Measuring distance from points within a polygon to the polygon edge

[LucasBeck]

Hi Everyone,

I am using ArcGISPro version 2.6. I was wondering what tool to use to measure the distance from a point (representing feature used by animal) to the edge of a polygon (representing the animal's home range) which overlaps the points (i.e., all points from animal are contained within the home range)? 

I have used the Near tool in the past, but if I use the Near tool (at least in the way I am familiar with) for this analysis, all the points will get a distance of zero to the polygon as they are contained within the bounds of the polygon. Is there another tool I can use or a way to change the settings of the near tool to ask it to measure the distance to outer edge of the polygon? Thanks so much. 

Best regards,

Lucas 

[DanLee · Accepted solution]

You can use Polygon To Line or Feature To Line to convert polygons to lines. Then use Near to get distance from points to the lines.

[LucasBeck]

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense!

[DanLee]

You are welcome. I am glad it worked for you.  🙂