topic Re: Calculate distance between two polygons in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-distance-between-two-polygons/m-p/458276#M15442 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><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>&nbsp;</P><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/generate-near-table.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/generate-near-table.htm">Generate Near Table—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P>polygons inside other polygons will require attention as indicated in the help,</P><P>You could convert the polygons to polylines or points first to explore other options</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:50:21 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2019-08-02T11:50:21Z Calculate distance between two polygons https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-distance-between-two-polygons/m-p/458275#M15441 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello everyone,</P><P></P><P>I need to find a way to know if a project was created close to a protected area.&nbsp; In this case there are 2 polygon layers one for projects and another for protected areas</P><P></P><P>How can I find for a selected project (polygon) the closest protected area (polygon)&nbsp; and calculate the distance between both polygons?&nbsp; Also the project could be inside a protected area.</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:41:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-distance-between-two-polygons/m-p/458275#M15441 JoseSanchez 2019-08-02T11:41:32Z Re: Calculate distance between two polygons https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-distance-between-two-polygons/m-p/458276#M15442 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><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>&nbsp;</P><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/generate-near-table.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/analysis/generate-near-table.htm">Generate Near Table—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P>polygons inside other polygons will require attention as indicated in the help,</P><P>You could convert the polygons to polylines or points first to explore other options</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:50:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-distance-between-two-polygons/m-p/458276#M15442 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-08-02T11:50:21Z