topic Re: Update shapefile's field using nearest shapelife in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644974#M36473 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>You could look into doing a spatial join which will join the two attribute tables based on their spatial location.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/about-joining-the-attributes-of-features-by-their-location.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/about-joining-the-attributes-of-features-by-their-location.htm">About joining the attributes of features by their location—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Hope this helps!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:04:18 GMT Anonymous User 2019-03-21T15:04:18Z Update shapefile's field using nearest shapelife https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644973#M36472 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a polyline shapefile (1.500.000 road segments) and&nbsp; a point shapefile (the road segment's name). What is the most efficient way to update the polyline shapefile using info from the point shapefile.</P><P></P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/440023_image.JPG" /></P><P>Do i have to use a specific tool i.e&nbsp;<SPAN style="color: #4d4d4d; background-color: #fafafa;">SelectLayerByLocation_management and a cursor? Is there a more efficient way?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:57:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644973#M36472 sotokan80_ 2019-03-21T14:57:23Z Re: Update shapefile's field using nearest shapelife https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644974#M36473 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>You could look into doing a spatial join which will join the two attribute tables based on their spatial location.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/about-joining-the-attributes-of-features-by-their-location.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/about-joining-the-attributes-of-features-by-their-location.htm">About joining the attributes of features by their location—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Hope this helps!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:04:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644974#M36473 Anonymous User 2019-03-21T15:04:18Z Re: Update shapefile's field using nearest shapelife https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644975#M36474 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Near tool? Spatial Join? etc? depends on what you want the final results to look like</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:04:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644975#M36474 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-03-21T15:04:51Z Re: Update shapefile's field using nearest shapelife https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644976#M36475 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The distance between point and polyline is calculated from polyline's middlepoint?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:21:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644976#M36475 sotokan80_ 2019-03-21T17:21:38Z Re: Update shapefile's field using nearest shapelife https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644977#M36476 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>not with Near&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/near.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/near.htm">Near—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A> or spatial join&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/spatial-join.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/spatial-join.htm">Spatial Join—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P>proximity is calculated for both of those using relationships described here</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/how-near-analysis-works.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/how-near-analysis-works.htm">How proximity tools calculate distance—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:25:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/update-shapefile-s-field-using-nearest-shapelife/m-p/644977#M36476 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-03-21T17:25:45Z