Best way to return whether a feature falls within a polygon?

Anonymous User

This is a fairly simple question: what is the best way to run a binary (yes/no) query to let me know if a point/polygon/line falls within an area. The use case is this: I have a parcel and want to return whether it falls within like five zones. I'm looking for a python solution if possible, as this will be iframed into a pop-up result in a custom Web App. 

All I need is a 'yes' or 'no' result from the queries. Please help!

AllanLaframboise

I'm sure you can do this with Python but if the data are stored in ArcGIS feature services, then you can use any language to make a REST API call with the appropriate spatialRelationship operator and parameters.  See the layer query doc here ArcGIS REST API .

Here's an example of a REST request that will return the state that intersects the given point:

https://services.arcgis.com/P3ePLMYs2RVChkJx/arcgis/rest/services/USA_States_Generalized/FeatureServer/0/query?where=&ob…