topic Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563146#M18618 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, because John Brown and John A Brown are the same person, but seen as different by the dissolve tool.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:00:37 GMT WesMiller 2016-03-23T16:00:37Z Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563142#M18614 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Have you got an idea how I could select polygons from one layer according to their position, they need to touch each other, and according to their most similar value in the attribute table? I need to get a new layer or selection of these polygons to show off the continuity.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:07:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563142#M18614 kateskp 2016-03-22T22:07:50Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563143#M18615 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Kate,</P><P></P><P>These options should get you headed in the right direction:</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/working-with-layers/using-select-by-location.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/working-with-layers/using-select-by-location.htm">Using Select By Location—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/working-with-layers/using-select-by-attributes.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/working-with-layers/using-select-by-attributes.htm">Using Select By Attributes—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P></P><P>-Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:21:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563143#M18615 BillFox 2016-03-22T23:21:35Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563144#M18616 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you have some examples? I tried to do something similar to this a few years ago with owners owning adjacent parcels. The owner data would not support an accurate report because of the many various naming of owners and adjacent relatives owning properties. Examples would be John Brown who also owned an adjacent parcel listed as John A Brown and his cousin James Brown owned another adjacent parcel.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:54:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563144#M18616 WesMiller 2016-03-23T13:54:19Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563145#M18617 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Wes,</P><P>The dissolve tool on the property owner's address should work for your example.</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/dissolve.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/dissolve.htm">Dissolve—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P>-Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:53:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563145#M18617 BillFox 2016-03-23T15:53:09Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563146#M18618 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, because John Brown and John A Brown are the same person, but seen as different by the dissolve tool.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:00:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563146#M18618 WesMiller 2016-03-23T16:00:37Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563147#M18619 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do they live at the same address?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:02:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563147#M18619 BillFox 2016-03-23T16:02:34Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563148#M18620 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Addresses are as inconsistent as the names</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:17:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563148#M18620 WesMiller 2016-03-23T16:17:21Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563149#M18621 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How about by utility billing address vs. site address?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:22:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563149#M18621 BillFox 2016-03-23T16:22:13Z Re: Selecting features according to their location and similar attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563150#M18622 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The 2 were never linked. The parcel data is controlled by others. I don't want to high jack Kate's thread, which is why i asked if there was some examples.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:35:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/selecting-features-according-to-their-location-and/m-p/563150#M18622 WesMiller 2016-03-23T16:35:30Z