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Measuring distance from points within a polygon to the polygon edge

LucasBeck

Hi Everyone,

I am using ArcGISPro version 2.6. I was wondering what tool to use to measure the distance from a point (representing feature used by animal) to the edge of a polygon (representing the animal's home range) which overlaps the points (i.e., all points from animal are contained within the home range)?

I have used the Near tool in the past, but if I use the Near tool (at least in the way I am familiar with) for this analysis, all the points will get a distance of zero to the polygon as they are contained within the bounds of the polygon. Is there another tool I can use or a way to change the settings of the near tool to ask it to measure the distance to outer edge of the polygon? Thanks so much.

Best regards,

Lucas

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DanLee

You can use Polygon To Line or Feature To Line to convert polygons to lines. Then use Near to get distance from points to the lines.

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DanLee

You can use Polygon To Line or Feature To Line to convert polygons to lines. Then use Near to get distance from points to the lines.

LucasBeck

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense!

DanLee

You are welcome. I am glad it worked for you. 🙂

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