https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/increasing-efficiency-of-tabulate-intersection-by/m-p/1418797#M82739 <P>Good afternoon!</P><P>I am currently attempting to determine the proportion of area within a large number of buffers (zones) taken up by polygons (features). I dissolved the polygons into one large feature, and used Tabulate Intersection, but this proved quite inefficient.</P><P>I read a previous post recommending that the polygon(s) be split into "pieces" (e.g. using a grid) to make the process more efficient. Here is the post: <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tabulate-intersection-reading-more-features-than/td-p/1094063" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tabulate-intersection-reading-more-features-than/td-p/1094063</A>.</P><P>What I have done is used the extent of the area with the buffers and polygon feature to create a grid (currently running), with the plan of running a tabulate intersection with the buffers as my zone and the grids with the polygon "pieces" as the input. However, I am open to alternatives!</P><P>Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.</P><P>Warm regards 〳 ° ▾ ° 〵</P> Fri, 03 May 2024 16:10:15 GMT ChristopherDennison 2024-05-03T16:10:15Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/increasing-efficiency-of-tabulate-intersection-by/m-p/1418797#M82739 <P>Good afternoon!</P><P>I am currently attempting to determine the proportion of area within a large number of buffers (zones) taken up by polygons (features). I dissolved the polygons into one large feature, and used Tabulate Intersection, but this proved quite inefficient.</P><P>I read a previous post recommending that the polygon(s) be split into "pieces" (e.g. using a grid) to make the process more efficient. Here is the post: <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tabulate-intersection-reading-more-features-than/td-p/1094063" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tabulate-intersection-reading-more-features-than/td-p/1094063</A>.</P><P>What I have done is used the extent of the area with the buffers and polygon feature to create a grid (currently running), with the plan of running a tabulate intersection with the buffers as my zone and the grids with the polygon "pieces" as the input. However, I am open to alternatives!</P><P>Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.</P><P>Warm regards 〳 ° ▾ ° 〵</P> Fri, 03 May 2024 16:10:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/increasing-efficiency-of-tabulate-intersection-by/m-p/1418797#M82739 ChristopherDennison 2024-05-03T16:10:15Z