PE_D_KANDAWALA "KEA", PE_GCS_KERTAU, PE_D_KERTAU "KEG", PE_GCS_KERGUELEN_ISLAND_1949, PE_D_KERGUELEN_ISLAND_1949 "KUS", PE_GCS_KUSAIE_1951, PE_D_KUSAIE_1951 "LCF", PE_GCS_LC5_1961, PE_D_LC5_1961 "LEH", PE_GCS_LEIGON, PE_D_LEIGON "LIB", PE_GCS_LIBERIA_1964, PE_D_LIBERIA_1964 "MAS", PE_GCS_MASSAWA, PE_D_MASSAWA "MER", PE_GCS_MERCHICH_DEGREE, PE_D_MERCHICH "MID", PE_GCS_MIDWAY_1961, PE_D_MIDWAY_1961 "MIK", PE_GCS_MAHE_1971, PE_D_MAHE_1971 "MOD", PE_GCS_MONTE_MARIO, PE_D_MONTE_MARIO "MPO", PE_GCS_MPORALOKO, PE_D_MPORALOKO "MVS", PE_GCS_VITI_LEVU_1916, PE_D_VITI_LEVU_1916 "NAD27", PE_GCS_NAD_1927, PE_D_NAD_1927 "NAP", PE_GCS_NAPARIMA_1972, PE_D_NAPARIMA_1972 "NOS", PE_GCS_NORD_SAHARA_1959, PE_D_NORD_SAHARA_1959 "NSD", PE_GCS_NORD_SAHARA_1959, PE_D_NORD_SAHARA_1959 "NWL9D", PE_GCS_NWL_9D, PE_D_NWL_9D "OEG", PE_GCS_EGYPT_1907, PE_D_EGYPT_1907 "OLD_HAWAIIAN", PE_GCS_OLD_HAWAIIAN, PE_D_OLD_HAWAIIAN "PHA", PE_GCS_AYABELLE, PE_D_AYABELLE "PIT", PE_GCS_PITCAIRN_1967, PE_D_PITCAIRN_1967 "PLN", PE_GCS_PICO_DE_LAS_NIEVES, PE_D_PICO_DE_LAS_NIEVES "POS", PE_GCS_PORTO_SANTO_1936, PE_D_PORTO_SANTO_1936 "PTB", PE_GCS_POINT58, PE_D_POINT58 "PTN", PE_GCS_POINTE_NOIRE, PE_D_POINTE_NOIRE "PUK", PE_GCS_PULKOVO_1942, PE_D_PULKOVO_1942 "PUL", PE_GCS_PULKOVO_1942, PE_D_PULKOVO_1942, "PUR", PE_GCS_PUERTO_RICO, PE_D_PUERTO_RICO "QAT", PE_GCS_QATAR_1974, PE_D_QATAR "QUO", PE_GCS_QORNOQ, PE_D_QORNOQ "REU", PE_GCS_REUNION_1947, PE_D_REUNION "SAE", PE_GCS_SANTO_DOS_1965, PE_D_SANTO_DOS_1965 "SAM", PE_GCS_SAMOA_1962, PE_D_SAMOA_1962 "SAO", PE_GCS_SAO_BRAZ, PE_D_SAO_BRAZ "SAP", PE_GCS_SAPPER_HILL_1943, PE_D_SAPPER_HILL_1943 "SCK", PE_GCS_SCHWARZECK, PE_D_SCHWARZECK "SGM", PE_GCS_SELVAGEM_GRANDE_1938, PE_D_SELVAGEM_GRANDE_1938 "SHB", PE_GCS_DOS_71_4, PE_D_DOS_71_4 "SHU", PE_GCS_S42_HUNGARY, PE_D_S42_HUNGARY "SJT", PE_GCS_S_JTSK, PE_D_S_JTSK "SOA", PE_GCS_S_ASIA_SINGAPORE, PE_D_S_ASIA_SINGAPORE "SRL", PE_GCS_SIERRA_LEONE_1960, PE_D_SIERRA_LEONE_1960 "TAN", PE_GCS_TANANARIVE_1925, PE_D_TANANARIVE_1925 "TDC", PE_GCS_TRISTAN_1968, PE_D_TRISTAN_1968 "TIL", PE_GCS_TIMBALAI_1948, PE_D_TIMBALAI_1948 "TRN", PE_GCS_TERN_ISLAND_1961, PE_D_TERN_ISLAND_1961 "VOI", PE_GCS_VOIROL_1875, PE_D_VOIROL_1875 "VOR", PE_GCS_VOIROL_UNIFIE_1960_DEGREE, PE_D_VOIROL_UNIFIE_1960 "WAK", PE_GCS_WAKE_ISLAND_1952, PE_D_WAKE_ISLAND_1952 "WGS72", PE_GCS_WGS_1972, PE_D_WGS_1972 "WGS84", PE_GCS_WGS_1984, PE_D_WGS_1984 "YAC", PE_GCS_YACARE, PE_D_YACARE "ZAN", PE_GCS_ZANDERIJ, PE_D_ZANDERIJ "ADI", PE_GCS_ADINDAN, PE_D_ADINDAN "AIN", PE_GCS_AIN_EL_ABD_1970, PE_D_AIN_EL_ABD_1970 "ALASKA", PE_GCS_ALASKAN_ISLANDS, PE_D_ALASKAN_ISLANDS "ARF", PE_GCS_ARC_1950, PE_D_ARC_1950 "ARS", PE_GCS_ARC_1960, PE_D_ARC_1960 "AUA", PE_GCS_AGD_1966, PE_D_AGD_1966 "AUG", PE_GCS_AGD_1984, PE_D_AGD_1984 "EUR", PE_GCS_ED_1950, PE_D_ED_1950 "EUS", PE_GCS_EUROPEAN_1979, PE_D_EUROPEAN_1979 "INF", PE_GCS_INDIAN_1954, PE_D_INDIAN_1954 "ING", PE_GCS_INDIAN_1960, PE_D_INDIAN_1960 "INH", PE_GCS_INDIAN_1975, PE_D_INDIAN_1975 "INV", PE_GCS_INDIAN_1960, PE_D_INDIAN_1960 "LUZ", PE_GCS_LUZON_1911, PE_D_LUZON_1911 "MIN", PE_GCS_MINNA, PE_D_MINNA "NAD83", PE_GCS_NAD_1983, PE_D_NAD_1983 "NAH", PE_GCS_NAHRWAN_1967, PE_D_NAHRWAN_1967 "NAR", PE_GCS_NAD_1983, PE_D_NAD_1983 "NAS", PE_GCS_NAD_1927, PE_D_NAD_1927 "OGB", PE_GCS_OSGB_1936, PE_D_OSGB_1936 "OHA", PE_GCS_OLD_HAWAIIAN, PE_D_OLD_HAWAIIAN "PRP", PE_GCS_PSAD_1956, PE_D_PSAD_1956 "SAN", PE_GCS_SAD_1969, PE_D_SAD_1969 "SPK", PE_GCS_PULKOVO_1942, PE_D_PULKOVO_1942 "TOY", PE_GCS_TOKYO, PE_D_TOKYO "AI_AMERS", PE_GCS_AMERSFOORT, PE_D_AMERSFOORT "AI_BELG72", PE_GCS_BELGE_1972, PE_D_BELGE_1972 "AI_BER00", PE_GCS_BERMUDA_2000, PE_D_BERMUDA_2000 "AI_CH1903", PE_GCS_CH1903, PE_D_CH1903 "AI_CH1903P", PE_GCS_CH1903_PLUS, PE_D_CH1903_PLUS "AI_CHTRF95", PE_GCS_CHTRF_1995, PE_D_CHTRF_1995 "AI_CSRS", PE_GCS_NAD_1983_CSRS, PE_D_NAD_1983_CSRS "AI_D73", PE_GCS_DATUM_73, PE_D_DATUM_73 "AI_DGN95", PE_GCS_DGN_1995, PE_D_DATUM_GEODESI_NASIONAL_1995 "AI_DHDN", PE_GCS_DHDN, PE_D_DHDN "AI_DLB", PE_GCS_LISBOA_BESSEL, PE_D_LISBOA_BESSEL "AI_DLH", PE_GCS_LISBOA_HAYFORD, PE_D_LISBOA_HAYFORD "AI_DP70", PE_GCS_DEALUL_PISCULUI_1970, PE_D_DEALUL_PISCULUI_1970 "AI_EST97", PE_GCS_ESTONIA_1997, PE_D_ESTONIA_1997 "AI_ETRS89", PE_GCS_ETRS_1989, PE_D_ETRS_1989 "AI_EURFIN", PE_GCS_EUREF_FIN, PE_D_ETRS_1989 "AI_FIJI86", PE_GCS_FIJI_1986, PE_D_FIJI_1986 "AI_GGRS87", PE_GCS_GGRS_1987, PE_D_GGRS_1987 "AI_HBH94", PE_GCS_HARTEBEESTHOEK94, PE_D_HARTEBEESTHOEK94 "AI_IGM95", PE_GCS_IGM_1995, PE_D_IGM_1995 "AI_IRE95", PE_GCS_IRENET95, PE_D_IRENET95 "AI_ISN93", PE_GCS_ISN_1993, PE_D_ISLANDS_NETWORK_1993 "AI_ISRAEL", PE_GCS_ISRAEL, PE_D_ISRAEL "AI_ITRF00", PE_GCS_ITRF_2000, PE_D_ITRF_2000 "AI_ITRF05", PE_GCS_ITRF_2005, PE_D_ITRF_2005 "AI_JAD01", PE_GCS_JAD_2001, PE_D_JAMAICA_2001 "AI_JAD69", PE_GCS_JAMAICA_1969, PE_D_JAMAICA_1969 "AI_JGD00", PE_GCS_JGD_2000, PE_D_JGD_2000 "AI_JORDAN", PE_GCS_JORDAN, PE_D_JORDAN "AI_KKJ", PE_GCS_KKJ, PE_D_KKJ "AI_KOREA00", PE_GCS_KOREA_2000, PE_D_KOREA_2000 "AI_KUDAMS", PE_GCS_KUDAMS, PE_D_KUDAMS "AI_LACANOA", PE_GCS_LA_CANOA, PE_D_LA_CANOA "AI_LAO97", PE_GCS_LAO_1997, PE_D_LAO_1997 "AI_LGD06", PE_GCS_LGD2006, PE_D_LIBYAN_GEODETIC_DATUM_2006 "AI_LKS92", PE_GCS_LKS_1992, PE_D_LATVIA_1992 "AI_LKS94", PE_GCS_LKS_1994, PE_D_LITHUANIA_1994 "AI_LUX30", PE_GCS_LUXEMBOURG_1930, PE_D_LUXEMBOURG_1930 "AI_MAGNA", PE_GCS_MAGNA, PE_D_MAGNA "AI_MAU99", PE_GCS_MAURITANIA_1999, PE_D_MAURITANIA_1999 "AI_MGI", PE_GCS_MGI, PE_D_MGI "AI_MON97", PE_GCS_MONREF_1997, PE_D_ITRF_2000 "AI_MOZNET", PE_GCS_MOZNET, PE_D_MOZNET "AI_NGN", PE_GCS_NGN, PE_D_NGN "AI_NGN96", PE_GCS_YEMEN_NGN_1996, PE_D_YEMEN_NGN_1996 "AI_NSRS07", PE_GCS_NAD_1983_NSRS2007, PE_D_NAD_1983_NSRS2007 "AI_NZGD00", PE_GCS_NZGD_2000, PE_D_NZGD_2000 "AI_OCO35", PE_GCS_OCOTEPEQUE_1935, PE_D_OCOTEPEQUE_1935 "AI_PD83", PE_GCS_POTSDAM_DATUM_1983, PE_D_POTSDAM_DATUM_1983 "AI_PDO93", PE_GCS_PDO_1993, PE_D_PDO_1993 "AI_POSGAR", PE_GCS_POSGAR, PE_D_POSGAR "AI_POSGAR94", PE_GCS_POSGAR_1994, PE_D_POSGAR_1994 "AI_POSGAR98", PE_GCS_POSGAR_1998, PE_D_POSGAR_1998 "AI_PRS92", PE_GCS_PRS_1992, PE_D_PRS_1992 "AI_PUL58", PE_GCS_PULKOVO_1942_ADJ_1958, PE_D_PULKOVO_1942_ADJ_1958 "AI_PUL83", PE_GCS_PULKOVO_1942_ADJ_1983, PE_D_PULKOVO_1942_ADJ_1983 "AI_PUL95", PE_GCS_PULKOVO_1995, PE_D_PULKOVO_1995 "AI_QND95", PE_GCS_QND_1995, PE_D_QND_1995 "AI_RD83", PE_GCS_RAUENBERG_DATUM_1983, PE_D_RAUENBERG_DATUM_1983 "AI_REGVEN", PE_GCS_REGVEN, PE_D_REGVEN "AI_RGF93", PE_GCS_RGF_1993, PE_D_RGF_1993 "AI_RT90", PE_GCS_RT90, PE_D_RT90 "AI_SIRGAS", PE_GCS_SIRGAS, PE_D_SIRGAS "AI_SIRGAS00", PE_GCS_SIRGAS_2000, PE_D_SIRGAS_2000 "AI_SWE99", PE_GCS_SWEREF99, PE_D_SWEREF99 "AI_TETE", PE_GCS_TETE, PE_D_TETE "AI_TM75", PE_GCS_TM75, PE_D_TM75 Any of these map projections: Aspect Adaptive Cylindrical Azimuthal Equidistant Auxiliary Sphere Berghaus Star Compact Miller Cube Double Stereographic Eckert-Greifendorff Eckert I Eckert II Eckert III Eckert IV Auxiliary Sphere Eckert V Eckert VI Auxiliary Sphere Equidistant Cylindrical Auxiliary Sphere Equidistant Cylindrical Ellipsoidal Fuller Geostationary Satellite Gnomonic Auxiliary Sphere Gnomonic Ellipsoidal Goode Homolosine Hammer Ellipsoidal Hotine Azimuth Center Krovak Local Loximuthal Mercator Auxiliary Sphere Mercator variant A Mercator variant C Miller Cylindrical Auxiliary Sphere Mollweide Auxiliary Sphere Orthographic Auxiliary Sphere Patterson Polar Stereographic variant A Polar Stereographic variant B Polar Stereographic variant C Quartic Authalic Ellipsoidal Robinson (Robinson_AI is supported) Stereographic Auxiliary Sphere Transverse Cylindrical Equal Area Tranverse Mercator Complex Transverse Mercator NGA 2014 Van der Grinten I Auxiliary Sphere Wagner IV Wagner V Wagner VII

Workaround

Use the Define Projection tool.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000114368

Software:

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