Hello,
I'm using ArcGIS Pro 2.8.3. I want to find all the points that are within one mile radius of a polygon, and I would like to know what the distances is, so I use "generate near table" option. The parameter I used is in the attached screenshot. I thought that since I use 1 mile as the search radius, the NEAR_DIST in the output table would be in the unit of mile too. But this is not the case. When I use geodesic distance, NEAR_DIST ranges from 0 to 1602.7, so I guess the unit is meter. When I use planar distance, NEAR_DIST ranges from 0 to 0.0144, and I'm not sure what unit it is.
My question is, how can I make NEAR_DIST take mile as the unit at the very beginning? Also, can I add a new field, and let it equal to NEAR_DIST, but in the unit of mile?
Thank you.