Questions tagged [buffer]
A region enclosing a point, line, or polygon at a specified distance.
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Creating square buffer around point feature using ArcMap
I would like to create a square buffer from a point feature but I do not understand the code that goes into it.
Similar questions have been asked on the forums.esri website but that was over 10 ...
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Performing reverse clip in ArcMap
Is there a way to perform a 'reverse' of the clip function in ArcMap?
I am not exactly sure how to explain this so here is a diagram:
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How to buffer raster pixels by their values?
The pixels to the left represent tree locations and their associated crown radii (i.e. pixel values ranging from 2 - 5). I would like to buffer these raster pixels by their crown radius value. The ...
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Buffer neighbouring polygons without overlap using QGIS
Is it possible to create a buffer around neighbouring polygons, so that the new polygons do not overlap?
Preferably in QGIS but any other tool will do.
So instead of the first result I would like ...
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Geopandas buffer using geodataframe while maintaining the dataframe
The objective is to create a geoDataFrame with buffered geometries AND with all the "attributes" of the original geodataframe.
I am able to perform a buffer on my geoDataFrame using:
gdfHybasBuffer ...
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Understanding QGIS buffer tool units
I have had no luck getting the buffer tool to accept anything but degrees as units of measure.
I have found lots of stuff saying the layer needs to be reprojected and saved but it hasn't worked at ...
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Creating buffer in meters
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Given a list of coordinates in longitude/latitude, stored as a .csv file, I want to create a buffer with distance of x km around those coordinates. (In case this is relevant, these ...
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Creating one-sided buffers or parallel lines in PostGIS?
I'm looking for a way to create so-called one-sided buffers or parallel lines in PostGIS. Example: 1. buffer, 2. one-side, 3. both-sides
I've found some discussion on the mailing list from 2009 and ...
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Buffering in PyQGIS
I'm looking for some examples to do simple python scripts in QGIS. How would I do a buffer analysis on a dataset?
I can't seem to find much in the manual and QGIS python that quite matches the ESRI ...
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Seeking Python library (other than ArcPy) for geoprocessing such as buffer? [closed]
Excluding ArcPy, is there any python library which can do geoprocessing, such as buffer/intersect, with shapefiles?
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What does buffer mean in QGIS Voronoi dialog?
Could you explain what "buffer" does in the Voronoi dialog i.e. what does the number stand for?
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Creating "Inner Buffer" using ArcGIS for Desktop?
I am currently searching for how to create an "Inner Buffer" in ArcGIS for Desktop?
I have a lot of polygons (houses) in one feature class, and one big polygon (in another feature class).
I want so ...
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Buffering in meters/km using WGS84 layers using QGIS
I am using QGIS 1.7.4-Wroclaw and working with an SHP layer in WGS84. I want to buffer out to a certain number of kilometers from this layer using the ftools buffer tool.
I understand that the buffer ...
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Creating equally split buffers between points in QGIS
I want to create buffers for every health facility, but they end up overlapping.
How can I create buffers that split equally between the distance of 2 health facilities?
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Achieving Flat-End line buffers in QGIS?
I need to buffer a series of lines by 40m, however I only want the buffer to come off the sides and not off either end of the line.
I know in ArcGIS there is a "flat-ends" tickbox that achieves ...
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