Spatial search/query

[AshleyPeters]

I'd like to provide a spatial search that would allow users to choose any point on the map and find public lands within a specified distance. Several widgets have similar capabilities, but all seem to be based on selecting an item in one layer and using that to find information contained in a different layer (such as selecting a road and finding police stations within a mile). Is there a widget available that will take the geographic coordinate generated by the user and run this search?

Any guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Ashley,

   The closest I know of is to use the eSearch in conjunction with the point buffer widget. You would place a point on the map using the point buffer widget and buffer that point by your selected distance, the eSearch widget would use that graphic to graphically select your desired layer.

[AshleyPeters]

How exactly would I go about doing that? Its beyond my current knowledge. Do I input a call in the eSearch widget to use the results from the point buffer widget?

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Ashley,

1. Open the Point buffer widget:  http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a950162cd17a4acc985132d40adfe38f


2. Draw a point the map and using the widget specify the buffer distance and apply the buffer.


3. Open the eSearch if not already open and choose Graphical Search and look for the and click it after choosing your search layer.

[AshleyPeters]

I'll give that a try. Thanks Robert!

[RobertScheitlin__GISP · Accepted solution]

Ashley,

   Well adding the buffering to the graphical search in the eSearch was easy enough, so there is now a new eSearch Version 2.5.1 that now allows you to add buffering to user drawn graphics to search with.

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5d4995ccdb99429185dfd8d8fb2a513e

[AshleyPeters]

Thank you!