I have 2 shapefiles (1 polyline for railroad tracks and one polygon showing sub basins). My task is to calculate linear mileage of the railroad track for each sub basin. I have heard intersect is the best way to do this. Any better ideas, or am I on the right track?
That's a good way of getting your result. If your geometry is not clean, you may have strange results. Hopefully the geometry is clean. After the intersect, add a field and use the Calculate Geometry tool to get your lengths.
This probably belongs in the ArcGIS Desktop forum.
