https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/usage-of-m-values-for-a-polygon/m-p/1218353#M26499 <P>Not sure if this is the right community to address this question to...I notice that polygon feature classes can have an m-value.&nbsp; I understand the use of m-values for linear referencing, but can someone please explain a&nbsp; practical scenario of how m-enabling a polygon would be used?&nbsp; I've done some research, and can't find an answer to this question.&nbsp; Thanks</P> Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:42:48 GMT RobertPannebaker 2022-10-03T17:42:48Z https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/usage-of-m-values-for-a-polygon/m-p/1218353#M26499 <P>Not sure if this is the right community to address this question to...I notice that polygon feature classes can have an m-value.&nbsp; I understand the use of m-values for linear referencing, but can someone please explain a&nbsp; practical scenario of how m-enabling a polygon would be used?&nbsp; I've done some research, and can't find an answer to this question.&nbsp; Thanks</P> Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:42:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/usage-of-m-values-for-a-polygon/m-p/1218353#M26499 RobertPannebaker 2022-10-03T17:42:48Z https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/usage-of-m-values-for-a-polygon/m-p/1222429#M26534 <P>I have to admit I've never used M-enabled polygons so the "how" I assume is exactly the same as if you were using say an M-enabled polyline. Thus all the same methods you might call on an M-enabled polygon should be the same as the M-Polyline. The "why" would be anything to do with measuring along a border. May be you want to sample along a lake border at 200m intervals? Identify entrance points into some space? etc etc.</P> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:18:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/usage-of-m-values-for-a-polygon/m-p/1222429#M26534 DuncanHornby 2022-10-17T09:18:19Z