topic How to solve the error in buffer in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/how-to-solve-the-error-in-buffer/m-p/121261#M4202 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>I have a problem when I try to buffer. Error 999999 indicates "A buffer cannot currently cover both poles."</P><P>I am wondering how to solve the problem.</P><P>Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:28:11 GMT MengXu 2016-04-15T18:28:11Z How to solve the error in buffer https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/how-to-solve-the-error-in-buffer/m-p/121261#M4202 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>I have a problem when I try to buffer. Error 999999 indicates "A buffer cannot currently cover both poles."</P><P>I am wondering how to solve the problem.</P><P>Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:28:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/how-to-solve-the-error-in-buffer/m-p/121261#M4202 MengXu 2016-04-15T18:28:11Z Re: How to solve the error in buffer https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/how-to-solve-the-error-in-buffer/m-p/121262#M4203 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>could be that you are using data in a geographic coordinate system and specified a buffer size which would cover the poles.&nbsp; confirm that you are using projected data if you want buffers in planar units or deal with the geodesic <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/how-buffer-analysis-works.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/how-buffer-analysis-works.htm">How Buffer (Analysis) works—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:43:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/how-to-solve-the-error-in-buffer/m-p/121262#M4203 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-04-15T18:43:05Z