Hello,
I have two separate overlapping polygon layers (one taken from the internet, the other created using OpenStreetMap). The first is a country divided by regions, the latter a division of city districts inside this country. Attribute tables for the country are empty at the moment but for the region names. District layer has district names and shape length/area. See picture below.
I want to combine them into a single layer to make a heatmap. It would be desirable that upon merging the overlapping country regions "give room" to the districts layer, meaning I need only the district boundaries and object names to remain. That would create a small multipart, but it's no problem.
"Union" seemed like the obvious choice, but it only transfers table attributes while the geographical boundaries remain untouched - the district boundaries disappear. I have also considered the Overlay tool, but regardless of which layer is Input and Overlay I receive the error "ERROR 120053: Parameter 'overlayLayer' is not valid."
This seems like a simple problem, but I can't go further. Advice would be appreciated, thank you!