Slope in Percent and Degree
Slope can be defined in two units, DEGREE and PERCENT. It seems to be easy in converting each other. However, we often misunderstood and misnamed between the two. The most common mistake is, probably, giving 100% for 90o slope. Actually 90o slope is equal to a very large number (infinite) percent.
ArcView 3x: Change Slope from Degree to Percentage
ArcView 3x automatically drive slope through its 3D analyst in degree unit. Some applications need slope value in percent unfortunately. Here is one of tips to convert ESRI Grid froom degree to percent. Using ArcView 3x, Drive your slope using 3D analyst (menu Surface > Drive slope) Select resultant theme should be on TOC Menu [...]