How to measure distance between a point feature and multiple polygons?

Question

Hi everyone,

I have a shapefile containing 300 point features. In another shapefile there are several hundred polygon features. My goal is to calculate and record the distances between each one of those points and all the polygons which are located within a two mile radius around the point. I must repeat this process for all the 300 points separately. Can anyone outline the procedure for accomplishing this task?

Thanks,

Raghu.

SepheFox · Accepted Answer

Good morning! You can use the Generate Near Table tool to do this. This tool in in the Analysis toolbox, under the Proximity toolset. You will need an advanced license level. The tool allows you to set a search radius. You can read the help file for the tool here:

ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)