topic Re: Buffer Clip Question in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Buffer Clip Question

EdwinTerrell100 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:57:19 GMT

Hi -

I have a data point shapefile with 195 data points. I want to buffer 5 miles around each data point and clip the remaining 194 data points from the 5 miles. I want to do this 195 times for each data point. Is there an easier, more efficient way than splitting it up by attribute and buffering each individual data point?

In sum, for all 195 data points, I want to know which of the other 194 data points are within 5 miles.

TIA!

Re: Buffer Clip Question

AlfredBaldenweck — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:03:15 GMT

Maybe use a Near Table analysis and then just filter the output by distance?

Re: Buffer Clip Question

D_Atkins — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:03:40 GMT

Generate Near Table (Analysis)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

This analysis tool will generate a 'flat' table of all relationships between points (~ 195 x 195 rows). You'll be able to select rows based on the NEAR_DIST attribute (i.e. > 5 or < 5).

Depending on your next steps, you may still need to split the result by the IN_FID attribute, and possibly join attributes from your input back into the Near Table using the same (OBJECTID::FID).