topic Buffer Using a DEM in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179776#M6022 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am doing some habitat modeling that relies on distance to critical resources on a landscape as a key indicator of animal locations.&nbsp; I want to create a buffer zone around a series of points but want to have the distances of the buffer zones be based on actual overland distance using a DEM not just linear "as the crow flies" distance.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any thoughts?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 May 2013 04:18:57 GMT RobertLogan1 2013-05-06T04:18:57Z Buffer Using a DEM https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179776#M6022 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am doing some habitat modeling that relies on distance to critical resources on a landscape as a key indicator of animal locations.&nbsp; I want to create a buffer zone around a series of points but want to have the distances of the buffer zones be based on actual overland distance using a DEM not just linear "as the crow flies" distance.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any thoughts?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 May 2013 04:18:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179776#M6022 RobertLogan1 2013-05-06T04:18:57Z Re: Buffer Using a DEM https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179777#M6023 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I would suggest a cost surface based on slope.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>...or using Euclidean distance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 May 2013 14:52:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179777#M6023 markdenil 2013-05-06T14:52:20Z Re: Buffer Using a DEM https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179778#M6024 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I think the tool you want is Path Distance: </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//009z0000001q000000">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//009z0000001q000000</A></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 May 2013 23:51:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/buffer-using-a-dem/m-p/179778#M6024 ChrisSnyder 2013-05-07T23:51:38Z