topic Re: Joining Data with model builder or python in ModelBuilder Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/joining-data-with-model-builder-or-python/m-p/761540#M3393 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm probably miss-reading your problem, but aren't you describing a <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00080000000q000000">Spatial Join</A>​? It's unclear exactly which you intend to join to which, since only a point can fall inside a polygon, and only a polygon can be closest to a point, but using 'CLOSEST' Spatial Join will provide the distance, or 0 if overlapping.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:58:11 GMT DarrenWiens2 2015-03-17T18:58:11Z Joining Data with model builder or python https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/joining-data-with-model-builder-or-python/m-p/761539#M3392 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Where is the Join Data tool box in 10.2 for joining points to polygons based on falling inside or closest to a point?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:35:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/joining-data-with-model-builder-or-python/m-p/761539#M3392 DanielErklauer 2015-03-17T18:35:04Z Re: Joining Data with model builder or python https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/joining-data-with-model-builder-or-python/m-p/761540#M3393 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm probably miss-reading your problem, but aren't you describing a <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00080000000q000000">Spatial Join</A>​? It's unclear exactly which you intend to join to which, since only a point can fall inside a polygon, and only a polygon can be closest to a point, but using 'CLOSEST' Spatial Join will provide the distance, or 0 if overlapping.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:58:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/joining-data-with-model-builder-or-python/m-p/761540#M3393 DarrenWiens2 2015-03-17T18:58:11Z