topic shortest distance to polygon-polygon? in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions

shortest distance to polygon-polygon?

tae_junjung — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:41:04 GMT

i want searching shortest distance to polygon-polygon.

for example, see below image.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]25442[/ATTACH]

there are some polygons.
1. i want to search shortest polygon from 'a'(for example)
??? in this case(above image), it's 'd'
2. and want to calculate distance for 'a' to 'd'(length of red line)

please, help me~~^^

Re: shortest distance to polygon-polygon?

ShaunWalbridge — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:19:27 GMT

If you use the Near tool, the output includes NEAR_FID which should answer #1, and NEAR_DIST which should provide #2. Depending on your input data, you may need to first run multipart to singlepart to separate your geometries into individual polygons.

cheers,
Shaun

Re: shortest distance to polygon-polygon?

tae_junjung — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:24:57 GMT

thank you
it's easy explanation!!

i know near tool... but i think it cannot run with polygon to polygon.
thank you~ i solve problem~!!