Counting points within a buffer in a polygon

SarahElmeligi — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:57:30 GMT

Hi,

I'm pretty new to GIS, so maybe there is a simple solution to my problem and I just haven't been able to figure it out.

I'm trying to figure out how to count the number of points within a buffer that is within a polygon.

For example, I've got three layers that I'm working with for this exercise:
1. An animal's home range (polygon)
2. An animal's GPS locations (point data)
3. A series of trails (line polygon data)

I've buffered the trails within the animals' home range. I've also joined the home range with the point data (I found some forum emails suggesting that was the place to start).

Next I'd like to count the number of GPS locations within the buffer of the trails.

Can anyone out there help?

Thanks.

Re: Counting points within a buffer in a polygon

origudes — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:15:22 GMT

Try this one: http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/30779

Quite elegant.

Cheers Ori

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