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Representing Roads as Corridors using ArcGIS Desktop?

I am building a map of historic roads with ArcGIS Desktop 10.7.1. Because of the poor accuracy of old maps and the fact that historic roads changed alignment often - sometimes seasonally - a better ...
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Is there a way to make multiple ring buffers into the raster format?

Is there a way to make multiple ring buffers into the raster format? The distances are 0.25,0.5,0.75 & 1. Since they are less than 1 it shows as an error while using the polygon to raster tool. ...
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Generating fixed distance buffer including slope using ArcGIS Desktop?

Is it possible to generate a fixed distance buffer including slope using ArcGIS Desktop 10? The distance on the map is not equal to the distance on the ground due to the incline. If the ...
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Buffering using a field in ArcPy - syntax issue?

I am planning to add a line into my python script to buffer a feature by a field I have calculated Error: SyntaxError: invalid syntax (_01_FULLSCRIPT_ANGLETEST.py, line 320) Failed to execute (...
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Erasing small polygons from bigger overlapped polygons using ArcGIS for Desktop?

I have different bigger polygons (buffers) which are overlapped (A,B,C,...) and the inner smaller ones (a,b,c,...). I want to erase smaller ones from bigger ones in the way the results be A-a, B-b, C-...
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ArcGIS - Make colour gradient in street network shapefile accordingly to buffer distance from central points (bus stops)

I need to do a colour gradient in the street network shapefile (cyan selection in the map attached, in a layer) accordingly to the distance from the points in the other layer (the more distant, the ...
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How to create circles starting with points and attributes (diameter, lat/long)?

I have a point shapefile with attributes (diameter, latitude and longitude). For each point in that file, I want to create a polygon (circle) described by those attributes. The new shapefile should ...
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Arcobjects ConstructBuffers produces Error -2147220889?

I use the Esri-function ConstructBuffers in my arcobjects program. The call of this method produces a Error with code -2147220889. Looking up the error constants it says: ...
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Buffering line in ArcMap is creating smaller buffer than expected?

When I buffer a point (red dot on image) by 3 miles, it is 3 miles on all sides. When I buffer a line (blue line on image) by 3 miles, it is more like 2.67 miles on the sides parallel to the line. I ...
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FID attribute for each circular buffer polygon

I have a point shapefile "Negative_vel". With the command Analysis tools-Proximity-Buffer and selecting 50m as a linear unit and dissolve type ALL I created a new .shp "Negative_vel_buffer50m". But ...
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Converting a buffer polygon to polyline

I'm trying to complete the following steps. What tools should I use? Convert 2km buffer polygons into polylines Select random point along these lines for each feature using Random Point tool Generate ...
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How to find ID's of nearest stations (points) in a specific radius

I am using ArcGIS 10.0 and I am doing rainfall data analysis. I have a single layer including more than 1,000 stations (points) and I need name (STATION_NO) of neighbor stations in more than one ...
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Using field as input for multiple ring buffer in ArcGIS Desktop?

I have a feature class with points and I need to create two concentric circle with different distances for each point. Moreover the two surfaces do not have to overlap. Can I use "multiple ring ...
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Buffers with Varying Distances around a Set of Points

I have set of points in one shapefile and I have a table with a unique identifier that matches each point. I want to make a buffer around each point, according to the radius that I have specified in ...
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Using the buffer tool in ArcGIS 10

I have a map that has a 12 mile buffer round it already. I have created a buffer inside the original 12 mile line (using a negative value of 9). Is it possible however to stipulate that the new buffer ...
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